Newsletter of The History of Philosophy of Science (HOPOS) Working Group

Perspectives on Science, etc. I Fall 1998 From the Editor envision very short reviews, Volume IV, Issue 1 perhaps of 500-1,000 word This issue of the HOPOS length—more informative than the ISSN 1527-9332 Newsletter marks a return to your HSS Newsletter listings, but less mailbox and the HOPOS website time-consuming for the reader (or after an absence of nearly a year author!) than, for example, the Isis and a half. Our organization reviews. Given the volume of continues to grow and attract academic publishing and the Inside this Issue interest because of all the good limited space in any given journal, efforts of the Steering Committee, it seems fair to assume that the list the active participation of our From the Editor of books reviewed in this venue membership, and the intrinsic value need not overlap with the list of 1 and interest of our cross- those (previously) reviewed disciplinary field. We are happy to elsewhere. In this issue, we feature HOPOS conference at resume publication, in order to reviews of two books which 2 Notre Dame: a report meet the demand for information explore different angles of critical to our continued intellectual seventeenth century ‘cognitive News of the Profession explorations and professional science’—to wit, the study of Call For Reports pursuits. memory and vision—and its Conference Calendar philosophy. 3 The HOPOS Newsletter will remain a reliable, if occasional, Symposia Second, this issue features an source for learning about scholarly article that inaugurates a series on 4 activities in our area: conferences, the HOPOS-related activity and publications, grants, jobs, and the infrastructure in different locales. Journals, Listservs, and like. The infrequent publication (2 It is hoped that such annotated 5 Electronic Resources to 3 times a year) of the newsletter travelogue/research guides can be constrains our ability to present developed for numerous major Publications timely notices, but readers of the HOPOS research sites, to help both listserv will note that this function the serendipitous traveler and those 6 is performed nicely by that on lengthy research jaunts. The medium. What the newsletter can current article, penned by your Jobs, Fellowships, Grants, offer, instead, is a periodic loyal and industrious editor, and Awards 6 summary of such notices. I also attempts to introduce the resources invite readers to submit conference of Paris to the reader. The editor is Regional maps of HOPOS reports (cf. section 3), which can be seeking further submissions on activity and infrastructure attached to the HOPOS website other locales, which might include 7 version of the newsletter for future (for example) cities like Chicago, reference. Book Reviews Florence, or London—or perhaps larger regions (California, or 14 As the new editor, I offer two France minus Paris?). innovations. First, I will be About HOPOS introducing a modest book reviews There is also a report on the recent 16 section to alert readers to new and HOPOS meeting at Notre Dame, newish volumes of interest— written by the local arranger, The History of Philosophy of preferably not previously reviewed Phillip Sloan. His thorough Science (HOPOS) in the ‘standard’ publications of our account omits only the central Working Group field, such as Isis, Philosophy of http://scistud.umkc.edu/hopos detail that his own generous and Science, Studies in the History and constant efforts were instrumental Philosophy of Science, ...... Newsletter of The History of Philosophy of Science (HOPOS) Working Group in making the conference a Seventeenth-Century Physics: Saturday began with parallel tremendous success. Scholastics vs. Novatores.” sessions on Wittgenstein and the picture theory with Jean Leroux Thanks again to my fellow HOPOI and Kelly Hamilton, as Paul for the opportunity to serve you in Pojman and Owen Chapman the cause of our newsletter. examined aspects of the logical empiricist tradition. A double Cheers, session on scientific method in Saul Fisher antiquity heard from Jim Lennox on Aristotle, Alan Bowen on º Ptolemy, Donald Morrison on Proclus, and Michael Dixon on HOPOS Epicurean induction. Afternoon parallel sessions conference at explored the logical empiricist tradition, with Thomas Uebel of the Notre Dame: a Henri Poincaré London School of Economics, Alan Richardson, and T. A Ryckman. report Lisa Shabel and Eric Palmer Following the business meeting and Narrowly ducking a late-season explored issues in early modern lunch, Warren Schmaus, R. Lanier blizzard, HOPOS held its second methodology in another session. Anderson and Gary Hatfield biennial meeting on March 12-15 at Papers by David Stump, Torsten