In connection with the centenary of the Vienna Circle and the upcoming 75th anniversary of the
Minnesota Center for Philosophy of Science, we are organizing a conference titled Philosophy
of Science: Past, Present and Future. This conference will take place on October 17-19, 2024,
and will be held at the University of Minnesota.
The conference will consist of three sessions. First, a group of HOPOS scholars will reflect on
the institutional and intellectual history of philosophy of science, exploring how research centers,
departments, ideas and movements have shaped the discipline as we know it today. Next, a
group of contemporary philosophers of science (established researchers, journal editors, society
presidents, and research center directors) will reflect on the current status of the profession
through a series of papers and round table conversations. Finally, a group of junior scholars will
offer their vision of what philosophy of science could or should look like in the decades to come.
Each session type will include contributed papers, with a larger number in the Future session
type with graduate students or scholars who obtained their PhD.
Speakers
Aaron McCright, Adam Smith, Aja Watkins, Alan Richardson, Alejandro Fábregas-Tejeda, Angela
Potochnik, Anke Bueter, Anna Alexandrova, Bennett McNulty, Bryan Roberts, Holly Andersen,
Carl Craver, Carole Lee, Chad Gonnerman, Edouard Machery, Fons Dewulf, George Reisch,
Gregor Bös, Haixin Dang, Hannes Leitgeb, Heather Douglas, Helene Scott-Fordsmand, James
Weatherall, Janet Stemwedel, Joel Isaac, Kabir Singh Bakshi, Kathleen Creel, Kathryn
Plaisance, Kristina Rolin, Liam Kofi Bright, Lydia Patton, Matthew Lund, Mahmoud Jalloh,
Michela Massimi, Miguel Ohnesorge, Ohad Reiss-Sorokin, Olesya Bondarenko, Sabina
Leonelli, Sara Doody, Stephan Hartmann, Stéphanie Ruphy, Thomas Uebel, Wendy Parker
Scientific Committee
Bas van Fraassen, Paul Hoyningen-Huene, Philip Kitcher, Helen Longino, Deborah Mayo,
Sandra Mitchell, Friedrich Stadler, Alison Wylie
Organizers
Alan Love (MCPS, University of Minnesota)
Sander Verhaegh (TiLPS, Tilburg University)
Location
The meeting will be held at the McNamara Alumni Center in the Thomas H. Swain Room and
surrounding spaces. It is located on the East Bank campus of the University of Minnesota.
Registration
Everyone is cordially invited. If you would like to attend, please use our online form to register
before October 10. Full program available here.
More information
This conference is funded by the College of Liberal Arts, UMN and the Minnesota Center for
Philosophy of Science. Questions about the conference can be directed at Alan Love
(aclove[at]umn.edu) and Sander Verhaegh (a.a.verhaegh[at]tilburguniversity.edu). Conference
website: https://cla.umn.edu/mcps/research-programs/conferences-and-workshops.