Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2000 14:57:35 +0800 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< H U G I N O G M U N I N elektronisk nyhedsbrev for AAbent Netvaerk for Videnskabsfilosofi og Videnskabshistorie nr. 111 d. 3. okt. 2000 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> bringer meddelelser om aktiviteter indenfor VIDENSKABSHISTORIE og VIDENSKABSFILOSOFI og tilgraensende omraader som eksempelvis FORSKNING I FORSKNING * VIDENSKABSTEORI * VIDENSKABSETIK VIDENSKABSSOCIOLOGI * VIDENSKAB, TEKNOLOGI OG SAMFUND * BIOETIK FORSKNINGSPOLITIK * NATURFILOSOFI * VIDENSKABSFORMIDLING <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Indhold: Opslag: Ph.d. forsvar: Between Naturphilosophie and Tradition. Foredrag: "Mennesket - en maskine?" MATHEMATICS AND CULTURE (in Brno) >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<> From: Anja Skaar Jacobsen Subject: ph.d. forsvar Ph.d-forsvar af afhandlingen: Between Naturphilosophie and Tradition: Hans Christian ¯rsted's Dynamical Chemistry finder sted d. 6. oktober kl. 14 i aud. G1, Matematisk Institut, Aarhus Universitet. Bed¿mmelsesudvalget bestŒr af professor Trevor H. Levere, University of Toronto, direkt¿r, lic.scient. Keld Nielsen, Elmuseet og professor Helge Kragh (formand), Aarhus Universitet. Afhandlingen ligger til genneml¾sning pŒ Institut for Videnskabshistorie, Aarhus Universitet F¿lgende er et resumŽ af indhold og resultater af afhandlingen: Between Naturphilosophie and Tradition: Hans Christian ¯rsted's Dynamical Chemistry It is the aim of the thesis to characterise and understand Hans Christian ¯rsted's (1777-1851) chemistry, mainly his dynamical theory and philosophy of chemistry, and to place it in a historical context of the chemistry and philosophy of his time. It is therefore examined how he was influenced by the German philosophers Immanuel Kant and Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling, his friend the romantic natural philosopher Johann Wilhelm Ritter, the chemists Jacob (Albert) Joseph Winterl, Claude Louis Berthollet, Jšns Jacob Berzelius, and others. How ¯rsted viewed the hot chemical topics of the day such as electrochemistry, the laws of chemical proportions, John Dalton's chemical atomism, etc., is also discussed. The study fits into the international history of science literature on ¯rsted which is concerned with the influences on his science from Schelling's Naturphilosophie and Kant's theory of matter. However, in most of these works focus has been on ¯rsted's experimental works in physics and naturally primarily on his discovery of electromagnetism in 1820. ¯rsted's chemical research has not been explored in detail before. Although ¯rsted's most important chemical work, according to himself, was his treatise Ansicht der chemischen Naturgesetze (1812), it is mostly ignored in the history of chemistry. And the perspective in the Danish literature on ¯rsted has been to focus on either his pharmaceutical education and his role as reformer of this discipline, on his isolation of aluminium in 1825, or on his chemical nomenclature. The present investigation of the theoretical and philosophical aspects of ¯rsted's chemistry contributes to complete and vary the picture we have of him as the scientist who discovered electromagnetism, and it contributes to the picture of how chemical theory developed in the period in question. In particular, this study documents the impact of Naturphilosophie and Kant's theory of matter on chemistry, and it documents what aspects of chemistry appealed to the scientists influenced by these philosophies. Finally, the dissertation also reinterprets the role of the chemist Winterl in relation to ¯rsted's career and the development of his chemical philosophy. Chemistry developed rapidly in ¯rsted's lifetime. He left the small town Rudk¿bing at the island Langeland to begin his studies in Copenhagen the same year, 1794, as the chemical revolution culminated in Copenhagen. Within the period 1760-1820 the foundations of inorganic chemistry were laid and the nomenclature of inorganic compounds was established. Electrochemisty arose after Alessandro Volta's invention of the first chemical battery in 1800, and Dalton's chemical atomism began to spread around 1810. Several philosophers were attracted to chemistry in the 1790s and in the beginning of the nineteenth century owing to the rapid progress of the discipline and to the many fundamental questions it raised which could not be answered satisfactorily within the traditional boundaries of chemistry. ¯rsted's dynamical system has previously been viewed as a major break with traditional chemistry due to his adherence to ideas of Kant, Ritter, Schelling, and Winterl. However, the present study documents that his chemistry was traditional in many ways and there was continuity in his ideas with contemporary and previous chemical theories. The title of the thesis reflects the compromises ¯rsted made between the dynamical doctrines of Kant and Schelling on the one side and the more traditional, materialistic way of conceiving matter on the other. Still, it was primarily the emergence of Kant's theory of matter, electrochemistry, and Naturphilosophie which incited ¯rsted's construction of the dynamical chemistry in the first place and surely these factors shaped the outcome. This influence also locked him up in a certain qualitative way of thinking on chemical matters from which he never freed himself. The dissertation is written (almost) chronologically in correspondence with ¯rsted's scientific career. The first chapter describes his education as chemist or pharmacist and briefly characterises the academic environment in Copenhagen in the 1790s. It is well known that ¯rsted adopted Kant's dynamical ideas on the theory of matter and rejected traditional atomistic ideas already in the late 1790s. Chapter 2 discusses some aspects of ¯rsted's interpretation and modification of Kant's theory of matter with regard to chemical philosophy in the period 1798-1802. It is shown that ¯rsted attempted to establish chemistry as a rational discipline by interpreting the cohesive force as a priori next to Kant's two fundamental forces of attraction and repulsion. Chapter 3 deals with Ritter's influence on ¯rsted, and their relationship is characterised. It is argued that Ritter probably was the first to introduce the idea to ¯rsted that the same forces cause the phenomena of electricity, magnetism, chemical affinity, heat, and light. Chapter 4 analyses what aspects of Schelling's Naturphilosophie ¯rsted adopted in relation to chemical philosophy, for example the idea of polarity and opposite forces which he employed to organise the inorganic substances into three series of affinity, the idea of the existence of certain smallest original actions that opened up for the possibility of a dynamical atomism, and the idea of nature as productive as well as a product which implied that a physical object was not just the sum of its parts but constituted a whole. Chapter 5 analyses ¯rsted's engagement in Winterl's chemistry. ¯rsted considered it an alternative to Lavoisier's antiphlogistic theory because it provided explanations of electrochemical phenomena and acid-alkali neutralisations which Lavoisier's theory did not account for. In addition, Winterl's system fitted well with the overall frame of thought of Naturphilosophie. Chapter 6 deals with the period 1805-12 in which ¯rsted developed his own dynamical chemistry, and chapter 7 treats the mature dynamical ideas in detail as they were presented in ¯rsted's principal chemical work Ansicht der chemischen Naturgesetze in 1812 and later in his career. It appears that ¯rsted's theory was traditional in the sense that it was centered around the spectacular phenomenon of combustion, and in many respects his ideas resembled other chemists' ideas at the time. However, ¯rsted's theory remained too abstract and difficult to understand for contemporary chemists because he employed many philosophical expressions, and he did not convince many fellow chemists of the genius in the dynamical system. Chapter 8 analyses how ¯rsted's ideas on the structure of matter changed from around 1810: he gradually introduced more traditional atomistic ideas into the original dynamical idea. Chapter 9 presents ¯rsted's chemical nomenclature in the context of his theory. In chapter 10 ¯rsted is characterised as a practical chemist. It is argued that ¯rsted was not really interested in chemical empirical research as such although the few experiments we know of showed ¯rsted as a quite skilled practical chemist. Only empirical work related to his dynamical system seemed to really interest him. This may have been the reason that he always excused himself with other duties when explaining why he did not follow up on a piece of experimental research. He was more interested in being credited for his dynamical chemistry and he hoped it would eventually be recognised as a work of genius by his colleagues. <>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<> From: Peter Nicolai Halvorsen Subject: foredrag "Mennesket - en maskine?" bent Foredrag Ved Dr. scient, docent v AUC, Peter ¯hrstr¿m: "Mennesket - en maskine?" torsdag d. 12. oktober kl.19.00 Aud 10 pŒ HC¯ (K¿benhavn) Ofte sammenligner man mennesket med en avanceret robot styret af en computer. I den forbindelse opfattes generne i vore celler som programmer, som styrer vor krop. Indenfor forskningen i kunstig intelligens (KI) har en lignende tankegang styrket brugen af maskinen som metafor for mennesket. Sp¿rgsmŒlet er bare, hvor langt denne sammenligning r¾kker. Foredraget er arrangeret af Studenterpr¾sten pŒ natur og sund www.sund.ku.dk/praest <>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<> From: "Peter C. Kjaergaard" > 11th NOVEMBERTAGUNG > > Call for late registrations > > Dear participants of Novembertagungs! > > It is five weeks before the 11th Novembertagung already! > This year, Novembertagung takes place in Brno, from Thursady, > November 2nd to Sunday, November 5th (2000) and the topic is > > MATHEMATICS AND CULTURE. > > Although it is past the deadline already, you can still register > by replying to this e-mail and filling in this registration form: > > Name: > Surname: > Address: > > E-Mail: > > Female Male (delete as appropriate) > Vegetarian: Yes No (delete as appropriate) > > I am looking forward to seeing you in Brno! > > Helena Durnova > > E-Mail: durnova[ at ]dmat.fee.vutbr.cz > Novembertagung er et aarligt tilbagevendende arrangement for unge matematikhistorikere. Moederne foregaar i venlige, hyggelige og afslappede omgivelser og er en god traeningsplads for ens foerste internationale optraeden paa den akademiske scene Peter C. Kjaergaard Assistant Professor, MA, PhD History of Ideas University of Aarhus Ndr. Ringgade 1 DK-8000 Aarhus C DENMARK Phone: +45 8942 2123 Fax: +45 8942 2210 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> HUGIN og MUNIN er et elektronisk nyhedsbrev for aktiviteter indenfor videnskabsteori, videnskabsfilosofi, videnskabshistorie, videnskabssociologi og tilgraensende emneomraader. Det udsendes af Center for Naturfilosofi og Videnskabsstudier, Koebenhavns Universitet, og udspringer af Netvaerk for Videnskabsfilosofi og Videnskabshistorie, som Statens Humanistisk Forskningsraad i Danmark igangsatte i 1994 for at styrke kontakten mellem grupper og enkeltpersoner indenfor de naevnte fagomraader. Annoncering af moeder i Hugin og Munin, tilmelding, afmelding, og andre henvendelser sendes til emmeche [at] nbi.dk . Et web-arkiv for tidligere numre er: http://www.nbi.dk/~natphil/hug/hug.intro.html Hugin og Munin - tanke og erindring - er de to vise ravne, der sidder paa Odins skuldre og hvisker ham alle tidender i oeret. Han sender dem ud ved daggry, og ved morgenmaaltidet vender de tilbage med nyheder fra hele verden. Ravnene er her valgt som vartegn for den filosofiske eftertanke og den historiske erindring. Begge er vigtige naar de enkelte videnskaber om natur og menneske skal bringes i kontakt med videnskabsteoriens beskrivelser af videnskab som en konkret og kompleks proces, der maa forstaas ud fra baade filosofiske, historiske og sociologiske studier. <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Slut paa HUGIN og MUNIN nr.111 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< H U G I N O G M U N I N elektronisk nyhedsbrev for AAbent Netvaerk for Videnskabsfilosofi og Videnskabshistorie nr. 112 d. 13. okt. 2000 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> bringer meddelelser om aktiviteter indenfor VIDENSKABSHISTORIE og VIDENSKABSFILOSOFI og tilgraensende omraader som eksempelvis FORSKNING I FORSKNING * VIDENSKABSTEORI * VIDENSKABSETIK VIDENSKABSSOCIOLOGI * VIDENSKAB, TEKNOLOGI OG SAMFUND * BIOETIK FORSKNINGSPOLITIK * NATURFILOSOFI * VIDENSKABSFORMIDLING <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Indhold: 1. Opslag: Aflysning NSU-kreds Efterlysning R. Singh: Sir C.V. Raman and the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1930 Institutkollokvium ved Institut for Videnskabshistorie, Aarhus 2. Internet-nyt Navigational Aids for the History of Science Evolution's Arrow Science and Religion Course Award Competition >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 1. Opslag: <>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<> From: dafa[ at ]filos.sdu.dk (David Favrholdt) Subject: aflysning Det tidligere annoncerede Œrsm¿de arrangeret af Nationalkomiteen under IUHPS (International Union for the History and Philosophy of Science til afholdelse pŒ Syddansk Universitet i Odense den 24.-25. november er - efter samrŒd i arrangementsudvalget og med formanden for Nationalkomiteen - aflyst. rsagen hertil er at m¿dedatoen kolliderede med andre videnskabshistoriske arrangementer, og at en ny dato er for sv¾r at finde her i efterŒrssemestret. M¿det vil i stedet blive afholdt i forŒrssemestret Œr 2001 i Odense - hvornŒr vil blive meddelt senest januar 2001. De foredrag og forskningsrapporter, som er tilmeldt det nu aflyste m¿de, er naturligvis allerede nu sat pŒ programmet til det m¿de, der vil blive afholdt i forŒrssemestret. (meddelelse fra David Favrholdt, Syddansk Universitet, Odense). <>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<> From: Kathrine Eriksen Subject: NSU-kreds Jeg kan hermed fort¾lle den gode nyhed at kredsen om 'Videnskab, didaktik og etik', som vi tidligere pŒ sommeren s¿gte at fŒ etableret i Nordisk Sommeruniversitet (NSU - www.au.dk/nsu) regi er godkendt som ny kreds af repr¾sentantskabet i NSU. F¿rste kredsaktivitet bliver afholdelsen af et Vintersymposium den 2.