explored the relations between the University of Notre Dame in Wilhold of Humboldt University, philosophy, psychology, and the South Bend, Indiana, hosted by the and George Reisch examined Geisteswissenschaften in the late Notre Dame Program in History aspects of late nineteenth and early nineteenth century. A parallel and Philosophy of Science. By all twentieth century methodologies session featured Paul Lodge, Lisa quantitative measures the meeting while in a parallel session Saul Downing, and John Roberts in an was a great success. Official Fisher and Anthony Larivière dealt examination of aspects of registrants numbered 101, with the notion of the “mechanical Newtonian and Leibnizian representing fifty-one institutions, philosophy.” Jean Miller closed methodologies. William Whewell including four nations outside the this session with an examination of and August Comte were the subject US, and the program committee, Cavendish’s experiments on of a session on nineteenth-century chaired by Cassandra Pinnick and electricity. philosophy of science with Laura Warren Schmaus, put together Snyder, Phil Sloan and Christopher eighteen parallel sessions with Leading in to the Saturday evening McClellan. At the same time forty-seven session papers and two banquet, Rose-Mary Sargeant Wolfgang Malzkorn of Bonn, Eric plenary sessions. introduced Ernan McMullin’s Watkins, and Martin Carrier of the magisterial address “The University of Heidelberg analyzed The distribution of topics displayed Newtonian Legacy in the three aspects of Kant’s the wide interests of HOPOS Philosophy of Science,” that methodology. members. An opening session on summarized for the assembled “The Science of Experience” with audience Ernan’s many years of Prior to the reception in the Snite papers by Gary Hardcastle and writing and teaching on the history Museum of Art and dinners at local Todd Davis, looked at the issue of of the philosophy of science in the restaurants, Tom Nickles was experiment and practice in recent modern period. introduced by George Gale to decades, while in another session deliver the first of two major Michael Heidelberger and Michael Four sessions on Sunday morning plenary addresses. Tom offered a Friedman discussed aspects of closed the conference. In one, comprehensive examination of Helmholtz’s impact on J. von Kries Leslie Graves treated Sewall recent issues in the development of and Schlick. Early modern Wright on causation and the philosophy of science under the interests were represented in a correlation, and Laura Rediehs title “Popper, Kuhn, and double session with Roger Ariew, dealt with anti-realism and Feyerabend and the Decline of Dan Garber, Dennis DesChene and quantum mechanics. A parallel Method.” Bill Newman entitled “Early session with Andrew Black and Edward Slowik examined aspects of Hume’s anthropology and ...... 2 Newsletter of The History of Philosophy of Science (HOPOS) Working Group

Descartes’ theory of space and Congress on Creativity and and Colonial Countries During the motion. Papers by Zeno Swijtink Discovery. For information, go to: 19th and 20th Centuries. SSHM- on German resistance to sampling http://allserv.rug.ac.be/~jmeheus/sc Autumn Conference. For theory, by Peter Kjaergaard of the hedule.html. information, contact Waltraud University of Aarhus on Hertz, Ernst at: [email protected]. Wittgenstein and Hilbert filled one · July 3-5, 1998, University of final session, while those of David Southampton, UK · September 17-20, 1998, Nartonis on American philosophy Darwin's Millennium: The First Minneapolis, MN of science and Thomas Larson on Science and Culture Conference. Annual Student Meeting for the Aquinas and mathematical physics For information, go to: History, Philosophy, and Sociology closed a full and invigorating http://www.soton.ac.uk/~darwin. of Science, Technology, Medicine conference. (Mephistos). For information, go · July 22-26, 1998, The Hebrew to: With this rich diet of methodology University, Jerusalem, Israel http://home.att.net/~Olorin/mephistos and history and philosophy of Workshop on the History of /meph2.htm. science, the conference Chemistry. Sponsored by The demonstrated the viability of Sidney M. Edelstein Center for the · September 22-23, 1998, The HOPOS and generated enthusiasm History of Science, Technology University of Liverpool, UK for the next meeting in Vienna in and Medicine at the Hebrew Visual Representations and 2000. I wish to thank all who University and the IUHPS/DHS Interpretations, The Foresight helped me in the arrangements of Commission for the History of Centre, University of Liverpool. this conference, and in particular Modern Chemistry (CHMC). For For information, go to: the conference staff headed by