[spsp-members] Call for Abstracts: What Do We Talk About When We Talk About (Scientific) Practices? (Graduate Workshop)

[Daian Vlad Bica]

Call for Abstracts: What Do We Talk About When We Talk About 
(Scientific) Practices?
Graduate Workshop, 23rd ‑ 24th May 2024, Heinrich Heine University 
Düsseldorf, Germany
dgwp.org

In recent years, many researchers working in the philosophy of science 
have become more and more interested in scientific practices. This 
so-called “practice turn” seeks to replace or amend the attention 
traditionally given to scientific theories (their structure, content, 
and ontological status) with a focus on the practical activities carried 
out by physicists, chemists, biologists, mathematicians etc. in their 
day-to-day work (cf. Mancosu 2008, Hüttemann 2021, Soler et al. 2022).

These developments have in common their reliance on the notion of 
scientific/mathematical practice. But what exactly is a 
scientific/mathematical practice? What is the relation between such 
practices and scientific theory? Are there, in fact, no theories, but 
only bits of “theory-shaped practices” (cf. French 2020, Baird 2003)? 
The current workshop aims to address concerns of this kind by raising a 
broad philosophical question: What do we talk about when we talk about 
scientific practices?

Keynotes will be given by:
Prof. Dr. Michela Massimi (Edinburgh)
Prof. Dr. Friedrich Steinle (TU Berlin)
Dr. Silvia De Toffoli (IUSS Pavia)

The workshop will be held from 23/05/2024 to 24/05/2034 at Heinrich 
Heine University Düsseldorf. It is organized by Daian Bica and Paul 
Hasselkuß (Düsseldorf), and generously supported by the Department of 
Philosophy, the Faculty of Arts and Humanities, Heinrich Heine 
University Düsseldorf, and by Prof. Dr. Markus Schrenk (Düsseldorf).

Submission
We encourage early career researchers (MA and PhD students) to submit an 
abstract of max. 500 words prepared for blind review. The deadline for 
submissions is 01/02/2024. To submit an abstract, please use our 
submission form: https://www.dgwp.org/events/2024/cfa#submission. For 
questions, please contact the organisers (dgwp2024 at phil.hhu.de).

The organizing committee will notify authors of its decision by 
15/02/2024. There is no participation fee. Unfortunately, we cannot 
cover travel and accommodation expenses. Please note that this is an 
in-person event, it is not possible to participate virtually.