-4. februar, 2001. Kredsens manchet inkl. et forel¿bigt program for vintersymposiet kan fŒs ved henvendelse til undertegnede. Med venlig hilsen Kathrine Krageskov Eriksen - Ph.d.-studerende Kemisk Institut - K¿benhavns Universitet - Symbion Fruebjergvej 3 - 2100 K¿benhavn ¯ kke[ at ]symbion.ki.ku.dk - Tlf. 3532 1884 *** From: Student Pugwash Sweden Subject: NSU-krets Hej, Jag har satt upp NSU kretsbeskrivningen pŒ Svenska student pugwash etik hemsida: http://www.student.tdb.uu.se/~pugwash/Etik/ DŠr kan man Šven lŠsa om etiska koder och vŒra fšrsšk att infšra en sŒdan vid universitet och hšgskolor i Sverige. Jag tar gŠrna emot material och tips pŒ fler lŠnkar etc, fšr denna sida. HŠlsningar Nicholas Etherden <>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<> From: Anita Kildebaek Nielsen EFTERLYSNING Er der en som ligger inde med det f¿rste nummer af "Nyhedsbrev - bent Netv¾rk for videnskabshistorie og videnskabsfilosofi", det senere "Videnskabsforskning"? Jeg pr¿ver at skaffe en komplet samling af det nu hedengange nyhedsbrev til biblioteket pŒ Institut for Videnskabshistorie, AU, og mangler kun det f¿rste nummer, der udkom i efterŒret 1994. Jeg vil derfor blive meget taknemmelig, hvis en af Hugin & Munins l¾sere ligger inde med et eksemplar de ikke skal bruge eller vil forstr¾kke mig med en kopi. PŒ forhŒnd tak Anita """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Anita Kildebaek Nielsen, Librarian and Ph.D.student History of Science Department, University of Aarhus Ny Munkegade, Building 521 DK-8000 Aarhus C., Denmark Phone: +45 8942 3509 Fax: +45 8942 3510 """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" <>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<> From: "Anne Lis Rasmussen, Niels Bohr Archive" The Niels Bohr Archive's Wednesday 25 October 2000 at 10:15 History of Science Seminar Auditorium A, Niels Bohr Institute Blegdamsvej 17, Copenhagen Rajinder Singh Diplom-Physiker, University of Oldenburg, Germany Sir C.V. Raman and the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1930 Raman scattering (in Russia called combination scattering) was discovered in 1928 by Indian physicists (C.V. Raman and K.S. Krishnan) and Russian scientists (G.S. Landsberg and L.I. Mandelstam) nearly at the same time. In 1930 the Nobel Prize for Physics was awarded to Sir C.V. Raman, while the Russians and Raman's co-worker were ignored. In this lecture the reasons for this will be illustrated. <>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<> Institutkollokvium ved Institut for Videnskabshistorie, Aarhus 1) Torsdag d. 12.10. kl. 15:15 i koll. G4, Matematisk Institut, Aarhus ph.d.-stud. Michael Sterll Videnskabshistorie og biografi. Andre veje til Lagoa Santa Abstract: For snart 8 Œr siden aftalte Birgitte Holten og jeg ved lejlighed at skrive en biografi om naturhistorikeren Peter Wilhelm Lund (1801 -80). Vort udgangspunkt var en f¾lles optagethed af hans betydning i samtidens forskning og en fascination af hans s¾rpr¾gede livsl¿b. I de samme 8 Œr har debatten om biografien som historisk genre v¾ret ganske h¿jr¿stet; det g¾lder ogsŒ for den lille niche, der hedder forskerbiografien. Mens tidens dominerende videnskabsteoretiske tilgang til videnskabshistorien er den sŒkaldte videnskabssociologi, udgives der flere og flere forskerbiografier. Vi valgte helt fra begyndelsen at l¾gge os fast pŒ en form, der forener et overordnet idehistorisk perspektiv med en fremstilling af det "enestŒende". En kombination af det exemplariske og det individuelle. Jeg vil i mit indl¾g ber¿re nogle af debattens aspekter, men hovedsageligt koncentrere mig om vore egne overvejelser omkring P.W. Lund. Bem¾rk: PŒ www.ifa.au.dk/ivh/kollokvier/michael_sterll_12_10_00.dk.html findes to dokumenter, som foruds¾ttes l¾st inden kollokviet for at opnŒ det optimale udbytte. 2) Mandag d. 23.10. kl. 15:15 i koll. D3, Matematisk Institut Dr. Rajinder Singh Sir CV Raman and the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1930 Abstract: The Raman scattering (in Russia called combination scattering) was discovered in 1928 by Indian physicists (CV Raman and KS Krishnan) and Russian scientists (GS Landsberg and LI Mandelstam) nearly at the same time. In 1930 the Nobel Prize for Physics was awarded to Sir CV Raman, while the Russian and Raman's co-worker were ignored. In this colloquium the reasons for this will be illustrated. 3) Torsdag d. 26.10. kl. 15:15 i koll. G4, Matematisk Institut Prof. Carol Colatrella Representing Female-Friendly Technology in Fiction and Film Abstract: As a humanities scholar teaching in a technological university, I am interested in developing a sociohistorical and literary analysis concerning the continuing problem of underrepresentation of women in science and engineering education and professions. Fictional representations of women engaged with science and technology offer images reflecting and refracting historical and contemporary cultural values regarding those influencing and affected by the consequences of innovative technologies. My paper examines three fictional texts delineating the roles of women in technology--Lydia Maria Child's 1846 short story "Hilda Silfverling: A Fantasy" and two Hollywood movies, IQ (1994; directed by Fred Schepisi) and Contact (1997; directed by Robert Zemickis). PŒ gensyn Louis Klostergaard Kontoret, 89 42 35 12, ivhlk[ at ]ifa.au.dk >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 2. Internet-nyt: From: "Andrew Thomson" URL: http://www.nahste.ac.uk RSLP NAHSTE (Navigational Aids for the History of Science Technology and the Environment) Project Andrew Thomson RSLP-NAHSTE Project Archivist Special Collections Edinburgh University Library University of Edinburgh George Squar Edinburgh EH8 9LJ andrew.thomson[ at ]ed.ac.uk <>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<> From: John Stewart Subject: Evolution's Arrow Given your interest in evolution and its implications for humanity, you may want to have a look at my book "Evolution's Arrow: the direction of evolution and the future of humanity." The book has just been published in Australia, and I have decided to put the full text on the Internet until it finds a publisher outside Australia. Evolution's Arrow argues that the evolution of life is directional and progressive, and that evolution moves in the direction of producing cooperative organisations of greater scale and evolvability. The book founds this position on a new theory of the evolution of cooperation. It argues that existing approaches to the evolution of cooperation are inadequate. They are unable to account for the evolution that has organised molecular processes into cells, cells into organisms, and organisms (including humans) into societies. The new theory subsumes the narrower 'selfish-gene' perspective, and shows that self-interest at the level of the individual does not stand in the way of progress toward cooperation over wider and wider scales. Evolution progresses when it finds ways to build cooperative organisations out of self-interested components. [...] The Internet address of the book is: http://www4.tpg.com.au/users/jes999/ <>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<> Subject: Science and Religion Course Award Competition >From stem cell research to quantum cosmology, ongoing developments in science are inspiring new visions of the universe and redefining the human place in it. A growing number of scholars are examining the way in which these new visions affect the relationship between science, religion, society and culture. The Center for Theology and the Natural Sciences' (CTNS)Science and Religion Course Program, in response to the needs of these scholars, is offering up to 100 grants of $10,000 in support of new courses in science and religion. Preliminary course proposals are due by November 1, 2000 and the CTNS invites you to apply for one of these course awards immediately. Visit http://www.ctns.org/Course_Program/Award_Competition/award_competition.html for an on-line application. (...) To participate in the Center for Theology and the Natural Sciences' Science and Religion Course Award Competition please visit http://www.ctns.org, to get an online version of the application. To receive an original copy of the application via mail, please contact the Science and Religion Course Program office at 510-848-8152, or srcourse[ at ]ctns.org. Best Regards, Gaymon Bennett Communications Coordinator The Science and Religion Course Program The Center for Theology and the Natural Sciences www.ctns.org >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Slut paa HUGIN og MUNIN nr.112 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< H U G I N O G M U N I N elektronisk nyhedsbrev for AAbent Netvaerk for Videnskabsfilosofi og Videnskabshistorie nr. 113 d. 24. okt. 2000 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> bringer meddelelser om aktiviteter indenfor VIDENSKABSHISTORIE og VIDENSKABSFILOSOFI og tilgraensende omraader som eksempelvis FORSKNING I FORSKNING * VIDENSKABSTEORI * VIDENSKABSETIK VIDENSKABSSOCIOLOGI * VIDENSKAB, TEKNOLOGI OG SAMFUND * BIOETIK FORSKNINGSPOLITIK * NATURFILOSOFI * VIDENSKABSFORMIDLING <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Indhold: 1. Opslag: Meeting on EXISTENCE in MATHEMATICS Vedr. International Society for Intellectual History Seminar om betydningsdannelse Torsdaguniversitet i forskningsministeriet Bognyt: G. Bruno: Om Œrsagen, princippet og enheden 2. Internet-nyt Science Graphic: naturvidenskabelige illustrationer >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 1. Opslag: <>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<> From: Matnet (Jesper Thrane) Meeting on EXISTENCE in MATHEMATICS University of Roskilde November 24 & 25, 2000 arranged by The Danish Network for the History and Philosophy of Mathematics What does it mean that a mathematical object exists and how does one establish the existence of amathematical object. These questions are clearly central for philosophers of mathematics, and they have alsoshaped the daily workings of mathematicians over the centuries. During some periods, questions of existencehave been central to mathematics, for example during the classical Greek period and around 1900, whereassuch questions have been of limited importance during other periods, such as the 18th century. The purpose of the meeting is to explore various facets of the question of existence in mathematics,philosophically as well as historically. The subjects will range over such diverse questions as existence in Greekmathematics, the growing importance of existence proofs in 19th century analysis, Hilbert's notion ofexistence as a part of his formalist program, existence in intuitionistic mathematics, constructive existence proofs, and the existenceof infinitesimals, both nilpotent and non-standard. Schedule: Friday 24/11 Saturday 25/11 10.00 - 10.30 Registration 09.20 - 10.20 Jens H¿yrup 10.30 - 11.30 Volker Peckhaus 10.20 - 10.50 Discussion 11.30 - 12.00 Discussion 10.50 - 11.10 Break 12.00 - 13.00 Lunch 11.10 - 12.10 Jesper LŸtzen 13.00 - 14.00 Mark van Atten 12.10 - 12.40 Discussion 14.00 - 14.30 Discussion 12.40 - 13.30 Lunch 14.30 - 15.00 Break 13.30 - 14.30 Anders Kock 15.00 - 16.00 Paolo Mancosu 14.30 - 15.00 Discussion 16.00 - 16.30 Discussion 15.00 - 15.30 Break 15.30 - 16.30 Detlef D. Spalt 16.30 - 17.00 Discussion Notice that we may have to change the schedule at a later point. The list of speakers, including titles and abstracts: Dr. Volker Peckhaus Erlangen Title: Does Consistency Entail Existence? Remarks on Hilbert‰s Notion of Existence. Abstract: In the end of December 1899 David Hilbert wrote to Gottlob Frege the following classical words about the formalistic notion of existence: ‹If arbitrarily set axioms do not contradict each other regarding all their consequences, then they are true, and then the things defined by the axioms existŠ. Topic of the paper is to examine in what sense consistency entails existence. It will be shown that Hilbert style formalistic objects are ‹thought thingsŠ, i.e. direct or indirect products of human mind. Therefore Hilbert‰s ‹ontologyŠ is free from any realistic ontological committment. Nevertheless, mathematics as a speculative enterprise requires a justification, provided in Hilbert‰s early programme by an aprioristic foundation, in later times by metamathematical constructions. Mark van Atten Utrecht Title: To each his own? Existence in intuitionistic mathematics. Abstract: According to intuitionism, mathematics consists in constructions that the individual makes in his head. There is a traditional suspicion that intuitionism leads to psychologism and subjectivism, for why should the constructions that different individuals make lead to the same results? Doesn't this mean that everyone has their own mathematics? I will argue that this suspicion is based on a misunderstanding. Beside conceptual arguments, I will present some historical evidence recently found in Brouwer's archive. Paolo Mancosu Berkeley Title: On the constructivity of proofs. A debate among Behmann, Bernays, Gšdel, and Kaufmann. Abstract: The paper discusses a debate on the constructivity of proofs which took place in 1930. The debate concerned the effects on mathematical practice of the constructivist (intuitionist) point of view. Kaufmann had proposed that proofs of existence claims which do not depend on the axiom of choice implicitly rely on the exhibition of an instance satisfying the existential claim. As proofs by contradiction of existential claims seem to be an obvious counterexample to Kaufmann's claim attention focused on whether proofs by contradiction could in fact be shown also to be based implicitly