information, contact Tony Travis http://www.csc.liv.ac.uk/~ien/VRI. Harriet Baldwin. at: [email protected]. · September 18-20, 1998, Phillip Sloan (Local Arrangements) · July 31-August 2, 1998, The University of Reading, UK Director, Reilly Center for Science, Johns Hopkins University, MD The British Society for the Technology and Values, and Philosophy of Science Annual Program of Liberal Studies The Mid-Atlantic Conference In University of Notre Dame the History of Science, Medicine, Conference: 'The Concepts of and Technology. For information, Cognitive Science'. For º go to: information, go to: http://www.med.jhu.edu/gradweb/his http://www.dur.ac.uk/~dfl0www/bs News of the tory_of_science/MAC.html. ps/Events.html#conf. · August 28-September 1, 1998, · October 17-18, 1998, profession. University of Durham, UK University of Toronto, CA The European Society for the The Midwest Seminar in the Call for Reports. History of the Human Sciences - History of Early Modern In future issues of the Newsletter, XVIIth Annual Meeting. For Philosophy, Autumn Meeting. For we hope to offer concise reports on information, contact James Good information, contact Elmar Kremer conferences of interest to HOPOI. at: [email protected]. at: [email protected]. If you are interested in writing such reports, please contact the Editor. · September 14, 1998, · November 13-14, 1998, Heidelberg, Germany Wellcome Symposium for the Meeting of the Working Group for History of Medicine, UK Conference Calendar. the History of Astronomy. For Models in the Sciences, information, go to: Technology and Medicine: · May 7-9, 1998, Harvard http://www.astro.uni- Displaying the Third Dimension. University, MA. bonn.de/~pbrosche/aa/treffen1998. Contact Frieda Houser at the Conference on Logical Empiricism html. Wellcome Institute: +44-171-611 in North America (LENA). For 8619 /Fax: 8862 information, go to: · September 15-16, 1998, http://www.phil.vt.edu/lena. University of Southampton, · November 14-15, 1998, UK Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, · May 14-16, 1998, Ghent Plural Medicine: Orthodox and VA. University, Belgium Heterodox Medicine in Western ...... 3 Newsletter of The History of Philosophy of Science (HOPOS) Working Group

Eighth Southeastern Seminar in information, contact Steven J. Dick relations; and (2) Forms of Early Modern Philosophy. For at: [email protected] or scientific texts. For information, information, contact Eric Watkins Michael J. Crowe at: go to: http://www.ehess.fr/div- at: [email protected]. [email protected]. histoire/koyre/centre_a_koyre.html

· November 14-15, 1998, · July 14-17, 1999, Silicon · University of Manchester, University of Pittsburgh, Valley/San Jose, California Centre for the History of Pittsburgh, PA International Conference of the Science, Technology and Philosophical Problems in the Society for Philosophy and Medicine, and Wellcome Unit Historiography of Science. An Technology in conjunction with the for the History of Medicine International Joint Conference of Society for Philosophy and Seminars for the first semester of the Division of History of Science Geography. For information, 1998-99 meet at 4.00 pm, and the Division of Logic, contact Deborah G. Johnson at: Tuesdays, in Room 3.29, 3rd Floor, Methodology, and Philosophy of [email protected], or go to Maths Tower, Oxford Road. For Science of the International Union http://www.spt.org. information, contact Paula Guest of History and Philosophy of at: [email protected]. Science. For information, contact · September 14-16, 1999, Wesley C. Salmon at: Zurich; September 17-18, · University of Cambridge, [email protected]. 1999, Lausanne Department of History and Neurosciences and Psychiatry: Philosophy of Science · February 22-26, 1999, Crossing the Boundaries. The Seminars for the Michaelmas Term Mumbai, India International Conference of The 1998 meet at 4.30 pm in Seminar International Workshop on the European Association for the Room 2, Free School Lane, on History of Science (WHOS): History of Psychiatry (EAHP), the Thursdays. For information, Implications for Science Education. meeting of The European Club for contact Peter Lipton at: Organized by Homi Bhabha Centre the History of Neurology (ECHN), [email protected]. for Science Education (HBCSE), and the meeting of The Tata Institute of Fundamental International Society for the · Université de Paris 8 Research (TIFR), Mumbai, India History of the Neurosciences Vincennes-Saint Denis, (http://www.tifr.res.in/~hbcse). For (ISHN) will be held jointly in Department of Mathematics, information, contact the WHOS Switzerland. For general History of Science team Secretariat at: information go to: Seminar for 1998- 99: Sciences, [email