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2003 Bulletin Volume 11 U N I V E R S I T Y O F P I T T S B U R G H B U L AUGUSTL E T 2003I N NOTES FROM THE DIRECTOR by a gala reception attended by the details of a collaborative representatives of all the spon- agreement between the Center soring organizations. Provost for Philosophy of Science and James V. Maher accepted my the University of A Coruña in invitation to represent the Uni- Spain. I am happy to report that versity of Pittsburgh at this gala just last month we secured all event, and to my delight man- the appropriate signatures on aged to join us in Delphi a few the documents that formalize days earlier and partake in the this agreement. Its purpose is BULLETIN symposium itself. For readers to provide a framework to fa- BULLETIN who know Jim Maher this cilitate future collaborations won’t be surprising—a con- and exchanges between the two densed matter physicist work- Universities. Table of Contents ing in the statistical physics of 3 In Memoriam Robert Clifton disorderly systems, Maher be- I had last seen Wenceslao in Jim Lennox came a Resident Fellow of the November when many of us 4 Visiting Fellows 2002-03 Center long before taking on were gathered at the biennial 6 Daniela Bailer-Jones The last major event of the the job of Provost. This year’s meeting of the Philosophy of 7 Adolffest Center’s 2002-2003 year, the 4th Symposium was on the theme Science Association in Milwau- Athens-Pittsburgh Symposium of Proof and Demonstration in kee, Wisconsin. My depart- 8 Gene Workshop; NEH Summer in History and Philosophy of Science and Philosophy, and ment played a particularly Institute Science and Technology, took the program committee, co- prominent role in this year’s 9 Collaborations with the Arts PSA meetings, with Center As- place 1-6 June at the European chaired by Peter Machamer of 10 Pittsburgh-Konstanz; Fellows Cultural Center of Delphi, near the Center and Aristides Baltas sociate Director Sandra Conference that town’s magnificent archeo- of the Joint Program in Athens, Mitchell chairing the program 11 News from Visiting Fellows logical site in the mountains had put together an exciting committee, and University Pro- overlooking the Gulf of program. For a look at the full fessor of History and Philoso- 18 News from Resident Fellows Corinth. As far as I know the program, see page 23. phy of Science John Earman 19 Future Conferences & Workshops Oracle was silent about the giving the keynote address as 20 Calendar of Events 2002-03 Center’s future, but I will close Another of our long-standing outgoing President of the PSA. with some good news on that international collaborations During the three days I spent 25 Annual Lecture Series subject. First, however, I will produced the first major event there, I realized that current and 26 Lunchtime Colloquium 2002-03 review some of the highlights of the year, the 6th Pittsburgh- former Resident and Visiting 27 Fellows and Scholars 2003-04 of our past year. Konstanz Colloquium in the Center Fellows constituted a Philosophy and History of Sci- significant percentage of the This year’s Athens-Pittsburgh ence, this time on the topic of gathering. And I was treated Symposium was co-sponsored Science, Values and Objectiv- to a vivid reminder of the life- by the European Cultural Cen- ity, held in Pittsburgh 3-6 Oc- time bonds that are often forged ter, the Center for Philosophy tober. For a recounting of this at the Center when I dined with of Science, the University of event see page 10; the full pro- members of the self-styled Athens, the National Technical gram of the conference appears ‘Class of ‘83’—George Gale, University of Athens, and the on p. 21. Ron Giere, Tom Nickels, James Ministry of Culture of Greece. Woodward and John Worrall— The conference closed with a Before leaving the topic of in- and listened as they swapped keynote address by Michael ternational collaborations, I am stories about their year at the Frede entitled “Aristotle on the pleased to announce the cre- Center. Origins of Philosophy,” deliv- ation of a new one. Wenceslao ered in the beautiful Aula of the González and I have for more Closer to home, the Center con- University of Athens, followed than a year been working out tinues to expand its ties with the 1 CENTER FOR PHILOSOPHY U N I V E R S I T Y O F P I T T S B U R G H OF SCIENCE arts community in Pittsburgh. 