on the exhibition of an instance. A theorem purporting to prove the latter claim was contained in a paper by Heinrich Behmann entitled "On the constructivity of proofs". The paper was submitted for publication to the Mathematische Annalen in 1930 but various objections by Bernays and Gšdel convinced Behmann not to publish the paper. Despite the problems with the main claim the paper contains much of interest. It contains, among other things, the first proposal to consider proofs as graph-theoretical objects and a strategy for transforming indirect proofs into direct ones. Moreover, the replies by Bernays and Gšdel provide interesting information about the activity of these two logicians in the period. Jens H¿yrup Roskilde Title: Existence, Substantiality and Counterfactuality in Ancient Mathematics. Abstract: In current loose parlance, the view that mathematical objects exists is regarded as platonism. It might therefore seem obvious that this existence was the basic assumption of Ancient mathematics. Actually, the ancient texts do not speak in these terms. In order to decide their stance with regard to the question, we must therefore attempt a translation, not de verbo ad verbum but "conceptual network to conceptual network". The talk is an attempt to do this, based on select philosophical as well as mathematical text š including Aristotle, Euclid and Nicomachos. ANDERS KOCK Aarhus Title: Synthetic Differential Geometry, and a contemporary formalist viewpoint. Abstract: Synthetic differential geometry and calculus operates with nilpotent infinitesimals on the number line, e.g. numbers d with d^2 = 0. One has Taylor expansion for any function f f(d) = f(0) + f '(0)d (for all increments d with d^2 = 0), and this characterizes f '(0). But do such numbers "exist" ? The answer I shall present is in the spirit of a modern form of formalism, which is not reductionist, but rather sees the foundational question as a question of seeking invariant, or universal, mathematical forms. Jesper LŸtzen Copenhagen Title: Existence in 19th century analysis Abstract: Pure questions of analysis came to the fore during the 19th century. First questions concerning exsistence offunctions and later existence of numbers were among the most prominent features in an increasinglyqualitative shift in analysis. When 18th century mathematicians as Euler asked for solutions of differential equations their principal aimwas to exhibit an analytic expression and secondly perhaps a numerical procedure. For Cauchy and hisfollowers, however, existence of the solution was of primary importance. For Euler the fundamental theoremof algebra was a theorem whose essence was to exhibit the form of the roots of polynomial equations, to Gauss, however, the question of the existence of roots became the main problem. Through theintermediate value theorem and the question of the existence of the supremum of a bounded set of realnumbers these problems boiled down to the question of the existence of the ordered field of real numbers. Inthis connection the mathematician's ability of calling into existence (create) new mathematical entities wasdebated. Detlef D. Spalt Darmstadt Title: Curt Schmieden's Nonstandard Analysis: A Method of Dissolving the Standard Paradoxes of Analysis. Abstract: Around 1953 Curt Schmieden created nonstandard analysis not as a global doctrine but as a way of clearingup the standard paradoxes of analysis. Nonstandard numbers were thought of being a tool to restore "naturalinsight" in cases, where standard real numbers don't work straightforward. They have equal rights to realnumbers as they were founded on them by help of an analytical relation and were subject to 19th centuryinfintesimal calculus. Registration is free and it does not include food or transportation. In order to registrate please write (or fax): Jesper Thrane Department of Philosophy and Science Studies University of Roskilde P.O. Box 260 DK_4000 Roskilde, Denmark Phone: +45 46742818 Fax: +45 46743012 E-mail: manne[ at ]kalvebod.dk and be sure to include the following information: 1. Name 2. Institution 3. Country and Zip Code 4. Phone 5. E-mail Furthermore we would like to know if you want lunch (40,- dkk/day), and whether you will be participating in the dinner Friday evening (350,- dkk). All questions pertaining to registration should be directed to Jesper Thrane. All other questions, not pertaining to registration, should be directed to Stig Andur Pedersen, Department of Philosophy and Science Studies, Department of Mathematics, Roskilde University, P.O.Box 260 DK-4000 Roskilde, Denmark Phone +45 46742265 Secretary +45 46742587 Fax +45 46743012 email sap[ at ]ruc.dk <>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<> From: Thomas Sšderqvist Vedr. International Society for Intellectual History Redakt¿ren for International Society for Intellectual History's nyhedsbrev/tidsskrift, Constance Blackwell, har bedt at fŒ vedlagte oplysninger distribueret blandt danskere med idehistoriske interesser: "The International Society for Intellectual History was founded in 1994. It has now (2000) over 400 members across the globe and is still growing. Its goals are to facilitate communication between its members, to broaden our understanding of the field of intellectual history and the ways in which it is practised, and to serve as a forum for discussion of issues and news central to the discipline. To this end the Society organises international conferences and publishes its review, Intellectual News, which at this point appears twice a year." "Approximately every two years, there is an International Conference at which members present papers and meet one another. In 1998 the Society met in Berlin, at a conference on "The history of endings / The endings of stories" organised by Wilhelm Schmidt-Biggemann (Berlin) and Ulrich Johannes Schneider (then Leipzig). This year's (2000) conference is in September, at the University of Chicago, organised by Daniel Garber and Paul Hunter: "Turning points". In 2001, we will meet at Trinity College, Cambridge, England, at a conference about "Intellectual quarrels" directed by Edoardo Tortarolo (Turin), Franoise Waquet (CNRS, Paris) and Sachiko Kusukawa (Trinity College, Cambridge). In 2002 there will be a conference on modernity in Australia, further conferences are planed in Finland and Turkey." "Intellectual News, though principally in English, also publishes articles in French, Italian, German and Spanish. Articles are accepted by the Review in non-European languages, normally for translation into English. Each issue Intellectual News publishes around 10 essays. These range across topics such as the intellectual history of the book and of institutions, to concepts such as modernity and deconstruction seen against the background of intellectual history. Its section of book announcements provides members with the opportunity to publicise their own publications to the membership. Announcements normally consist of three-paragraph summaries of the argument of the work, together with a table of contents. It also has a section for 'Serious Fun', which includes intellectual satire, amusing stories about intellectuals, or the history of curious concepts." "Within the year, the society's website will offer members further access to linked organisations and resources within the field. The website will incorporate a list of recent dissertations together with projects in progress. There will also be a section for members to list bibliographies and published articles." "The society actively supports the establishment of an International Dictionary of Intellectual Historians which is currently prepared in Germany at the Herzog August Bibliothek in Wolfenbuettel. The dictionary project will bring scholars from all over the world together working on distinguished intellectual historians of the twentieth century (for more information contact Ulrich J. Schneider at e-mail schneider[ at ]hab.de" Hvortil kan l¾gges at selskabets nyhedsbrev er usedvanligt l¾kkert produceret og n¾sten altid af stor interesse for den idehistorisk interesserede, hvadenten man besk¾ftiger sig med religi¿se, videnskabelige eller filosofiske ideers historie. Thomas Sšderqvist t.soderqvist[ at ]pubhealth.ku.k <>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<> Seminar om betydningsdannelse Aalborg Universitet Institut for Kommunikation Kroghstr¾de 3 6. og 7. november 2000 Introduktion Seminarets tema er betydningsdannelse. Er det muligt at udsige noget generelt om betydningsdannelse og hvordan betydningen kommunikeres? Hvilke teorier/skoler skal vi benytte for at belyse betydning? Seminarets mŒlgruppe er forskere og studerende med interesse udi informationsteoretiske problemstillinger i betydningsdannelse i filosofisk lys, lingvistik, pragmatik og semantik. Nedenfor anf¿res 3 skoler, som kan bidrage til forstŒelsen af betydningsdannelse. Peirciansk semiotik, biosemiotik og kognitiv semantik. Det, som imidlertid er interessant at finde ud af, er, om der gives et generelt erkendelsesapparat, som alle mennesker er i besiddelse af, sŒledes at erkendelsen ikke er subjektiv men intersubjektiv. I biosemiotikken er fokus lagt pŒ studiet af den levende naturs processer og systemer set fra et semiotisk perspektiv, sŒledes bliver evolutionsteori og kropslighed centrale begreber i biosemiotikken. Netop kropslighed er et vigtigt begreb, fordi dette begreb Œbner op for en semiotisk f¾nomenologi, som g¿r det muligt at studere verden udfra den krop, vi evolutionsm¾ssigt er blevet tildelt. Den kognitive semantik har som genstandsomrŒde sproget og dets forhold til erkendelsen. SŒledes mener man, at der gives et f¾lles niveau hvor sprog, tanke og perception m¿des. Sproget skal studeres som en kognitiv kompetence. Sprog og erkendelse er to sider af samme sag, derfor er det ikke formŒlstjenligt at skille sprog og erkendelse af, tv¾rtimod de skal studeres i sammenh¾ng. Den kognitive semantik er forankret i kroppen (embodiment) og mener at al erkendelse udgŒr fra den krop, vi er udstyret med. Den kognitive semantik arbejder godt sammen med semiotikken, fordi de pŒ mange punkter ligner hinanden, sŒledes er de begge Œbne overfor biologisk t¾nkning, bl.a. er de begge evolutionistisk funderet og samment¾nker biologi, kultur og praksis. De to teorier er ikke-mekanistiske, ikke-rationalistiske og ikke-reduktionistiske. De ser en sammenh¾ng mellem perception, handling og sprogets semantiske strukturer. Sammenholder vi epistemologien, som den kommer til udtryk i biosemiotikken, semiotikken og den kognitive semantik fŒr vi altsŒ et sp¾ndingsfelt som bestŒr af krop, tegn, sprog som tilsammen kan belyse betydningsdannelsen og som i sidste ende kan udg¿re basis for en semiotisk/kognitiv baseret informationsteori. Hovedtalere: Jesper Hoffmeyer & Frederik Stjernfelt . Praktisk information: Deltagere: Alle med interesse i emnet Kontakt: Torkild Thellefsen, Aalborg Universitet, Kroghstr¾de 3, 9220 Aalborg ¯ tlf. 96359022. e-mail: tlt[ at ]hum.auc.dk Deltagere og tidsplan: 6. november i lokale 4.112 10.00. Velkomst v. Torkild Thellefsen, Aalborg universitet 10.15-12.00 Frederik Stjernfelt, K¿benhavns universitet: Peirce's abstraktionsteori 12.00-13.00 Frokost 13.00-13.45 Ole Ertl¿v Hansen, Aalborg Universitet: "Excess" - "den tredje mening" - "punctum". 14.00-14.45 Pirkko Raudaskoski, Aalborg Universitet: Meaning as public and social 15.00-15.45 Inger Lytje, Aalborg Universitet: Sproglig betydning 7. november i lokale 4.128 10.10-12.00 Jesper Hoffmeyer, K¿benhavns universitet: Betydningens biologi 12.00-13.00 Frokost 13.00-13.45 Kim Simonsen, K¿benhavns universitet: Non-reduktiv materialisme. 14.00-14.45 Anne Rasmussen, Aalborg Universitet: Betydning og vidensorganisering 15.00-15.45 Peter ¯hrstr¿m, Aalborg Universitet: Tense-logiske aspekter af betydningsdannelsen <>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<> Torsdaguniversitet i forskningsministeriet Forsknings- og Universitetss¿jlernes TORSDAGSUNIVERSITET Program for efterŒret 2000 Endelig er vi klar med programmet for efterŒrets torsdagsuniversitet. Vi har fors¿gt at l¾gge en fremsynstematik ned over torsdagsemnerne og hŒber dermed, at opl¾ggene og diskussionerne kan bidrage med ny inspiration til os alle i det daglige arbejde. Torsdag d. 16. november kl. 14.30 i m¿desal B Teknologisk fremsyn - pŒ hvilken baggrund og med hvilke metoder anvendes fremsynsunders¿gelser i en international sammenh¾ng til strategisk prioritering af forsknings og udviklingsarbejde? Programleder ved Ris¿ Per Dannemann Andersen giver en orientering om de seneste tendenser. Torsdag d. 14. december kl. 14.30 i m¿desal B Hvor mange ph.d.er skal vi uddanne i Danmark ? Er ph.d. uddannelsen blot en forl¾nget kandidatuddannelse ? Er Danmark virkeligt verdens bedste til at uddanne ph.d.er ? Med udgangspunkt i Danmarks ForskningsrŒds evaluering af den danske ph.d.-uddannelse, vil Professor ved Handelsh¿jskolen i K¿benhavn og formand for forskeruddannelsesrŒdet Hans Siggaard Jensen give sit vision¾re syn pŒ ph.d.-uddannelsens samfundsm¾ssige rolle. Torsdag d. 4. el. 11. januar 01, kl. 14.30 i m¿desal B Hvad er universiteternes fremtidige rolle ? Forskning og uddannelse udg¿r grundlaget for det moderne vidensamfund ! Universiteterne udg¿r grundlaget for dansk forskning og uddannelse ! Er universiteterne parate til at udfylde denne samfundscentrale rolle ? * * * Hvorfor, Hvem og Hvordan? * * * Hvorfor - Oprettelsen af Torsdagsuniversitetet blev besluttet pŒ et s¿jlem¿de for Forskningss¿jlen i december 1997. FormŒlet er at skabe et forum for diskussion af sŒvel praktiske- og teoretiske emner med tilknytning til forsknings-, teknologi- og universitetspolitik. Hvem - Arrangementet er for alle medarbejdere i Forsknings- og Universitetss¿jlen, andre interesserede er dog ogsŒ velkomne. Hvordan - Har du forslag til opl¾gsholdere (f.eks. DIG SELV!!!), eller emner vi kunne tage op, sŒ kontakt: Gitte Karis Petersen: 29880 eller Uffe Gebauer Thomsen: 29941 BINDENDE tilmelding til Gitte Karis Petersen (gkp[ at ]fsk.dk) senest tirsdagen f¿r ! Uffe Gebauer Thomsen Fuldm¾gtig/Head of section Forskningsministeriet Analyse og Strategikontoret Bredgade 43 1260 K¿benhavn K <>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<> Bognyt: Giordano Bruno: Om Œrsagen, princippet og enheden. C.A. Reitzels Forlag, K¿benhavn. 