protected]. http://bri.medsch.ucla.edu/archives/ legitimitacy and mediations. This ishnhome.htm. For information seminar proposes to examine how · April 22-24, 1999, Newport, about submitting abstracts, contact scientific conceps are constituted, Rhode Island Dr. Caroline Jagella at: lost and transformed, to explore the The International Berkeley Society, [email protected] nature of their originality, and the conference on "The Legacy of historical conditions of their George Berkeley: From the 18th to · September 15-19, 1999, Pavia legitimacy. Seminars meet in the 21st Century". For information, and Lake Como, Italy Room A 148, Université Paris 8, contact Galen A. Johnson at: 5th International History, Vincennes-Saint Denis, 2 rue de la [email protected]. Philosophy and Science Teaching Liberté, Saint-Denis (tel: 01 49 40 Conference. Papers due May 1st, 64 20). · May 6-9, 1999, Kalamazoo, 1999. For information, go to Michigan www.cilea.it/volta99. · REHSEIS, Paris Special Session of the 34th Seminar on the History of International Congress on Medieval Symposia. Mathematics 1998-99: The Studies: The Sciences in Later practices of demonstration, the Medieval Culture. For information, modalities of justification in · Centre Koyré and REHSEIS, contact Scott Lightsey at: mathematics. Seminar meets at 37 Paris [email protected]. Rue Jacob, Paris, 3rd floor., room Histoire des sciences, Histoire du 307. For information, contact K. texte. Themes for 1998-99: (1) Chemla at: · July 1-4, 1999, The University Mathematical shapes, objects et [email protected]. of Notre Dame research tools: their modes of Fourth Biennial History of production, frameworks and Astronomy Workshop. For research programs, and discursive ...... 4 Newsletter of The History of Philosophy of Science (HOPOS) Working Group

· Archives - Centre d'Étude et de · The British Journal for the · Philchem. Recherches Henri Poincaré Philosophy of Science. The International Society for (ACERHP ), Nancy, France Tables of contents for current Philosophy of Chemistry sponsors The 1998-99 seminar meets issues available at: a discussion list, philchem. To Tuesdays, 6 pm to 8 pm, Université http://www.oup.co.uk/phisci/hdb. subscribe, write to: Nancy 2, building J, room 303. 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You can subscribe to the Historia HOPOI who wish to submit their Matematica list by sending a own published or unpublished · History of Psychology. request to: documentation or commentary, and This new journal is published [email protected] with can provide copyright permission, quarterly by the American the following command in the body can contact Joshua Lederberg at: Psychological Association for its of your message: ‘subscribe [email protected]. Division of the History of historia-matematica’ [There is no Psychology. For information, go 'h' in 'matematica'.] Subscriptions · Bio-bibliographical Directory to: http://www/wpi.edu/~histpsy. must be approved by the list owner, to Writers on the Theory, Julio Gonzalez Cabillon. History, and Culture of Science and the Humanities ...... 5 Newsletter of The History of Philosophy of Science (HOPOS) Working Group http://www1.uni- Visitors Program. The HRC will 1800). For information contact bremen.de/~kr538/directory.html. fund up to 20 short-term Visiting Professor Alan I Marcus at: This directory offers Fellowships (of up to three months) [email protected]. Deadline is bibliographical information for in 2000 for scholars with an interest December 11, 1998, or until the about 670 (mostly) German- in pursuing research on problems position is filled. language authors, the only within the broad field of ‘Law and machine-readable version of the Humanities’ and those with Francis Bacon's Advancement of projects in any humanities field. · Linda Hall Library of Science, Learning (1605), and two short Closing date for applications is 31 Engineering, and Technology pieces by Kant and Comte. December 1998. The Linda Hall Library invites Contact Dr. Hartmut Krech Guidelines and applications forms applications for 1998-1999 ([email protected]), The are available at: humanities fellowships for two to Culture and History of Science http://www.anu.edu.au/HRC. eight weeks of research in the Page library's collections on the history · British Society for the History and philosophy of science, Publications. of Science - Singer Prize engineering, and technology. * Boi, L., Giaccardi, L., and R. The Singer prize is awarded by Candidates are encouraged to Tazzioli (Intro., and notes), La BSHS every two years to the writer inquire about the appropriateness of découverte de la géométrie non- of an unpublished essay based on a proposed topic before applying, euclidienne sur la pseudosphère. original research into