Scientific Pluralism, a workshop to be held at the University of Minnesota, October 10 -13, 2002

2002年10月10日至13日在明尼苏达大学举行的科学多元主义研讨会。K.沃茨，明尼苏达大学这个项目支持一个小型的跨学科研讨会，题为“科学多元化”在明尼苏达大学，2002年10月10日至13日。 主要研究人员汇集了领先的科学哲学家和科学家，他们独立地提出了与以下观点一致的观点，即某些自然现象不能用单一理论完全解释或使用单一方法进行充分研究。讲习班的目的是了解正在推进的各种形式的多元化，并探讨其哲学含义。我们的目标是确定是否可以发展出一种超越仅仅拒绝科学学说的统一性的科学多元主义的哲学解释。这个研讨会汇集了哲学家谁先进的多元解决方案遇到的难题，在他们的科学分析与实践科学家。 参加会议的哲学家和科学家代表了广泛的科学，包括物理学和数学，生物学以及社会和行为科学。 哲学的参与者将他们的研究和研讨会的演讲集中在详细的案例研究上，这些案例研究需要多元的解释。 研讨会的讨论包括科学家对详细案例研究的评论和对所介绍作品的广泛哲学含义的一般性讨论。 主要研究人员计划将研讨会的结果出版在一卷《明尼苏达科学哲学研究》中。"

Project AbstractSES Proposal 0135682Scientific Pluralism, A Workshop to be held at the University of Minnesota Oct. 10-13, 2002 C. K. Waters, University of MinnesotaThis project supports a small interdisciplinary workshop entitled "Scientific Pluralism" at the University of Minnesota, October 10 - 13, 2002. The Principal Investigators are bringing together leading philosophers of science and scientists who have independently advanced views consistent with the idea that some natural phenomena cannot be fully explained by a single theory or fully investigated using a single approach. The aim of the workshop is to develop an understanding of the various forms of pluralism being advanced and to explore their philosophical implications. The goal is to determine whether a consistent philosophical account of scientific pluralism can be developed that goes beyond the mere rejection of the unity of science doctrine. This workshop brings together philosophers who have advanced pluralist solutions to puzzles encountered in their analysis of science with practicing scientists. The philosophers and scientists participating in the meeting represent a broad range of sciences including physics and mathematics, biology, and social and behavioral science. Philosophical participants are focusing their research and workshop presentations on detailed case studies that warrant pluralist interpretations. Workshop discussion includes scientists' commentaries on the detailed case studies and general discussions on the broad philosophical implications of the presented works. The Principal Investigators plan to publish results of the workshop in a volume of "Minnesota Studies in Philosophy of Science."