265 sider, ill., kr. 248-. Giordano Bruno (1548-1600) er ren¾ssancens st¿rste filosof. Han blev d¿mt af inkvisitionen for k¾tteri og henrettet pŒ Blomstertorvet i Rom i 1600. "Om Œrsagen, princippet og enheden" er Brunos hovedv¾rk og det f¿rste der nogensinde er oversat til dansk. Heri analyseres forholdet mellem Œnd og natur, og Bruno fremstiller de filosofiske begrundelser for tanken om det uendelige. Det filosofiske v¾rk er udformet som en dybsindig, underholdende og respektl¿s dialog mellem tre filosoffer og en l¾gmand, der diskuterer det nye og det gamle verdensbillede. Undervejs fremstilles ren¾ssancens opfattelse af naturen: at alt stof er gennemtr¾ngt af verdenssj¾len, en guddommelig styrelse i naturen. Det er dette ren¾ssancens verdensbillede Bruno omdanner i lyset af tanken om det uendelige. Hermed opstŒr en helt ny forstŒelse af erkendelsens muligheder og menneskets relation til verden. Samtidig er dialogen skrevet i Brunos - og ren¾ssancens - saftige og livfulde sprog, krydret med letfattelige og humoristiske eksempler. Bogen er oversat fra det originale 1500-tals italiensk af Ole Jorn, og Aksel Haaning har forsynet bogen med en indledning om Bruno selv - herunder den otte Œr lange k¾tterproces - samt en grundig introduktion til skriftets indhold, hvor de centrale begreber gennemgŒs i deres filosofi- og idehistoriske sammenh¾ng. Bogen er illustreret og forsynet med et omfattende og forklarende register til alle de historiske og mytologiske navne. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 2. Internet-nyt: From: Nina Thue Rasmussen >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Slut paa HUGIN og MUNIN nr.113 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< H U G I N O G M U N I N elektronisk nyhedsbrev for AAbent Netvaerk for Videnskabsfilosofi og Videnskabshistorie nr. 114 d. 1. nov. 2000 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> bringer meddelelser om aktiviteter indenfor VIDENSKABSHISTORIE og VIDENSKABSFILOSOFI og tilgraensende omraader som eksempelvis FORSKNING I FORSKNING * VIDENSKABSTEORI * VIDENSKABSETIK VIDENSKABSSOCIOLOGI * VIDENSKAB, TEKNOLOGI OG SAMFUND * BIOETIK FORSKNINGSPOLITIK * NATURFILOSOFI * VIDENSKABSFORMIDLING <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Indhold: Opslag: Paneldebat om filosofikum Niels Bohr Archive: Science Communication (Videnskabsformidling) Ph.D.-forsvar: Danish Chemical Communities and Networks 1900-1940 Om bognyt i Hugin og Munin Bognyt: Socialkonstruktivisme >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Opslag: <>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<> From: "Brosb¿l, Kirsten" Pressemeddelelse Oplysningsforbundet for Kritisk Videnskabsteori (OKV) afholder i samarbejde med K¿benhavns Universitets filosofiske institut den 1. november i Œr en paneldebat om den foreslŒede genindf¿relse af Filosofikum pŒ landets universiteter. Emnet har v¾ret diskuteret livligt i dagspressen og ikke mindst i Universitetsavisen i det sidste halve Œrs tid af bŒde undervisere, studenter og politikere, og det er bl.a. pŒ denne baggrund, at vi OKV har fundet det vigtigt og relevant at s¿ge at fŒ belyst og diskuteret sp¿rgsmŒlet i et forum af dels fagligt/professionelt involverede og dels alle andre som mŒtte have en interesse i sp¿rgsmŒlet. Arrangementet vil bestŒ dels af opl¾g fra de tre paneldeltagere, indbyrdes diskussion og endelig diskussion med tilh¿rerne i salen. I panelet sidder: Claus Emmeche, som er lektor ved Niels Bohr Instituttet og leder af Center for Naturfilosofi og Videnskabsstudier (CNV) pŒ K¿benhavns Universitet. Claus Emmeche var i Œr med til rejse debatten om Filosofikums genindf¿relse (se kronik i Politiken d. 12. februar). Finn Collin, som er professor i videnskabsteori pŒ K¿benhavns Universitets filosofiske institut, og bl.a. forfatter til bogen "Social Reality" og medforfatter til bogen "Sprogfilosofi". Gitte Beck Lillelund, som er medlem af Folketinget for Venstre og har bl.a. i dagspressen og Universitetsavisen deltaget i debatten om det eventuelle nye Filosofikum. Hun er bl.a. stedfortr¾dende medlem af Folketingets uddannelsesudvalg. OKV er en forening startet i efterŒret 1999 af en gruppe studerende fra K¿benhavns Universitet og Roskilde Universitetscenter. Oplysningsforbundet er et forum for undervisning i, og diskussion af videnskabsteoretiske samt relaterede sp¿rgsmŒl. Forbundet er blevet til pŒ baggrund af vores erfaringer med videnskabsteoretiske og metodiske problemstillinger i undervisningen og det teoretiske arbejde pŒ universiteterne. Disse problemstillinger ber¿res ofte i undervisningen, men pŒ ukritisk og overfladisk vis. Enten tages videnskabsteoretiske argumenter for givet som selvf¿lgelige, eller ogsŒ afvises hele diskussionen om gyldighed som irrelevant. Idet n¾sten al samfundsteori er videnskabsteoretisk eller filosofisk funderet, finder vi det relevant og n¿dvendigt, at man unders¿ger og forholder sig til disse emner. Filosofi og videnskabsteori gŒr igen i talrige sammenh¾nge og er sŒledes ikke forbeholdt b¿ger, hvor der stŒr filosofi eller videnskabsteori udenpŒ. Arrangementet finder sted onsdag d. 1. november kl. 19.30 pŒ K¿benhavns Universitet Amager, lokale 16.1.20. Entre: 30 kroner (journalister gratis adgang). For n¾rmere oplysninger eller evt. interview kontakt venligst Jesper Egelund (tlf. 32 95 29 26) fra OKV. <>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<> Niels Bohr Archive: Science Communication (Videnskabsformidling) Se: http://www.nbi.dk/NBA/files/formidling.html For det f¿rste retter fire forel¾sninger udvalgt fra kurset " Naturfilosofi" (arrangeret af Center for Naturfilosofi og Videnskabsstudier for universitetsstuderende) sig mod gymnasieklasser. Alle forel¾sninger finder sted i Auditorium U pŒ Niels Bohr Institutet, Blegdamsvej 17: Onsdag 20. september kl. 15.15: "Om forholdet mellem teori og empiri" af Uffe GrŒe J¿rgensen Onsdag 8. november kl. 15.15: "Hvad er tilf¾ldighed?" af Ole Olsen Mandag 20. november kl. 12.15: "Brug og misbrug af videnskab" af Lene Koch Mandag 4. december kl. 12.15: "Niels Bohrs syn pŒ atombomben" af Finn Aaserud For det andet vil undervisere pŒ Niels Bohr Institutet holde foredrag for gymnasieklasser om deres forskning eller andre popul¾rvidenskabelige emner. I mods¾tning til forel¾sningerne i "Naturfilosofi" tilbydes disse foredrag udelukkende til gymnasieklasser. Tidspunkt for forel¾sningerne aftales i samarbejde med klasserne ved tilmelding. F¿lgende foredrag tilbydes: "Mesoskopisk fysik" af Henrik Bruus "Var ¯rsted heldig?" af Andrew D. Jackson "Kaos, fraktaler og turbulens" af Mogens H¿gh Jensen "Fysik og hjerneforskning" af Benny Lautrup Det drejer sig om selvst¾ndige arrangementer, som gymnasieklassernes l¾rere kan tilmelde sig et for et. For at flest mulig kan fŒ gl¾de af arrangementerne, vil Arkivet tilstr¾be, at der kommer forskellige klasser til arrangementerne. SŒledes vil en klasse, der allerede har deltaget i et arrangement have mindre chance for at kunne deltage i et nyt arrangement end en klasse, der ikke tidligere har deltaget. Der vil, som tidligere, blive lagt op til, at gymnasieeleverne deltager aktivt i diskussionerne efter forel¾sningerne. Det anbefales, at tilmeldingen sker i god tid og at klasserne forbereder sig til arrangementet (blandt andet ved brug af studiemateriale, der kan rekvireres pŒ Arkivet). Tilmelding, samt kommentarer og forslag i ¿vrigt, sendes til: Niels Bohr Arkivet, Blegdamsvej 17, DK-2100 K¿benhavn, telefon 35325219, fax 35325428, e-post nba[ at ]nbi.dk. <>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<> From: Anita Kildebaek Nielsen Ph.D.-forsvar fredag d. 17. november, kl. 14.30, aud. G1, Institut for Matematiske Fag, Aarhus Universitet Kandidat: Anita Kildeb¾k Nielsen Titel: The Chemists: Danish Chemical Communities and Networks, 1900-1940 Bed¿mmelsesudvalg: prof. Anders Lundgren, Uppsala Universitet senior Lecturer Gerrylynn K. Roberts, Open University, Walton Hall og lektor Henry Nielsen, Institut for Videnskabshistorie, AU Afhandlingen ligger til gennemsyn pŒ sekretariatet pŒ Institut for Videnskabshistorie, AU. Dansk abstract kan l¾ses pŒ instituttets hjemmeside: www.ifa.au.dk/ivh/home.dk.htm. Forsvaret tager ca. 2 timer og tilh¿rerne er velkomne til et glas vin bagefter i biblioteket pŒ Institut for Videnskabshistorie. """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Anita Kildebaek Nielsen, Librarian and Ph.D.student History of Science Department, University of Aarhus Ny Munkegade, Building 521 DK-8000 Aarhus C., Denmark Phone: +45 8942 3509 Fax: +45 8942 3510 """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" <>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<> Fra: redakt¿ren Om bognyt i Hugin og Munin Som den opm¾rksomme l¾ser af n¾rv¾rende nyhedsbrev vil have bem¾rket var der i sidste nummer en ny rubrik, bognyt, hvori omtaltes et til dansk nyligt oversat v¾rk af Bruno. OgsŒ i dette nummer bringes bognyt (nedenfor). Redaktionen skal hermed opfordre l¾serne til at indsende korte bogomtaler pŒ aktuelle monografier, l¾reb¿ger, introduktioner, antologier o.l. udgivelser indenfor Hugin og Munins forholdsvis brede kreds af emner. Ikke anmeldelser men korte informative omtaler, som kan v¾re skrevet af fremsenderen, forfatteren, forlaget eller andre. <>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<> Bognyt: S¿ren Barlebo Wenneberg: Socialkonstruktivisme - positioner, problemer og perspektiver. K¿benhavn: Samfundslitteratur, 2000. (Fra bogens omslag): Forholdet mellem natur og kultur er et ¾ldgammelt tema indenfor samfundsvidenskaberne og filosofien. De seneste Œr har socialkonstruktivismen v¾ret et af de mest dominerende og omdiskuterede bud pŒ dette forhold. Socialkonstruktivismen indeholder en lang r¾kke sp¾ndende og udfordrende perspektiver, der dog ofte ikke akilles klart ad. Bogen ilbyder en p¾dagogisk indf¿ring i de forskellige perspektiver, deres mulige anvendelser og deres problemer. "Manuskriptet giver den brede og grundige oversigt over f¾nomenet 'socialkonstruktivisme' som l¾nge har v¾ret savnet pŒ dansk. Faktisk kender jeg ikke til nogen tekst som d¾kker emnet pŒ samme ud¿mmende mŒde... Forfatteren demonstrerer med overbevisende eksempler, hvordan det socialkonstruktivistiske perspektiv kan v¾re frugtbart. Jeg er overbevist om at bogen vil kunne fŒ et bredt publikum blandt studerende og forskere, is¾r indenfor samfundsvidenskaberne men ogsŒ blandt naturvidenskabsm¾nd, der gerne vil kende 'fjenden' n¾rmere. Det fortjener bogen fuldt ud." Finn Collin, professor i filosofi ved K¿benhavns Universitet. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Slut paa HUGIN og MUNIN nr.114 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< H U G I N O G M U N I N elektronisk nyhedsbrev for AAbent Netvaerk for Videnskabsfilosofi og Videnskabshistorie nr. 115 d. 14. nov. 2000 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> bringer meddelelser om aktiviteter indenfor VIDENSKABSHISTORIE og VIDENSKABSFILOSOFI og tilgraensende omraader som eksempelvis FORSKNING I FORSKNING * VIDENSKABSTEORI * VIDENSKABSETIK VIDENSKABSSOCIOLOGI * VIDENSKAB, TEKNOLOGI OG SAMFUND * BIOETIK FORSKNINGSPOLITIK * NATURFILOSOFI * VIDENSKABSFORMIDLING <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Indhold: 1. Opslag: Forel¾sninger i naturfilosofi Institutkollokvier ved Institut for Videnskabshistorie Tredje nordiske ph.d-konference for idehistorie 2. Internet-nyt Un nouveau site francophone de philosophie Trends in the History of Medicine, Science and Technology Call for papers: Special issue on "chemical education" >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 1. Opslag: <>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<> Plan over resterende forel¾sninger i Naturfilosofi, Niels Bohr Institutet, Det Naturvidenskabelige Fakultet, K¿benhavns Universitet, efterŒret 2000. Tid: Mandage 12:15 - 14:00, og onsdage 15:15 - 17:00, hver forel¾sning (ca. 45 min.) f¿lges af en diskussionstime. Sted: Auditorium U, Blegdamsvej 17, K¿benhavn. En n¾rmere pr¾sentation af hver enkelt forel¾sning findes pŒ http://www.nbi.dk/~natphil/kur/NF2000plan.html Dag og Dato: Emne og Forel¾ser: on 15.nov Stregen i Sandet - B¿lgen pŒ vandet. Stenos teori om naturens sprog og erkendelsens gr¾nser. Jens Morten Hansen ma 20.nov Brug og misbrug af videnskab: om de gode viljer. Lene Koch on 22.nov Artsbegreber i biologien. Niels Bonde ma 27.nov Det videnskabelige studium af religion. Michael Rothstein on 29.nov Er der plads til bioetik i selve forskningen? Peter Sand¿e ma 4.dec Niels Bohrs syn pŒ atombomben. Finn Aaserud on 6.dec Biologiens, bevidsthedens og troens verden. Lis Olesen Larsen ma 11.dec The scientist's individual responsibility - a Pugwash perspective. John Avery ons 13.dec Paneldiskussion: Selektion af popul¾r forskning. Ole Olsen, Benny Lautrup m.fl. og: Kursusafslutning <>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<> From: Louis Klostergaard INSTITUTKOLLOKVIER VED INSTITUT FOR VIDENSKABSHISTORIE, AARHUS UNIVERSITET Torsdag d. 16.11. kl. 1515 i koll. G4, Matematisk Institut Dr. Anders Lundgren "Why support science?" Chemistry and chemical industry around 1900. Abstract: Chemical industries seem to have made a very limited use of of chemistry, as it was done at universities and academies, but rather have put their trust in techniques and production methods, since long established. It was economically too risky to change production lines, when existing methods gave enough profit. Also chemistry could not give satisfactory explanations of many processes utilised by the chemical industry. Development in chemistry increased its possibilities to influence production processes from 1900 and onwards, even if the process was not straightforward. I want tentatively to suggest that it can be studied by discerning three different kinds of knowledge, all with their own history in relation to industrial needs. "Analytical knowledge" for the control of products, "Synthetic knowledge" by which new production methods were formed, and "Scaling-up knowledge". These forms of knowledge had different origins, different economical functions, and by studying their interplay, it may be possible to approach the problem of the relations between science, industry and economics in a new way. Torsdag d. 23.11. kl. 1515 i koll. G4, Matematisk Institut Ph.d.