any aspect of and to consult the library's online Les lettres de L. Beltrami à Jules the history of science, technology catalog, Leonardo, available Hoüel (1868-1881), Paris: Albert or medicine. The Prize is intended through the library's homepage: Blanchard, 1998. for younger scholars or recent http://www.lhl.lib.mo.us. For entrants into the profession and information, contact Bruce * Heidelberger, Michael and may be awarded to the writer of Bradley, Librarian for History of Friedrich Steinle (eds.), one outstanding essay, or may be Science and Special Operations, at: Experimental Essays - Versuche divided between two or more [email protected]. zum Experiment, Baden-Baden entrants. For information, contact (Germany): Nomos- Dr. J. Hughes, BSHS Secretary, at: · Max Planck Institute for the Verlagsgesellschaft, 1998. (ZiF - [email protected]. The History of Science, Berlin Interdisziplinaere Studien, Bd. 3 / deadline for entries is October 31, The Max Planck Institute is seeking Interdisciplinary Studies, vol. 3.). 1998. to fill a research position (Assistant Professor level U.S. system) for * Knobloch, Eberhard, Mathematik · Cornell University, two years (possible renewal for one an der Technischen Hochschule Department of Science and year), beginning April 1, 1999. und der Technischen Universität Technology Studies The position will belong to an Berlin 1770 – 1988. Berlin: Verlag Cornell University is seeking to fill independent research group on the für Wissenschafts- und two tenure-track/tenured history and philosophy of Regionalgeschichte, 1998 professorial positions in Science chemistry organized by Ursula and Technology Studies (AOS are Klein. For information, go to: open, but it is expected that one http://www.mpiwg- Jobs, Fellowships, Grants appointment will be made in berlin.mpg.de/JOBS_E.HTM. and Awards. Biology and Society). For Deadline for applications is information, contact: November 30, 1998. Note: These announcements are [email protected] or go to: truncated in the interests of space and http://www.sts.cornell.edu/CU- · Rice University, Department lack crucial application information. STS.html. Applications will be of Philosophy Please contact any relevant parties reviewed starting September 15, Rice University is seeking an listed here in advance of actually 1998. Assistant Professor with applying, and be advised that these philosophy of science as AOS, to notices are not advertisements and do · Iowa State University, start Fall 1999. For information, not meet the requirements of formal Department of History contact: Committee B, Philosophy notification on the part of prospective Iowa State University is seeking an Department MS-14, Rice employers. Assistant professor (tenure track) in University, 6100 Main Street, History of Technology and/or Houston, TX, 77005. Application · Australian National University, Science (Europe or U.S. since deadline is November 16, 1998. Humanities Research Centre ...... 6 Newsletter of The History of Philosophy of Science (HOPOS) Working Group

October 1998. This project naturally took a · Smithsonian Institution backseat to such less trivial matters Libraries, SIL/Dibner Library · University of Notre Dame, as completing my dissertation and Resident Scholar Program Program of Liberal Studies sampling French wines. Herewith, The Smithsonian Institution The Program of Liberal Studies, a only a few years later, the results of Libraries is offering study grants of Great Books department with 150 my cartographic exercise. 1-3 months for research in the undergraduate majors, seeks a Dibner Library of the History of historian of science or philosopher Educational and research Science and Technology and other of science for a tenure track institutions. library collections of the position beginning Fall 1999. For There is a curious order to the Smithsonian. The program is open information, contact: F. Clark multifarious array of French to historians, librarians, Power, Chair, Program of Liberal educational and research bibliographers, and pre- and post- Studies, at: [email protected]; institutions, and this order is best doctoral students. .For guidelines for information about the Program understood in light of the historic and an application form, write to: go to: www.nd.edu/~pls. French role in the creation and [email protected]. Deadline for celebration of the modern state— proposals: December 1, 1998. · Vanderbilt University, and not the modern university. The Department of History lasting power of statism is manifest · Università degli Studi di Lecce Pending final approval, the in the continued elite status of the (Italy), Interdepartmental Department of History at Grandes Écoles (which include, for Center for Studies of Descartes