6 - 7 December 2003. Both of April. It was truly a joyous oc- hosted by former Polish Fellows We collaborated with the Mat- these colleagues died in the casion, a detailed accounting of Jan Wolenski, Barbara tress Factory’s yearlong cel- early stages of exciting, inno- which can be found on p. 7; the Tuchanska and Zofia Rosinska, ebration of the art of James vative careers in their respec- full program, and many photo- and the organizing committee Turrell, and once again collabo- tive fields. graphs, can also be found in the also includes Tomasz Placek of rated with the Bayer Founda- Archived Events page of the Poland, Gereon Wolters of Ger- tion in sponsoring a lecture by For the past two years, as many Center website. many, Miklós Rédei of Hungary the director of Pitt’s Asian Stud- of this Bulletin’s readers know, and Freidrich Stadler of Aus- ies Center, musicologist Bell Jim Bogen has been ably assist- I mentioned in the process of tria. Mark your calendars and Yung. For the details of this ing me as a part-time Program discussing the 4th Athens-Pitts- plan to attend and renew your past year’s efforts to transform Coordinator at the Center. burgh Symposium that Provost ties to the fellowship. Pat and people’s views about the rela- When he agreed to do this two James Maher had attended the I look forward to seeing you all tionship between art and sci- years ago he indicated to me conference and represented the there! ence, see p. 9. that it would be a 1-2 year com- University of Pittsburgh at the mitment. So it was with regret gala event that closed the con- Not all news of the past year but not surprise that I accepted ference. A month earlier I had was good news, however. The Jim’s resignation from that po- met with him to report on the Center Fellowship suffered two sition this spring. I take this Center’s activities, as I do regu- tragic losses during this past opportunity to thank him for the larly during the year. At the end year. Rob Clifton passed away good ideas and the good humor of that meeting, he stunned me on 31 July 2002, at the age of that he brought to the Center, by announcing his intention to 38, after a valiant struggle with both of which we will miss. We provide sufficient additional intestinal cancer. Rob had been have redesigned this position funding to the Center’s perma- one of the Center’s Associate for a graduate assistant, and on nent operating budget to Directors until illness forced 1 September 2003 Brian achieve my goal of funding the him to resign. In May the Cen- Hepburn, a Ph.D. candidate in Visiting Fellows program from ter joined in sponsoring “New History and Philosophy of Sci- the Center’s permanent budget. Directions in the Foundations ence, will take over as the This has been a top priority of Physics: A Memorial Confer- Center’s part-time Program since becoming Center director, ence for Rob Clifton (1964 - Coordinator. And while on the and I take the opportunity these 2002),” held at the American subject of the Center Staff, I am notes afford me both to an- Institute of Physics, College pleased to announce that Joyce nounce this wonderful news to Park, MD , 2 - 4 May 2003, or- McDonald was promoted to an the fellowship and to publicly ganized by Rob’s close friend Administrator I position this thank the Provost for this most and Center Associate Jeffrey year. All of you who have had recent example of his unstint- Bub. We remember Rob in this Joyce solve your problems with ing support for the Center. issue of the Bulletin on p. 3. cheerful efficiency over the Another Resident Fellow of the years will agree with me that Let me conclude by looking for- Center, Heda Segvic of the Phi- this promotion is both richly ward. Three years ago, the 4th losophy Department, passed deserved and overdue. Quadrennial International Fel- away on 12 March 2003 at the lows Conference took place age of 45, after a long struggle As most of you are no doubt south of the Equator for the first with a rare neurological condi- aware, on May 15th of this year time, in San Carlos de tion. She was a graduate of Adolf Grünbaum celebrated his Bariloche, Argentina. In 2004, Princeton’s Classics and Phi- 80th birthday, shortly before go- the 5th will take place in East- losophy program and a special- ing off to give the 2003 Leibniz ern Europe for the first time, ist in Ancient Philosophy. A lectures at the University of near Krakow, Poland, 26-30 memorial service in her honor Hannover in Germany, 25-27 May 2004. We are very ex- is planned in conjunction with June. The Center couldn’t wait cited to contribute in our own the annual Princeton Collo- until May 15th, so we had a small way to the unification of quium in Ancient Philosophy, celebratory ‘Adolffest’ on 12 Europe.
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