- stud. Morten Fink-Jensen Casper Bartholin (1585-1629) og forholdet mellem teologi og naturvidenskab Abstract: Blandt flere kendetegn for Europas historie i det tidlige 1600_tal kan man fremh¾ve f¿lgende to: For det f¿rste en markant stigning i interessen for videnskabeligt arbejde, kulminerende i det, der er blevet kaldt den naturvidenskabelige revolution. For det andet en markant konfessionalisering, i Danmark kulminerende med den lutherske ortodoksi, der gennemregulerede samfundet ud fra religi¿se hensyn. H¾nger de to tendenser sammen, eller var det to fundamentalt modsatrettede bev¾gelser? Caspar Bartholins (1585_1629) professorkarriere paa K¿benhavns Universitet f¿rte ham gennem f¿rst det filosofiske, sŒ det medicinske og til sidst det teologiske fakultet. Han skrev en lang r¾kke b¿ger inden for hvert af disse omrŒder, men der var ikke tale om sŒ skarpt afgr¾nsede fagomŒder, som vi idag har tendens til at mene hersker mellem filosofi, medicin og teologi. Eller udtrykt paa en anden mŒde: Faggr¾nserne var anderledes dengang. Hvorledes disse gr¾nser blev defineret og navnlig hvordan forholdet mellem videnskab og religion blev opfattet, kan Bartholin hj¾lpe os til at fŒ indsigt i. Som optakt til foredraget kan man passende l¾se artiklen om Caspar Bartholin i Dansk Biografisk Leksikon. <>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<> From: "Peter C. Kjaergaard" Nordisk ph.d-konference i Helsinki D. 7-9. juni 2001 afholdes den 3. nordiske ph.d-konference for idehistorie pŒ universitetet i Helsinki. Den er prim¾rt rettet mod ph.d-studerende, men specialestuderende er ogsŒ meget velkomne og opfordres hermed til at deltage. Arrang¿rerne hŒber pŒ mulighed for at s¿ge ¿konomisk st¿tte til rejse og ophold. Abstracts indsendes inden 1. december. Anden tilmelding fra 1. marts 2001. Information om konferencen finder du her: http://www.helsinki.fi/hum/hist/nihk2001/. For Hugin og Munins l¾sere er det nok is¾r den 3. session "The Sciences, Humanities, and the Question of Objectivity", der er interessant (se http://www.helsinki.fi/hum/hist/nihk2001/sciences.html). >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 2. Internet-nyt: From: Jean-Jacques Delfour Subject: Nouveau site de Philosophie ANNONCE Bonjour, Un nouveau site francophone de philosophie vient d'ouvrir: http://www.ac-toulouse.fr/philosophie/index.html Il propose un abonnement ˆ l'information auquel vous etes cordialement invites (un message par semaine maximum). http://www.ac-toulouse.fr/philosophie/informations.htm Le site a ouvert le 6 novembre 2000 Cordialement Jean-Jacques Delfour Professeur de philosophie <>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<> From: Gerhard Wiesenfeldt Call for Sessions for the 84th Annual Meeting of the German Society for the History of Medicine, Science and Technology Hamburg, 28 September - 1 October 2001 The German Society for the History of Medicine, Science and Technology (DGGMNT) will celebrate its 100th birthday at its 84th Annual Meeting in Hamburg, 28 September - 1 October 2001. The theme of the meeting is: Trends and Perspectives in the History of Medicine, Science and Technology The meeting is concerned with the history, present and future of the historiography of medicine, science and technology in Germany and world-wide. It will focus on the intellectual development of the discipline as well as on its institutional situation. The objective of the meeting is a critical assessment of the historical development of the profession and its present situation, a reflection of own choices of action and the development of future perspectives. (...) The proposals have to be submitted by 31 December 2000 to the President of the German Society for the History of Medicine, Science and Technology, Prof Helmuth Albrecht, Institut fuer Wissenschafts- und Technikgeschichte, TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Nonnengasse 22, 09599 Freiberg, Germany; fax: +49-3731-392832; e-mail: halbrech[ at ]vwl.tu-freiberg.de. For further information see: http://www.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/dggmnt/tagungen/hamburg2001.html <>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<> From: Eric Scerri >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Slut paa HUGIN og MUNIN nr.115 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< H U G I N O G M U N I N elektronisk nyhedsbrev for AAbent Netvaerk for Videnskabsfilosofi og Videnskabshistorie nr. 116 d. 12. dec. 2000 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> bringer meddelelser om aktiviteter indenfor VIDENSKABSHISTORIE og VIDENSKABSFILOSOFI og tilgraensende omraader som eksempelvis FORSKNING I FORSKNING * VIDENSKABSTEORI * VIDENSKABSETIK VIDENSKABSSOCIOLOGI * VIDENSKAB, TEKNOLOGI OG SAMFUND * BIOETIK FORSKNINGSPOLITIK * NATURFILOSOFI * VIDENSKABSFORMIDLING <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Indhold: One Hundred Years Of Quanta Foreningen HABITUS. Forum for Samfundsvidenskabelig Forskning >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> From: "Anne Lis Rasmussen, Niels Bohr Archive" The Niels Bohr Archive's Tuesday 19 December 2000 at 14:15 History of Science Seminar Auditorium A, Niels Bohr Institute Blegdamsvej 17, Copenhagen O N E H U N D R E D Y E A R S O F Q U A N T A On 14 December 1900 Max Planck gave his seminal lecture to the German Physical Society, introducing the quantum concept for the first time. To join in the celebration of this crucial episode in the history of modern physics, we have invited two prominent historians of science who have studied the event, its origins and its implications. They will discuss, respectively, the related questions of Planck's original understanding of his idea and his fellow physicists' understanding of it once it had been introduced. Olivier Darrigol CNRS, Paris Continuities and Discontinuities in Planck's "Akt der Verzwfeiflung" Planck's famous communication of December 1900 cannot be understood without taking into account an essential difference between his and Boltzmann's conceptions of the relation between the micro-world and the macro-world. For Boltzmann, macroscopic laws are in principle completely determined by the underlying microscopic dynamics. For Planck, the microscopic dynamics is partly undetermined and must be supplemented by additional assumptions in order to reach macroscopic laws. Thanks to this leeway, Planck could introduce finite energy elements and derive his famous black-body law without giving up the continuity and determinism of former dynamical theories. The purpose of this paper is to explain the origins, peculiarities and evolution of Planck's approach; to show how it ultimately yielded the correct black-body law; and to examine the status of the energy elements which Planck thereby introduced. Ole Knudsen Department of the History of Science, Aarhus University How an Average Physicist Understood Planck's Quantum: O.W. Richardson's Textbook from 1916 In 1914 O.W. Richardson published an advanced textbook: "The Electron Theory of Matter," based on his lectures to graduate students at Princeton where he was professor of physics from 1906 to 1914. The book got a very favourable review (signed "N.B.") in Nature and must have sold well, for a second, revised, edition containing a much extended account of Niels Bohr's new atomic theory appeared in 1916. Based on this book and on some of Richardson's research papers from 1901 to 1916, I shall try to describe his view of the quantum, a view which I claim to be typical of the period. <>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<> From: Morten N¿rholm Hvervebrev. Foreningen HABITUS. Forum for Samfundsvidenskabelig Forskning FORML: FormŒlet med Foreningen habitus er: At v¾re et kritisk og konstruktiv videref¿relse af Bourdieus t¾nkemŒde med s¾rligt henblik pŒ empirisk forskning i samfundsm¾ssige praksisformer At fremme kendskabet til praxeologisk forskning gennem At fremme det kollegiale sammenhold mellem forummets medlemmer At yde gensidig st¿tte ved uddannelse-, studieproblematikker-, forskningsprojekter- og lignende At medvirke til udbredelsen af den praxeologiske forskning gennem udgivelse af et tidsskrift, afholdelse af temadage, v¾re inter-disicplin¾t kontaktnet til studiekredse og internationale relationer mellem medlemmerne MEDLEMMERNE Som medlemmer kan optages alle, som er interesserede og vil arbejde med til fremme af foreningens formŒl og aktiviteter Vi mener der er brug for en sŒdan forening, da Bourdieuforskning, og arbejde som er inspireret af Bourdieus tanker (bredt forstŒet), er spredt ud over alle mulige institutionelle sammenh¾nge. FŒ udleveret vedt¾gterne for foreningen HABITUS, og overvej et medlemskab, som koster 100 kr. Œrligt. Girokort kan fŒs hos: HABITUS, Kasserer Carsten Sestoft, Herman Triers Plads 6, 4 tv, 1631 K¿benhavn V. Tlf.: 35 36 35 18 Yderligere oplysninger hos bestyrelsen, der er konstitueret med i alt 7 medlemmer: Martin Munk, formand, mdmunk[ at ]socsci.auc.dk Peter Koudahl, 1. n¾stformand, koudahl[ at ]ruc.dk eller koudahls[ at ]mail.tele.dk Kristian Larsen, 2. n¾stformand, kristian.larsen[ at ]ucsf.dk Carsten Sestoft, kasserer, sestoft[ at ]hum.ku.dk Morten N¿rholm, sekret¾r, morn[ at ]dpu.dk Kim Esmark, ordin¾rt medlem, kesmark[ at ]ruc.dk Karin Anna Petersen, ordin¾rt medlem, Karin.Anna.Petersen[ at ]ped.uu.se Suppleanter: Ulf Brinkkj¾r, ub2[ at ]get2net.dk eller ulf[ at ]dpu.dk Vibe Schr¿der Foreningen HABITUS: aktiviteter i 2000-2001. 1. Bogprojekt og julehygge - december 2000: Et m¿de hvor vi bl.a. diskuterer et f¾lles bogprojekt, der finder sted den 3. december 2000 kl. 19 pŒ Danmarks P¾dagogiske Universitet, Hermodsgade 28, 2200 K¿benhavn N. Karin Anna Petersen pr¾senterer et opl¾g. Ulf Brinkkj¾r er koordinator. 2. Generelforsamling - marts 2001: Generalforsamling finder sted den 29. marts 2001 fra kl. 16-18 ved K¿benhavns Universitet, Njalsgade 80, K¿benhavn S, lokale 6.1.48 3. Temadage - marts og oktober 2001 a) Den 29. marts kl. 13-16 afholdes et fagligt arrangement samme sted som ovenfor hvor et par seniorforskere fra Danmark, der har s¾rligt har arbejdet ud fra Bourdieus v¾rker, vil pr¾sentere en r¾kke papers (Niels Albertsen og Per H. Jensen). Koordinatorer er Martin Munk, Peter Koudahl og Kristian Larsen. Generalforsamling umiddelbart herefter. b) Den 5. oktober afholdes et yderligere et fagligt arrangement, her pr¾senteres og diskuteres indl¾g for et f¾lles bogprojekt 4. Hvervebrev - Nyhedsbrev - Tidsskrift F¿rste formelle udsendelse er et hvervebrev, november 2000. Dertil planl¾gges det i f¿rste omgang at udgive et nyhedsbrev i det kommende Œr og senere forhŒbentligt et tidsskrift. 5. Studiegrupper - nettet Derudover arbejder vi successivt pŒ oprette studiegrupper, evt. nordiske, og pŒ at udvikle diskussioner over nettet (vi planl¾gger at konstruere egen hjemmeside). 6. Eksternt samarbejde Endelig arbejder vi pŒ, i et samarbejde med SALT og Dagbladet Information, at fŒ Pierre Bourdieu op til en ekstraordin¾r temadag som indeholder et egentligt fagligt seminar og et politisk debatm¿de. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Slut paa HUGIN og MUNIN nr.116 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< H U G I N O G M U N I N elektronisk nyhedsbrev for AAbent Netvaerk for Videnskabsfilosofi og Videnskabshistorie nr. 117 d. 11. jan. 2001 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> bringer meddelelser om aktiviteter indenfor VIDENSKABSHISTORIE og VIDENSKABSFILOSOFI og tilgraensende omraader som eksempelvis FORSKNING I FORSKNING * VIDENSKABSTEORI * VIDENSKABSETIK VIDENSKABSSOCIOLOGI * VIDENSKAB, TEKNOLOGI OG SAMFUND * BIOETIK FORSKNINGSPOLITIK * NATURFILOSOFI * VIDENSKABSFORMIDLING <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Indhold: 1. Opslag: Hosta (History Of Science and Technology, Aarhus) Ph.D. defence: Time, Change and Construction Vienna Int. Summer Univer.: Scientific World Conceptions 2. Internet-nyt 3. Bog-nyt >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 1. Opslag: <>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<> From: Henrik Kragh S¿rensen subject: HOSTA Institut for Videnskabshistorie, Aarhus Universitet, har startet en work-in-progress serie pŒ nettet, som vi gerne vil g¿re reklame for. Adressen er http://www.ifa.au.dk/ivh/hosta/home.dk.htm Dokumenter l¾gges pŒ listen i PDF-format. I 2000 har vi lagt 6 dokumenter pŒ listen. Den engelske introduktion er: Hosta (History Of Science and Technology, Aarhus) is a series of publications initiated in 2000 at the History of Science Department at the University of Aarhus in order to provide opportunity for historians of science and technology outside the Department to get a glimpse of some of the ongoing or recent works at the Department by reserachers and advanced students. As most issues contain work in progress, comments to the authors are greatly valued. Publication is only made electronically; The issues can freely be printed as pdf-documents. Med venlig hilsen, Henrik Kragh S¿rensen History of Science Department University of Aarhus, Denmark hkragh[ at ]imf.au.dk, +45 8942 3508 <>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<> From: Niels Viggo Hansen Ph.D. defence: Time, Change and Construction -- on some contributions to a reconstruction of the metaphysics of time. Ph.D. thesis by Niels Viggo Hansen, presently at Dept. of Information and Media Science, Univ. of Aarhus. Time: Wed. January 17th, at 1:00 p.m. Place: Hornung-Stuen, Studenternes Hus, Univ. of Aarhus Official Opponents: Isabelle Stengers, Universite Libre, Bruxelles Steen Brock, Dept. of Philosophy, Univ. of Aarhus Jens H¿yrup, Dept. of Philosophy, Univ. of Roskilde The thesis is delivered at the Dept. of Philosophy, Univ. of Aarhus, and a few copies are available for reading at the department. Furthermore, the entire thesis can be read from the web URL http://hjem.get2net.dk/niels_viggo_hansen/work/ The thesis