[spsp-members] Conventions in science: conceptual, epistemic and ethical perspectives (hybrid workshop)

[A. Elabbar]

As the organisers of the upcoming Conventions in Science workshop<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sbg.ac.at%2Fsophia%2FSOPhiA%2F2022%2Flanguages%2Fde%2Fcontribution.php%3Fslotrow%3D14%26slotcolumn%3D1&data=05%7C01%7Cae423%40cam.ac.uk%7Cbdc024adb5b24951a5b508da8aa05f5b%7C49a50445bdfa4b79ade3547b4f3986e9%7C0%7C0%7C637974718636212933%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=P4hnKAmXvIzr1KiWeG18EOKp4heCnJJJUA2XYgAwZEM%3D&reserved=0> (affiliated with SOPhiA 2022<https://www.sbg.ac.at/sophia/SOPhiA/2022/languages/en/index.php>), we are delighted to announce the list of speakers and invite philosophers and interested scholars to join us either online via Zoom or in person in Salzburg. All are welcome, but we extend a particular invitation to graduate students and early career researchers. For online attendance, please complete this form to receive the Zoom link<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fforms.gle%2FL6ktEHCab1Zc7mpx8&data=05%7C01%7Cae423%40cam.ac.uk%7Cbdc024adb5b24951a5b508da8aa05f5b%7C49a50445bdfa4b79ade3547b4f3986e9%7C0%7C0%7C637974718636212933%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=6sT6ZnKHuJiE84UOnVZDiGc%2BVV%2FwiomL%2BVfOy9U%2B5G8%3D&reserved=0>.

Workshop title: Conventions in science: conceptual, epistemic and ethical perspectives
Keynote speaker: Prof. Quill R Kukla
Date: 08 September 2022
Time: 16:00–19:30 (CEST)
Venue: University of Salzburg (& online)

Workshop description: This workshop addresses the nature and roles of conventions in science. As a form of collective inquiry, scientists are frequently bound by communal rules and standards – what we might call "conventions" – that prescribe how to conduct research: from statistical hypothesis testing to the proper storage of lab samples and the visualization of data. Despite the ubiquity and centrality of conventions in science, we thus far lack a thorough understanding of them. What exactly are conventions in science? What epistemic function do they serve? What gives conventions their normative force? And, under what conditions, if any, may researchers properly violate conventions? This workshop aims to explore such questions from a range of philosophical perspectives.

Talks (abstracts available here<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sbg.ac.at%2Fsophia%2FSOPhiA%2F2022%2Flanguages%2Fde%2Fcontribution.php%3Fslotrow%3D14%26slotcolumn%3D1&data=05%7C01%7Cae423%40cam.ac.uk%7Cbdc024adb5b24951a5b508da8aa05f5b%7C49a50445bdfa4b79ade3547b4f3986e9%7C0%7C0%7C637974718636212933%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=P4hnKAmXvIzr1KiWeG18EOKp4heCnJJJUA2XYgAwZEM%3D&reserved=0>):

  *   Quill R Kukla (Georgetown University): "Maps and the Epistemic Risks of Visual Representations"
  *   Shivani Aggarwal (University of Cambridge): "Epistemic Protectionism and Conventions in the Pharmaceutical Sciences"
  *   Gerald Teng (Tufts University): "Transcendental realism and the new metaphysics of physical quantities"
  *   Miguel Ohnesorge (University of Cambridge): "The Limits of Conventional Justification: Inductive Risk and Industry Bias Beyond Conventionalism"
  *   Ilvie Prince (Leibniz Universität Hannover): "Contraception: a non-health-related medical task?"

For any inquiries, please email ae423 at cam.ac.uk<mailto:ae423 at cam.ac.uk>.

Best wishes,
Organising committee: Ina Jäntgen, Charlotte Zemmel and Ahmad Elabbar
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Ahmad Elabbar
PhD Candidate
Department of History and Philosophy of Science
University of Cambridge | St Catharine's College
https://www.hps.cam.ac.uk/directory/elabbar

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