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August 9 (Thursday) -- August 15 (Wednesday), 2007
Tsinghua University
Beijing, China
http://www.clmps2007.org/index.html
The International Congress of Logic Methodology and Philosophy of Science is the main international conference organized by the Division of Logic, Methodology and Philosophy of Science (DLMPS) of the International Union of History and Philosophy of Science (IUHPS). It is held every four years. The 13th Congress will be hosted in August 9-15, 2007 by Tsinghua University (Beijing, China). This is the first time for the Congress to be hosted in a developing country and in East Asia.
The work of the Congress is divided into several sections which represent different areas of logic, methodology and philosophy of science. The 13th Congress will comprise the following sections:
A. LOGIC
A1 Mathematical logic (Proof theory, recursion theory, model theory, set theory.)
A2 Philosophical and applied logics (Non-classical logics, logic and language, philosophical foundations of logic, logic as a modeling tool.)
A3 Logic and computation
A3.1 Formal languages and computation (Semantics of programs and of formal languages, dynamic and temporal logics, knowledge representation and AI, verification, computational linguistics.)
A3.2 Logic and complexity (Interactive and zero-knowledge proofs, complexity of proof systems, complexity theory and model theory, probabilistically checkable proofs.)
B. GENERAL PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE
B1 General problems of methodology and scientific reasoning
B2 Formal approaches to methodology
B3 Historical and sociological aspects in the philosophy of science
C. PHILOSOPHICAL ISSUES OF PARTICULAR SCIENCES
C1 Philosophy of mathematics and logic
C2 Philosophy of physics
C3 Philosophy of biology
C4 Philosophy of cognitive science, psychology and linguistics
C5 Philosophy of economics, theories of rationality, decision theory, game theory
C6 Philosophy of social sciences
C7 Philosophy of medicine
D. SCIENCE AND SOCIETY
D1 Ethical issues in scientific practice and technology
D2 Bioethics
D3 Science and education
The programme of the Congress contains two kinds of papers, (1) invited lectures, and (2) contributed papers. Contributed papers should be short research reports, and the presentation of such a paper should not take more than 20 minutes, with 5-10 minutes reserved for comments and discussion. (Detailed programme to be announced)
The Congress invites all interested researchers, experts in logic, methodology and philosophy of science, and friends to participate. Detailed and updated information on the Congress procedures and precise directions for the submission of contributions are on the website of the 13th Congress: “www.clmps2007.org”. Further circulars will be provided. Queries should be directed to
LOC of 13th Congress
Institute of Science, Technology and Society
Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084
China
Email: lmps2007@tsinghua.edu.cn
Tel: +86 10 6277 3013
Fax: +86 10 6278 7568