explores the process philosophy of Alfred North Whitehead and argues that it is an important contribution to the philosophy of science as well as a suggestion of further refinement and explicitation, in the light of scientific developments, of our general metaphysical frameworks. A strong notion of processuality inspired by Whitehead is presented and then applied, throughout the thesis, to a number of problems within the philosophy of science in a more traditional sense: particularly problems related to the understanding of time in physical contexts such as thermodynamics and special relativity. It is also applied to more recent discussions within science studies, of the constructedness of scientific and technological structures. It is argued that the development of a strong concept of processuality makes possible a coherent expression of issues often taken to be mutually exclusive because of the dichotomy of realism and constructivism. Beside Whitehead's systematic process metaphysics, the thesis discusses a range of philosophical contributions to an emerging undercurrent of process thought, notably contributions by Bergson, Heidegger, Deleuze, Hegel -- and even by the 1st C Buddhist saint- philosopher Nagarjuna. Finally, recent works by Bruno Latour and Andy Pickering are discussed as particularly clear expressions of strongly processual features (particularly, the relational becoming of objects and subjects) of science itself as an activity. <>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<> From: "Peter C. Kjaergaard" 1st Vienna International Summer University Scientific World Conceptions Beginning in 2001 the University of Vienna and the Institute Vienna Circle will hold an annual two-week summer program dedicated to major current issues in the natural and the social sciences, their history and philosophy. The title of the program reflects the heritage of the Vienna Circle which promoted interdisciplinary and philosophical investigations based on solid disciplinary knowledge. As an international interdisciplinary program, VISU-SWC brings graduate students in close contact with world-renowned scholars. It operates under the academic supervision of an International Program Committee of distinguished philosophers, historians, and scientists. The program is directed primarily to graduate students and junior researchers in fields related to the annual topic, but the organizers also encourage applications from gifted undergraduates and from people in all stages of their career who wish to broaden their horizon through cross-disciplinary studies of methodological and foundational issues in science. The schedule consists of morning sessions, chaired by distinguished lecturers which focus on readings assigned to students in advance. Afternoon sessions are made up of tutorials by assistant professors for junior students and of smaller groups which offer senior students the opportunity to discuss their own research papers with one of the main lecturers. A more detailed syllabus, based on the specific interests indicated by applicants, will be provided at the end of the admission process. The first topic is: Unity and Plurality in Science 16-28 July 2001 Don Howard (University of Notre Dame) and Elliott Sober (University of Wisconsin) A Two week high-level summer course on questions about unity and plurality in science from am variety of philosophical, historical and institutional perspectives [...] for more information, please contact "Peter C. Kjaergaard" >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 2. Internet-nyt: From: Peter Hols¿e Der er i april 2000 dannet en ny forening for beskyttelse af menneskerettigheder pŒ Nettet. Foreningen hedder Digital Rights og kan bes¿ges pŒ http://www.digitalrights.dk/ Med venlig hilsen Peter Hols¿e Learning Lab Denmark Direkte tlf: 33 36 05 60 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 3. Bog-nyt: From: Eric Scerri Subject: Now another book on Philosophy of Chemistry. Only a few days after receiving "Minds and Molecules" I have now received another book devoted entirely to Philosophy of Chemistry. Jaap van Brakel: "Philosophy of Chemistry", Leuven University Press 2000 (246 pp.) ISBN 90-5867-063-5 This book is by one the founders of the field who has stimulated interest in Philosophy of Chemistry with numerous articles as well as reviews of the state-of-the-art for about twenty years (Van Brakel, Vermeeren, 1981, Van Brakel, 1999). In his new book he sets out, in detail, his unique view of Philosophy of Chemistry as the study of manifest substances which according to him is more fundamental than the 'scientific image' view of substance. This radical attack on the reductive view of chemistry is bound to stimulate responses from other philosophers and mainstream chemists. Van Brakel, J., Vermeeren, H., "On the Philosophy of Chemistry", Philosophy Research Archives, 7: 1405-1456, 1981 Van Brakel, J., "On the Neglect of Philosophy of Chemistry", Foundations of Chemistry, 1: 111-174, 1999. Eric Scerri, Visiting Professor, UCLA, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, 607 Charles E. Young Drive East, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1569 USA >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Slut paa HUGIN og MUNIN nr.117 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< H U G I N O G M U N I N elektronisk nyhedsbrev for AAbent Netvaerk for Videnskabsfilosofi og Videnskabshistorie nr. 118 d. 19. jan. 2001 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> bringer meddelelser om aktiviteter indenfor VIDENSKABSHISTORIE og VIDENSKABSFILOSOFI og tilgraensende omraader som eksempelvis FORSKNING I FORSKNING * VIDENSKABSTEORI * VIDENSKABSETIK VIDENSKABSSOCIOLOGI * VIDENSKAB, TEKNOLOGI OG SAMFUND * BIOETIK FORSKNINGSPOLITIK * NATURFILOSOFI * VIDENSKABSFORMIDLING <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Indhold: 1. Opslag: rsm¿de i Nationalkomiteen Kollokvier F01 ved Institut for Videnskabshistorie, AU Skal hensynet til b¾redygtig udvikling indskrives i den danske grundlov? 2. Internet-nyt Society for the History of Natural History Filosofi.net >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 1. Opslag: <>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<> From: dafa[ at ]filos.sdu.dk (David Favrholdt) Subject: rsm¿de Nationalkomiteen under International Union for the History and Philosophy of Science afholder sit Œrsm¿de pŒ Syddansk Universitet/Odense Universitet Fredag den 30. marts kl. 11-18 (derefter middag m.m.). L¿rdag den 31. marts, kl. 10-14. Dette Œrsm¿de har ikke noget tema, men vil komme til at bestŒ af en r¾kke foredrag om igangv¾rende eller netop afsluttet forskning. Forslag til foredrag modtages med tak pŒ nedenstŒende adresse. David Favrholdt Postadresse: Filosofisk Institut, Syddansk Universitet, Campusvej 55, Odense M. e-mail: dafa[ at ]filos.sdu.dk Fax: 65 93 23 75 <>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<> From: Anita Kildebaek Nielsen Kollokvier F01 ved Institut for Videnskabshistorie, AU Torsdage kl. 15.15 - 17.00 koll. G4, Institut for Matematiske Fag 8.2. Ph.d.-studerende Kristian Hvidtfelt Nielsen IVH Don Quixote rider igen, igen : forskellige historier om vindm¿ller 15.2. Forstander Karl Grandin Centrum fšr Vetenskapshistoria, Kungliga Svenska Vetenskapsakademien En neutral atompolitk? Tage Erlander, Torsten Gustafsson och bšrjan pŒ den svenska atom-satsningen 1.3. Direkt¿r Jens Morten Hansen Forskningsstyrelsen NB: afholdes pŒ Steno Museet Stregen i sandet, b¿lgen i vandet. Stenos teori om naturens sprog og erkendelsens gr¾nser 8.3. Professor Klaas van Berkel History Department, University of Groningen Periphery Without a Metropolis? Dutch Colonial Science, 1600-1940 15.3. Ph.d.-studerende Jes Fabricius M¿ller Historisk Institut, K¿benhavns Universitet Biologien som metafor 22.3. Ekstern lektor Michael Langkj¾r Historisk Institut, K¿benhavns Universitet Danske newtonianere 1700? - 1747 : en efterlysning! 29.3. Adjunkt Tinne Hoff Kjeldsen IMFUFA, Roskilde Universitetscenter Ikke-line¾r-programmerings opstŒen: vekselvirk-ning mellem praktisk probleml¿sning og matematisk grundforskning i k¿lvandet pŒ 2. Verdenskrig 5.4. Lektor Dan Charly Christensen Institut for Historie, Roskilde Universitetscenter ¯rsteds identitetsfilosofi : korrespondancen mellem naturvidenskabelig og ¾stetisk teori 19.4. Kandidatstuderende Anne Haarmark IVH Svante Arrhenius og drivhuseffekten 3.5. Professor Tore FrŠngsmyr Institutionen fšr idŽ- och lŠrdomshistoria, Avd. fšr vetenskapshistoria, Uppsala Universitet Vetenskapshistoriens fšdelse : nŒgra historiografiska perspektiv 10.5. Ph.d.-studerende Henrik Kragh S¿rensen IVH Abels pariserafhandling og dens placering i den matematiske brydningstid 17.5. Kandidatstuderende Klaus Rasmussen IVH Danmarks rolle ved opbygningen af CERN Foredragenes abstract kan findes pŒ IVHs hjemmeside, hvor man ogsŒ b¿r holde ¿je med aflysninger/¾ndringer: www.ifa.au.dk/ivh/kollokvier/oversigt.dk.html Anita Kildeb¾k Nielsen """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Anita Kildebaek Nielsen, Ph.D., Librarian History of Science Department, University of Aarhus Ny Munkegade, Building 521 DK-8000 Aarhus C., Denmark Phone: +45 8942 3509 Fax: +45 8942 3510 """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" <>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<> From: Dorte SkovgŒrd Debatm¿de SKAL HENSYNET TIL B¾REDYGTIG UDVIKLING INDSKRIVES I DEN DANSKE GRUNDLOV? Opl¾gsholder: Advokat Knud Foldschack Jordens eksisterende ¿kosystem s¾tter nogle absolutte gr¾nser for hvilken adf¾rd menneskeracen kan tillade sig for forsat at bebo en relativt ubeskadiget klode ogsŒ i fremtiden. Hvorledes hŒndh¾ves disse absolutte begr¾nsninger og bevares de unikke og kritiske naturv¾rdier til gavn for fremtidige generationer i et demokratisk system, hvor kortsigtet overlevelse, behagelighed og grŒdighed ofte kommer f¿r det langsigtede b¾redygtige perspektiv? Kan de globale og nationale demokratiske systemer forbedres til at klare denne kolossale livsstilm¾ssige og tekniske udfordring, der ligger i at skabe en b¾redygtig udvikling eller kan kun "¿kofascismen" eller lignende u¿nskede naturfundamentalistiske systemer leve op til et hensyn til de globale absolutte begr¾nsninger for udnyttelsen af Jorden? Hensynet til milj¿et set i et b¾redygtigt perspektiv er allerede indskrevet i den norske Grundlov, og i USA er der k¿rt retssager om retten til udnyttelse af jorden. Skal hensynet milj¿et indskrives i den danske Grundlov for at bevare naturen og sikre fremtidige generationers livsmuligheder mod kortsigtede nutidige beslutninger? Praktiske oplysninger Gratis entrŽ Tilmelding ikke n¿dvendig Tid: Kl. 17 -20 den 23. januar-2001 Sted: Aktivitetscenteret Suhmgade 4, 2. Der vil v¾re mulighed for at fŒ lidt spiseligt i pausen Arrang¿r: Det ¯kologiske RŒd Landgreven 7, 1301 K¿benhavn K Yderligere oplysninger: S¿ren Dyck-Madsen tlf: 33181935 eller Sp¿rgsmŒl vedr¿rende debatm¿det kan ogsŒ emailes til soeren[ at ]ecocouncil.dk >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 2. Internet-nyt: From: "J.R. TOPHAM" Subject: Society for the History of Natural History Members of this list may be interested to learn that the Society for the History of Natural History has a new website, located at http://www.shnh.org. The SHNH is the only international society devoted to the history of botany, zoology and geology, in the broadest sense, including natural history collections, exploration, art and bibliography. The Society is based in London but has active international representatives in the Americas, Asia and Europe, and holds meetings all over the world. It produces a prestigious journal entitled Archives of Natural History and an informative Newsletter, as well as occasional publications. The Society makes annual awards for merit in the study of the history of natural history. Membership is open to all and a flexible system allows for individual, joint and associate categories. Subscriptions to Archives of natural history are welcomed from libraries and other institutions. Dr. Jon Topham, AHRB Research Fellow http://www.philosophy.leeds.ac.uk/JRT <>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<> From: "BESKED FRA FILOSOFI.NET" K¾re l¾ser SŒ er Filosofi.net omsider blevet opdateret efter en lang periode med stilstand pŒ siten. Siten har gennemgŒet v¾sentlige revideringer siden sidst og pr¾senteres nu i et helt nyt design, som forhŒbentligt g¿r det endnu lettere at navigere rundt pŒ siten. Endvidere er en r¾kke nye tekster blevet publiceret: Nye afhandlinger: "Nonreduktionisme vs. reduktionisme i moderne teorier om bevidsthed med s¾rligt henblik pŒ David J. Chalmers bevidsthedsfilosofi" af Anders Klindt Lauridsen, studerende i filosofi ved Odense Universitet. "Det Moralske Problem - en analyse og kritik af Michael Smiths "The Moral Problem"" af Michael Skaanning-Hansen, studerende i filosofi ved Odense Universitet. Nye artikler: "Globalskepticisme og dens konstituerende totaliteter" af mag.art. Mohammad-Reza Kokabi-Hamadani "TeodicŽ - lidelsens problem som begrundelse for at New Age vinder frem pŒ bekostning af kristendom." af Jens Pedersen, cand.mag. i religion "Radikalsocialkonstruktivisme" af mag.art. Mohammad-Reza Kokabi-Hamadani "Historien om den halve sandhed og andre svage symbolske former - chancer, n¾bdyr og guder. Interview med den italienske filosof og EU-politiker Gianni Vattimo" ved Henrik Dresb¿ll. "Globalskepticismen som logisk base for radikalsocialkonstruktivismen" af mag.art. Mohammad-Reza Kokabi-Hamadani Nye anmeldelser: Simon Sj¿rup Simonsen: "Sundhedens filosofi" anmeldt af Caroline Schaffalitzky de Muckadell Helge Haystrup: "Augustin-Studier XI. Skriftsyn, skriftudl¾gning og skriftforkyndelse" anmeldt af Torben Damsholt David Favrholdt: "®stetik og filosofi. Seks essays" anmeldt af Torben Munksgaard "Epiktets hŒndbog" anmeldt af Karsten Holt Martin Heidegger: "Sproget og ordet" anmeldt af Torben Munksgaard Vi hŒber du kan lide det nye design og opfordrer fortsat alle til at bidrage med oplysninger om arrangementer til Filosofi.nets kalender. Og du er naturligvis velkommen til at bidrage med en artikel, anmeldelse eller