CONF: What (Good) Is Historical Epistemology? - fa.philos-l | Google Groups

CONF: What (Good) Is Historical Epistemology? - fa.philos-l | Google Groups
International Conference, Max Planck Institute for the History of
Science, Berlin


Historical Epistemology
July 24-26, 2008

Organizers: Thomas Sturm (Max Planck Institute for the History of
Science)

Uljana Feest (Technische Universität, Berlin)

Epistemology traditionally seeks to identify principles for the
evaluation of knowledge claims, while the history of science aims to
elucidate specific contexts of knowledge production. A recent
alternative beyond this divide, appealed to mostly by historians of
science, has been named "historical epistemology". This raises two
basic questions: What kind of historical enterprise is historical
epistemology? Conversely, in what sense is it a form of epistemology?
These questions will be addressed at the conference, which is
structured around issues of (1) epistemic concepts and practices, (2)
epistemic objects, and (3) the dynamics of scientific research.

For a more extensive description, see below.

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Participation is free, but space is limited. To register, please
contact Thomas Sturm: tst...@mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de