afhandling, eller give en kommentar med i debatten i Filosofi.nets forum. Mange hilsener Filosofi.net >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Slut paa HUGIN og MUNIN nr.118 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< H U G I N O G M U N I N elektronisk nyhedsbrev for AAbent Netvaerk for Videnskabsfilosofi og Videnskabshistorie nr. 119 d. 5. febr. 2001 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> bringer meddelelser om aktiviteter indenfor VIDENSKABSHISTORIE og VIDENSKABSFILOSOFI og tilgraensende omraader som eksempelvis FORSKNING I FORSKNING * VIDENSKABSTEORI * VIDENSKABSETIK VIDENSKABSSOCIOLOGI * VIDENSKAB, TEKNOLOGI OG SAMFUND * BIOETIK FORSKNINGSPOLITIK * NATURFILOSOFI * VIDENSKABSFORMIDLING <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Indhold: 1. Opslag: Credibility within the Scientific Community and in Science Advising "Hvad er da et menneske ...?", Forum teologi naturvidenskab 2. Bognyt >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 1. Opslag: <>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<> From: Annegrethe Hansen Credibility in/of Science: Credibility within the Scientific Community and in Science Advising A Seminar for Doctoral Students and Others 30th April - 3rd May 2001 Organisers Steve Yearley, University of York and Danish Technical University Annegrethe Hansen, Danish Technical University Main lecturers Steve Yearley, University of York and Danish Technical University Ulrik J¿rgensen, Danish Technical University ¯yvind Thomassen, Senter for Teknologi og Samfunn, Norges Tekniske og Naturvidenskabelige Universitet Background: The Importance of Credibility Credible knowledge is knowledge which is worthy of belief, which an audience can have confidence in and can trust. Historically, the scientific community worked hard to build institutions which ensured that scientific knowledge was as credible as possible: forms of peer review, various kinds of publication, prizes and contests, even "science courts". Over the same period, scientists and their spokespersons have aimed to promote the credibility of science beyond the scientific community. In part, this has been attempted using similar techniques (including demonstration experiments and expert review panels), but it has also involved innovations including scientific popularisation, the cultivation of 'media-friendly' public relations and the certification of authorised experts. In the closing decades of the twentieth century, social scientists and historians began to make systematic studies of the production and management of both kinds of credibility. For example, Shapin investigated how the earliest experimental observations could be made believable. Given that few sets of reliable equipment existed and that experiments could only be witnessed by small numbers of people, a social technology was needed to differentiate credible reports from worthless ones and to allow the credible reports to circulate. He argued that scientific credibility was patterned on gentlemanly cultures of truth-telling. Later on, techniques of boundary work were used to boost the public credibility of scientific expertise, by drawing a distinction between information on policy matters which was supported by scientifically-tested theory and the (less valuable) claims of 'practical men' which were merely empirical. But by the end of the twentieth century, the rise of science's credibility was still incomplete and had perhaps peaked. Scientific advice was no longer routinely viewed as disinterested, but commonly seen as in the service of commercial interests. In the case of unpredictable environmental and health risks, scientific claims to expertise came to be seen as complacent and hubristic. The ethically-based "precautionary principle" came to rival standards of scientific proof and certainty. Increasingly, governments and policy makers became wary of technocratic defences for official policy. Whether for reasons of expedience or principle, policy makers realised that if they defied public opinion on the basis of scientific advice, they were likely to be punished by the electorate. In some cases, the "wisdom" of the market was used as a substitute for expert scientific advice. The Seminar This four-day seminar will make a comprehensive examination of credibility in science. * The first day will examine how social scientists, historians and philosophers have approached the question of credibility within the scientific community. The studies reviewed will range from Latourian ideas about the "cycle of credibility" in laboratory studies, through controversy studies, to historical accounts of the building of institutions for conferring credibility on reports of scientific work. * On day two the focus will shift to the connection between techniques for building credibility within science and strategies for boosting the credibility of the scientific community in the eyes of external agencies. Studies of interdisciplinary science will be used to investigate how the credibility of one discipline is negotiated among exponents of other disciplines. It will be seen that many of the techniques for credibility-building are analogous in all these contexts and that, therefore, the sociology of the scientific community is central to understanding the broader social authority of science. * Finally, days three and four will examine case studies of the external credibility of scientific expertise. Topics covered will include studies in the public's understanding of scientific advice and information; studies of public participation and the building of the credibility of 'citizen expertise'; studies of the credibility of standards; and analysis of the precautionary principle as basis for policy making. Consideration of other topics, including the representation of the trustworthiness of science in the mass media and in fiction, will also be encouraged. Seminar participants are invited to offer short case-study or conceptual contributions to one or more of these topic groupings; contributors should bear in mind the value of explicitly considering the issue of credibility in their presentations. Participants Maximum of 20 participants. Ph.d.-students and others. Application Applications should be sent to Annegrethe Hansen ITS/IPL DTU Building 307 Matematiktorvet DK-2800 Lyngby Participants are asked to send 1/2 - 1 page abstract outlining their proposed contribution to the seminar. Papers of 10-15 pages should be submitted no later than one week before the seminar Location LisegŒrden in Liseleje or DTU <>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<> From: Kees van Kooten Niekerk FORUM TEOLOGI NATURVIDENSKAB, rhus ForŒrssemesteret 2001 "HVAD ER DA ET MENNESKE ...?" Overskriftens sp¿rgsmŒl er et citat fra Salmernes Bog (Salme 8 vers 5). Det udtrykker digterens undren over, at Gud som skaber af det m¾gtige univers gider besk¾ftige sig med mennesket. I citatet fokuserer digteren pŒ menneskets lidenhed i et kosmisk perspektiv. Men lidt senere fremdrager han menneskets storhed, nŒr han siger, at Gud har gjort mennesket "kun lidt ringere end Gud" (vers 6)! Der er for ham at se Œbenbart noget paradoksalt ved mennesket, som ikke kan fanges ud fra et enkelt perspektiv. Traditionelt er det religionen, teologien og filosofien, som har fors¿gt at bestemme hvad eller hvem mennesket er. Men i nyere tid har naturvidenskaben i tiltagende grad blandet sig i diskussionen. Her t¾nkes der f¿rst og fremmest pŒ evolutionsbiologien, neurologien og genetikken. Kortl¾gningen af menneskets arvemasse, som blev f¾rdig sidste Œr, har genoplivet diskussionen om, hvor vidt mennesket er et produkt af dets gener. Alt dette fremkalder sp¿rgsmŒlet, hvordan en naturvidenskabelig betragtning af mennesket forholder sig til de traditionelle teologiske og filosofiske menneskesyn. Er der tale om uforenelige opfattelser ud fra grundforskellige perspektiver eller kan de forbindes meningsfyldt med hinanden? Det er dette sp¿rgsmŒl, der ligger til grund for forŒrssemesterets foredragsr¾kke. To naturvidenskabsm¾nd, en filosof og en teolog vil give hver deres bud pŒ et svar. Desuden vil nogle af dem komme ind pŒ de etiske sp¿rgsmŒl, der melder sig i tilknytning til menneskesynet. F¿rst vil humangenetikeren Lars Bolund fremh¾ve mulighederne for sygdomsbehandling, som f¿lger af kortl¾gningen af menneskets arvemasse. Samtidig vil han betone betydningen af, at vi bevarer respekten for mennesket og naturen. Derefter vil filosoffen Arno Victor Nielsen pŒ baggrund af den n¾vnte kortl¾gning forsvare den tese, at vi skabes af generne og at der er noget fris¾ttende i det. Den tredje foredragsholder er biokemikeren Bent Foltmann, som vil freml¾gge nogle tanker om bevidstheden og etiske sp¿rgsmŒl fra sin bog "Det ufattelige liv", som udkom for nylig. Til sidst vil teologen Peter Widmann udfolde det kristne menneskesyn pŒ baggrund af Luthers opfattelse, at forstŒelse af Gud og mennesket betinger hinanden. Alle er velkomne til foredragene, der kan f¿lges enkeltvis eller som serie. M¿derne holdes mandag eftermiddage fra kl. 15.15 - 18.00 i Studenternes Hus, Aarhus Universitet, m¿delokale 1. P R O G R A M Mandag den 12. februar DET HUMANE GENOMPROJEKT, MENNESKESYN OG ETIK Lars Bolund er professor i klinisk genetik ved Institut for Human Genetik, Aarhus Universitet. Han har v¾ret involveret i det humane genomprojekt siden 1988 og er siden 1998 rŒdgiver for den kinesiske gren af dette projekt. Kortl¾gningen af menneskets arvemasse vil give os en bedre forstŒelse af sygdomsmekanismerne og vil f¿re til nye former for forebyggelse og behandling. Den giver os desuden fysisk adgang til alle menneskets gener, som vi sŒ kan tage i brug som en ny slags l¾gemidler. De nye muligheder g¿r det n¿dvendigt at prioritere og ved denne prioritering mŒ etiske overvejelser have en central plads. Vor voksende indsigt i menneskets genetik b¿r f¿re til en udvidelse, ikke en indsn¾vring, af vort begreb om normalitet. Den b¿r endvidere ikke g¿re os blinde for det ufatteligt komplekse samspil mellem tusindvis af gener og milj¿faktorer som ligger til grund for sŒvel kroppens som psykens biologi. Den umanipulerede natur har en herlighedsv¾rdi, uden hvilken vi ikke kan klare os som mennesker. Kommentar ved Suresh Rattan, forskningslektor ved Institut for Molekyl¾r og Strukturel Biologi, Aarhus Universitet Mandag den 12. marts VOR NY KREATURLIGHED Arno Victor Nielsen er professor i ¾stetik ved Kunsth¿gskolen i Bergen og forskningslektor ved Arkitektskolen i rhus. Han skriver for Berlingske Tidende og BT. Sidste Œr udsendte han Frasorterede Tankestreger, Arkitektens Forlag. "Alle gestalter er ens, og ingen ligner hinanden; og sŒledes tyder koret pŒ en hemmelig lov, pŒ en hemmelig gŒde" (Goethe). "Mennesket er ingen undtagelse", mente Darwin. Nu afsl¿rer blotl¾ggelsen af arvemassen enheden i alt levende. Fra at v¾re skabt i Guds billede, er vi skabt af generne. Det er for mange en provokation og en kr¾nkelse. Men det er ogsŒ en fris¾ttelse. Det beror pŒ den enkelte person selv, om han eller hun skal h¾ve sig til mere end persona, altsŒ maske. EnestŒende og uerstattelige er vi kun for den anden. Kommentar ved Torben Clausen, professor ved Fysiologisk Institut, Aarhus Universitet Mandag den 2. april EVOLUTION, MENNESKESYN OG ETIK Bent Foltmann er professor emeritus i biokemisk genetik ved Molekyl¾rbiologisk Institut, K¿benhavns Universitet. Han har forsket i struktur, funktion og evolution af enzymer. For nylig udgav han Det ufattelige liv. Tanker om biologi og erkendelse, K¿benhavn (Gyldendal) 2000. Foredraget bygger pŒ materiale fremlagt i bogen Det ufattelige liv. For at placere mennesket i forhold til naturen gives f¿rst en meget kort oversigt over den biologiske evolution. Bevidstheden er foruds¾tningen for, at vi kan tale om et menneskesyn, og evnen til at v¾lge er foruds¾tningen for en etik. Derfor skildres udviklingen af nervesystemer frem til den hjerne, som b¾rer den menneskelige bevidsthed, og der freml¾gges en hypotese for bevidsthedsdannelsen. Til slut diskuteres de historiske foruds¾tninger for vore etiske begreber i forhold til de konsekvenser, der f¿lger af vor biologiske viden. Kommentar ved Kees van Kooten Niekerk, forskningslektor ved Institut for Systematisk Teologi, Aarhus Universitet Mandag den 7. maj DET KRISTNE MENNESKESYN Peter Widmann er professor i dogmatik ved Institut for Systematisk Teologi og dekan for Det Teologiske Fakultet, Aarhus Universitet. Han udgav sidste Œr artikelsamlingen Bestemmelser. Teologiske till¿b og bidrag, Frederiksbjerg (ANIS) 2000. I den teologiske tradition er det blevet h¾vdet, at to begreber unddrager sig en definition: Gud og menneske. Menneskets udefinerbarhed skyldes, at det i sidste ende er bestemt af Gud, ikke af noget andet. Den n¿je samh¿righed af Gud og menneske fremh¾ves ikke mindst af Luther, der h¾vder, at forstŒelsen af Gud og forstŒelsen af sig selv betinger hinanden. Kommentar ved Morten Dige, amanuensis ved Det Teologiske Fakultet, Aarhus Universitet ___________________________________________________________________________ Der g¿res opm¾rksom pŒ, at det Œrlige symposium holdes l¿rdag den 19. maj. Talerne er Nicholas Lash, Professor of Divinity, University of Cambridge, og Peter Clemens Kj¾rgaard-Jensen, Institut for IdŽhistorie, Aarhus Universitet. Nicholas Lash vil tale om Attending in wonder to the world. The common responsibility of Christian theology and the natural sciences. N¾rmere oplysninger f¿lger senere. ___________________________________________________________________________ Arbejdsgrupper Gruppe 1: Moderne fysik og kosmologi. Kontaktperson: Finn Christiansen, tlf. 86211233 Gruppe 2: Hjerneforskning. Kontaktperson: Mogens Dalby, tlf. 86292224 Gruppe 3: Medicinsk etik. Kontaktperson: Eva Nordentoft, tlf. 86176880 Gruppe 4: Kompleksitet. Kontaktperson: Finn Christiansen, tlf. 86211233 NB: Forum Teologi Naturvidenskab har fŒet en hjemmeside. Adressen er: www.forumteonat.au.dk >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 2. Bognyt: From: "G.J.N GOODAY" Subject: Reader's Guide to the History of Science Both contributors to and prospective readers of "The Reader's Guide to the History of Science" edited by Arne Hessenbruch will be pleased to learn that it is now published. See http://www.fitzroydearborn.com/readgths.htm Publishers blurb: An international team of over 200 contributors looks at the literature of the history of science in some 500 entries on individuals (e.g. Einstein), institutions and disciplines (e.g.Mathematics), general themes (e.g.Romantic Science) and central concepts (e.g.Paradigm and Fact). The field has been construed broadly to include the history of medicine and technology and other related disciplines. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Slut paa HUGIN og MUNIN nr.119 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< H U G I N O G M U N I N elektronisk nyhedsbrev for AAbent Netvaerk for Videnskabsfilosofi og Videnskabshistorie nr. 120 d. 28. febr. 2001 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> bringer meddelelser om aktiviteter indenfor VIDENSKABSHISTORIE og VIDENSKABSFILOSOFI og tilgraensende omraader som eksempelvis FORSKNING I FORSKNING * VIDENSKABSTEORI * VIDENSKABSETIK VIDENSKABSSOCIOLOGI * VIDENSKAB, TEKNOLOGI OG SAMFUND * BIOETIK FORSKNINGSPOLITIK * NATURFILOSOFI * VIDENSKABSFORMIDLING <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Indhold: 1. Opslag: Nationalkomiteen aflyser aarsm¿de 30.-31. marts Ph.d.-forsvar: Competition and Cooperation ... Biomedical Research Planck's Quantum in Institutional and Experimental Context Visions for science and technology - Internat. Studenterkonference HIV and Medical Ethics - a Personal Perspective. David L. Hull Det Filosofiske Foraarsakademi den 16-23 marts 2001 paa RUC 2. Internet-nyt: New phil-sci archive 3. Bog-nyt : Cybernetics and human knowing >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 1. Opslag: From: "Fritz S. Pedersen" subject: Aflysning Nationalkomiteen under International Union for the History and Philosophy of Science (IUHPS) har tidligere annonceret sit Œrsm¿de til 30.-31. marts 2001 pŒ Syddansk Universitet. M¿det har desv¾rre mŒttet aflyses. Nationalkomiteen planl¾gger imidlertid et Œrsm¿de til efterŒret. N¾rmere om tid og sted vil f¿lge. <>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<> From: Maj-Britt Juhl Poulsen Subject: forsvar Maj-Britt Juhl Poulsen Ph.d.-forsvar: Competition and Cooperation among Colleagues in Biomedical Research Forsvaret finder sted fredag den 9. marts 2001 kl. 14.00 i Teilum B auditoriet, Teilum-bygningen, Frederik V's Vej 11, 2100 K¿benhavn ¯ Bed¿mmelsesudvalg: Professor, dr.med. S¿ren Holm, professor David L. Hull, professor Stig Andur Pedersen ********************** Maj-Britt Juhl Poulsen Afdeling for Medicinsk Videnskabsteori Institut for Folkesundhedsvidenskab Panum Instituttet K¿benhavns Universitet Blegdamsvej 3 DK-2200 K¿benhavn N Danmark <>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<> From: "Anne Lis Rasmussen, Niels Bohr Archive" The Niels Bohr Archive's Monday 12 March 2001 at 11.15 History of Science Seminar Auditorium A, Niels Bohr Institute Blegdamsvej 17, Copenhagen Dieter Hoffmann Research Scholar, Max Planck Institute for the History of Science, Berlin Max Planck's Introduction of the Quantum: Institutional and Experimental Context The talk will trace the background for the radiation formula and the quantum hypothesis introduced by Planck in 1900 by focusing on the experimental setting and institutional network in Berlin around the turn of the century. It will demonstrate the importance of Berlin's Physikalisch-Technische Reichsanstalt (PTR) -- an institute for physical and metrological research founded and supported by the State -- which brought into play qualified physicists as well as an advanced culture of precision measurement and equipment. The existence of the PTR made it possible, first, to design a black body, as well as highly sensitive bolometers and other sophisticated measuring instruments. Second, the closely-knit network of Berlin physicists forced a lively interaction of theoretical and experimental research -- a culture from which Planck profited in developing the foundation of quantum theory. <>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<> From: Tom Borsen Hansen "VISIONS FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY" - International Studenterkonference i K¿benhavn Den 28. juni til 7. juli 2001 arrangerer S/Y Pugwash Danmark en international studenterkonference i K¿benhavn: "Visions for Science and Technology in the New Millennium". En detaljeret beskrivelse af studenterkonferencen, findes pŒ internetadressen http://www.pugwash.dk/gasat Studenterkonferencen bestŒr kort beskrevet af en for-konference med 30 naturvidenskabs- og ingeni¿rstuderende fra hele verden som deltagere, der f¿lges op af deltagelse i konferencen "GASAT-10, World Wide Wisdom" (http://www.ida.dk/politikfelter/Kvindepolitik/IDA-udvalg/Kvinde/Gasat10/def ault.htm). GASAT-10 varer seks dage og den forventes at tiltr¾kke omkring 300 forskere fra hele verden. Den 7. juli afsluttes studenterkonferencen med en evalueringsdag. Programmet pŒ for-konferencen bestŒr blandt andet af gruppearbejde, hvor deltagerne arbejder med to temaer, der direkte relaterer sig til to af undertemaerne fra GASAT-10 konferencen: "Transforming Higher Education within Science and Technology" og "Visions for Science and Technology in the New Millennium". Valget af temaerne er baseret pŒ hvad vi tror er mest interessant for studerende at diskutere, samt pŒ baggrund af en vurdering af at âvisioner for fremtidenâ og âudvikling af de h¿jere uddannelserâ netop er emner hvor studerende er eksperter! Vandana Shiva og Manuel Castells er keynote speakers pŒ GASAT-10 konferencen. For at ¿ge udbyttet og introducere disse t¾nkere, der s¾tter naturvidenskaben i relation til samfundsudviklingen, afholdes der pŒ for-konferencen 'forbehandlingsarrangementer', hvor netop Shiva og Castells pr¾senteres og diskuteres. Student/Young Pugwash i Danmark er en studenterorganisering/uformel gruppe prim¾rt blandt naturvidenskabs- og ingeni¿rstuderende i K¿benhavns OmrŒdet, der fors¿ger at pŒvirke den kommende generation af videnskabsm¾nd og ingeni¿rer til at v¾re mere reflekterede over videnskabens og teknologiens rolle i samfundet. Dette g¿r vi ved at m¿des til frivillige studiekredser, deltage i og arrangere seminarer og foredrag samt pŒvirke den uddannelsespolitiske debat. Yderligere oplysninger fŒs ved henvendelse til Tom B¿rsen Hansen pŒ tbh[ at ]pugwash.dk <>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<> From: Michael Norup Dansk Selskab for Medicinsk Filosofi. Etik og Metode har inviteret David L. Hull til at holde et foredrag i selskabet d. 8. marts. Oslag: Fra Dansk Selskab for Medicinsk Filosofi. Etik og Metode DSM5[ at ]dadlnet.dk 8.3.01 Professor David L. Hull, Department of Philosophy, Northwestern University holder et foredrag med titlen: "HIV and Medical Ethics - a Personal Perspective" Abstract: Most philosophers who work in ethics limit themselves almost exclusively to meta-ethics. Applied ethics gets very short shrift. Medical ethics is by necessity applied ethics. Perhaps there are some clear implications from meta-ethics to medical ethics, but I have not come across any. Medical ethics is highly contingent, depending on peculiarities of the society at issue. My paper deals entirely with ethical issues and their solutions in the United States. They are sure to vary in important ways from these same issues and solutions in Denmark. These differences serve to support my general thesis about how contingent applied ethics actually is. As illustrations, I discuss four issues: the doctor-patient relationship, patient confidentiality, the handling of pain, and the right to die. In all four examples I pay special attention to AIDS patients Foredraget finder sted kl. 19.30 i auditoriet, k¾lderopgang 11 a, Kommunehospitalet, ¯ster Farimagsgade 5, 1399 K¿benhavn K Alle er velkomne. Med venlig hilsen Michael Norup <>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<> From: kim simonsen Her er adressen til det Filosofiske Foraarsakademi den 16-23 marts 2001 paa RUC http://foraarsakademi.freeyellow.com/ Hvad er Filosofisk ForŒrsakademi? ForŒrsakademiet er et Œrligt tilbagevendende undervisningsseminar for overbygningsstuderende ved institutterne for filosofi og idŽhistorie ved universiteterne i Aalborg, Odense, Roskilde, Aarhus og K¿benhavn. Hensigten er at etablere et f¾lles fagligt forum, hvor sŒvel studerende som l¾rere fra de forskellige institutter fŒr mulighed for at m¿des og diskutere et eller flere emner over flere dage i en intens atmosf¾re. Institutterne skiftes til at afholde forŒrsakademi, hidtil har KU og AU (1999) samt SDU (2000) stŒet for arrangementet. Program: se http://foraarsakademi.freeyellow.com/ >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 2. Internet-nyt: From: Steven French [HOPOS-L] Subject: New phil-sci archive Our friends at Pittsburgh have just "opened for business" a new on-line preprint exchange for papers in philosophy of science called "PhilSci Archive". The web address is: http://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/ This preprint service is offered as a *free* service to the international philosophy of science community and sponsored by The Philosophy of Science Association, The Center for Philosophy of Science at the University of Pittsburgh and The University Library System of the University of Pittsburgh. === From: Valter Alnis Bezerra Subject: Re: New phil-sci archive This is really good news. Kudos for PSA and the folks at Pittsburgh. As many of you undoubtedly know, the Los Alamos preprint server ( http://xxx.lanl.gov ) has already redefined the role of preprints in physics. It always seemed to me that it was time for Phil Sci to have its own server as well. Let's hope this new tool contributes to fostering communication among the increasingly international Phil Sci community. Valter === From: Alan Richardson Subject: Philosophy of Science P/Reprints While not meaning to be a wet blanket, I look forward less to seeing the half-baked thoughts of my colleagues in their preprints than I would look forward to having a resource for HOPOS similar to J-Stor (www.jstor.org). Having a web-based archive of the old volumes of the important history of science and philosophy of science journals--perhaps also PSA, LMPS volumes?--would be an excellent resource for HOPOS. I have no idea if J-Stor itself means to go in this direction, but perhaps the powers that be in HOPOS could look into such matters. Alan Richardson === From: "Gale, George" Subject: PSA and J-Stor PSA and JSTOR have agreed to put all the published volumes of _Phil. Sci._ and _Proceedings_ on JSTOR. All we need to do is to find a repository that has vols. 1-25 of the journal, and is willing to let them be scanned. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 3. Bog-nyt From: S¿ren Brier CYBERNETICS AND HUMAN KNOWING A journal of second-order cybernetics, autopoiesis and cyber-semiotics Volume 7, No.4, 2000 Abstracts and selected full text: http://www.imprint-academic.com/C&HK Subscription renewals now due: http://www.imprint-academic.com/chk-renew Enquiries: sandra[ at ]imprint.co.uk TABLE OF CONTENTS Nadarajah Sriskandarajah and S¿ren Brier: Reflective Practice in Learning and Research Richard Bawden: Valuing the Epistemic in the Search for Betterment: The nature and role of critical learning systems Robert Woog and Bob Hodge: The Life Cycle of a Postmodern Paradigm: Social Ecology as a case study in second-order cybernetics Raymond L. Ison and David B. Russell: Exploring some Distinctions for the Design of Learning Systems Hugo Fjelsted Alr¿e: Science as Systems Learning: Some reflections on the cognitive and communicational aspects of science Poetry -- Michelle Rush: A Journey Through Hawkesbury ASC Pages -- Herbert Brun: . . to hold discourse at least with a computer . . . Column -- Louis H. Kauffman: Virtual Logic -- Formal Arithmetic = = = Editors' Foreword [abbreviated (red.)]: Reflective Practice in Learning and Research Nadarajah Sriskandarajah and S¿ren Brier The idea of editing a special issue of the journal with contributions from Hawkesbury arose in conversations between Sriskandarajah and Soren Brier at the beginning of this year [...] The curricular initiatives undertaken by this group at KVL over the past ten years were inspired by developments at Hawkesbury over two decades. As the Hawkesbury group was known for its innovative curriculum built on linking a systemic view with experiential learning, and its compatibility with second order cybernetics and autopoiesis theory, to us it seemed appropriate to ask some of the pioneers from there to reflect on the Hawkesbury experience and its possible development and global relevance. [...] S¿ren Brier http://www.flec.kvl.dk/sbr/index.htm >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> HUGIN og MUNIN er et elektronisk nyhedsbrev for aktiviteter indenfor videnskabsteori, videnskabsfilosofi, videnskabshistorie, videnskabssociologi og tilgraensende emneomraader. Det udsendes af Center for Naturfilosofi og Videnskabsstudier, Koebenhavns Universitet, og udspringer af Netvaerk for Videnskabsfilosofi og Videnskabshistorie, som Statens Humanistisk Forskningsraad i Danmark igangsatte i 1994 for at styrke kontakten mellem grupper og enkeltpersoner indenfor de naevnte fagomraader. Annoncering af moeder i Hugin og Munin, tilmelding, afmelding, og andre henvendelser sendes til emmeche [at] nbi.dk . Et web-arkiv for tidligere numre er: http://www.nbi.dk/~natphil/hug/hug.intro.html Hugin og Munin - tanke og erindring - er de to vise ravne, der sidder paa Odins skuldre og hvisker ham alle tidender i oeret. Han sender dem ud ved daggry, og ved morgenmaaltidet vender de tilbage med nyheder fra hele verden. Ravnene er her valgt som vartegn for den filosofiske eftertanke og den historiske erindring. Begge er vigtige naar de enkelte videnskaber om natur og menneske skal bringes i kontakt med videnskabsteoriens beskrivelser af videnskab som en konkret og kompleks proces, der maa forstaas ud fra baade filosofiske, historiske og sociologiske studier. <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Slut paa HUGIN og MUNIN nr.120