Vanderbilt University will seek a example, the revered École and the Seventeenth Century visiting lecturer or assistant Polytechnique and the École The Centro Interdipartimentale di professor in the history of Normale Superieur). The last Studi su Descartes e il Seicento of medicine/science for Spring, 1999. terrific challenge to the State—the the Università degli Studi di Lecce For information contact Arleen student-supported uprisings and is offering 3-6 post-doctoral (post- Tuchman at: strikes of 1968—produced a laurea) positions for research on [email protected] perfectly statist response: the Descartes, the history of or Matthew Ramsey at: explosion of the previously small Cartesianism, or philosophical, [email protected]. and overcrowded Université de scientific, or religious aspects of Paris into thirteen sprawling seventeenth thought related to institutions. Finally, the French cartesian philosophy. Funding is Regional maps of vision of the unification of the available up to 8,000,000 Lira sciences has it that l’État leads the (about $4,500) for a six-month HOPOS activity way: the Centre National des period, subject to possible Recherches Scientifiques (CNRS) extension. For information, contact and infrastructure. is the government directorate for the Center Director (Prof.ssa Giulia research in all manner of academic Belgioioso) at: A new series of reports. disciplines, the researchers of [email protected]. The which are organized into literally deadline for applications is Paris, France (No. 1). thousands of units in and out of December 5, 1998. existing university structures. I came to Paris in 1994 to conduct There are yet other sorts of research for my dissertation and · Universities of Sheffield and institutions—public and private— take up as a visiting student at the Leeds, UK with an educational mission, and CNRS history of science unit run The Universities of Sheffield these include museums, libraries, by Jean Dhombres. This was my (Centre for Nineteenth Century and archives. The bulk of research first extended visit to France as an Studies) and Leeds (Division of per se (particularly in science advanced student, and I initially History & Philosophy of Science) studies), however, is done by found the organization and are offering three post-doctoral persons attached to the schools and availability of research institutions research fellowships for work on the CNRS. and tools in the history and the "Science in the Nineteenth- philosophy of science to be Century Periodical" Project. For Universities and other institutions something of a mystery. I therefore information and applications, write of higher education. resolved to design a map of such to Professor Sally Shuttleworth at: institutions and tools—after [email protected]. Université de Paris. In this vast divining this information myself Closing date for applications: 15 university system, with several (!)—for other foreign researchers. departments of philosophy and ...... 7 Newsletter of The History of Philosophy of Science (HOPOS) Working Group

history, there are not very many train their students in technical de Mathématique Sociales or historians of the philosophy of fields not directly touching on CAMS; see science. But there are some, and HOPOS-related matters. One http://www.ehess.fr/centres/cams/s they tend to be concentrated in a exception to this is the ENS (École emin/hist_cal.html), the history and few places. The principal school in Normale Supérieure) de Fontenay- philosophy of mathematics, the this regard is Paris I St. Cloud, which lies south of Paris history of mechanics, and the (http://www.univ-paris1.fr), where (31 avenue Lombart 92266, history and historiography of life we find two relevant Centres de accessible by RER B2, direction and earth sciences. In several cases Recherche, the Centre d’histoire Robinson; http://www.ens- these seminars are taught by des sciences et des mouvements fcl.fr/ecole/philo.htm). During the persons attached to other intellectuels and the (Centre d’) past academic year (1997-98), institutions such as the Centre Histoire et Philosophie des Michel Blay and Vincent Jullien Alexandre-Koyré (see ‘CNRS’ Sciences. The former, which is coordinated a course on the history below). In such circumstances they organized as a research team of the philosophy of mathematics, may also take place and even carry (Équipe d’Accueil, or EA, no. teaching seminars on history of ‘credit’ (in the murky French 1452; http://panoramix.univ- methodology, atomism, and sense) at those other institutions. paris1.fr/annuaire/node149.html), Galileo, and special one-day The EHESS also has a ‘philosophy was initially lead by Jacques Roger programs dedicated to Comte and and epistemology’ unit and remains dedicated to a Gassendi. (‘epistemologie’ in French conceptually-rich history of generally refers to what biology, as well as such themes as Another exception is the École Anglophones call ‘philosophy of the history of blood and scientific Polytechnique. Although its science’, whereas ‘theorie des revolutions. Both academic centers central academic units do not teach connaissances’ ranges over the are located in the (geographic) history or philosophy of science, theory of knowledge). Recent Centre Malher of Paris I, located at the well-known CREA is a semi- seminars have covered the nature 9, rue Malher 75004, tel. autonomous research unit within of proof, philosophy of biology, 42.78.33.22. The latter the school (as well as a CNRS unit; philosophy of engineering, and (http://www.univ- see ‘CNRS’ below) and its library philosophy of social sciences. paris1.fr/annuaire/node162.html), is houses a valuable and fascinating organized as a doctoral studies unit collection of scientific instruments The MSH also hosts several other connected to Paris I, as part of what (see ‘Museums’ below). relevant institutions, including the would count for a department in CNRS-related Centre Historique de American universities, (UFR 10 – Perhaps the most significant Géométries (tel. 49.54.22.54), Philosophy). It is also a research exception, though, is the Ecole des which recently sponsored a seminar unit of the CNRS (see below). Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales on ‘historical, philosophical and Under the direction of Philippe de or EHESS (http://www.ehess.fr) mathematical references to Rouilhan (general director) and which is housed in the Maison des formalisms, forms, and sense-data’. Anne Fagot-Largeault (director of Sciences de l'Homme or MSH (54 In addition, much activity of the the center qua division of UFR 10), boulevard Raspail 75006—the site (Continentally-oriented) Collège this unit pursues a tremendous of the old Cherche-Midi military International de Philosophie occurs range of HOPOS-related studies, prison). For reasons of status and at the MSH. from mathematics to the social cachet that only the French could sciences and much in between. fathom, the EHESS might not CNRS. There are some thirty researchers count as a truly Grande École but Units dedicated to history and/or with various affiliations, including then it is difficult to otherwise philosophy of science fall under the not only Paris I and the CNRS but place the school in the spectrum of ‘Human and Social Sciences’ also the Collège de France (Jacques academic institutions. By all other department of the CNRS. Many of Bouveresse) and the Université de accounts it is a center of much fine these units are located in Paris, and Dijon (Jean Gayon). The Histoire research and scholarly a good number of them are also et Philosophie des Sciences unit is accomplishment, not least in affiliated with other institutions particularly active—they feature HOPOS-related studies. In the (one central, though not exhaustive, regular lecture series—and history of sciences unit, seminars in source of information is welcoming to visiting scholars. the past academic year have http://web.dsi.cnrs.fr/annuaire). covered the history of the What follows is a list of the The Grandes Écoles are, probability calculus and statistics relevant Parisian units, with collectively, a bureaucratic puzzle. (directed by Marc Barbut of the addresses, directors, affiliations, In any case, though, they tend to EHESS-based Centre d’Analyse et subjects researched and/or taught, ...... 8 Newsletter of The History of Philosophy of Science (HOPOS) Working Group

and some annotated remarks. HOPOS luminary Joelle Proust is Different acronyms designate here, which fact is more than Centre Science, Technologie et different levels of CNRS enough to recommend exploring Société (STS) (UPR 318) organization, e.g. GDR the seminars and activities of this Conservatoire National des Arts et (Groupement de Recherche), UMR research unit. Hélas, there are no Métiers (CNAM) (Unité Mixte de Recherche), and other historians here, though there 2 rue Conté 75003; tel 40.27.20.16 UPR (Unité Propre de Recherche). are several other excellent Director: M. Salomon researchers in philosophy of Centre Alexandre-Koyré (UMR 48) science. Histoire des Techniques et des Museum National d’Histoire Sciences en Chine, au Japon et en Naturelle, Pavillion Chevreul, 57 Centre d’Histoire des Sciences et Corée (GDR 798) rue Cuvier, 75231 Paris Cedex 05; des Philosophies Arabes et Collège de France, 52, rue du tel 43.36.70.69; Medievales (ESA 7062 / URA Cardinal Lemoine 75005; tel http://www.ehess.fr/div- 1085) 44.27.10.06 histoire/koyre/centre_a_koyre.html. Centre d’Histoire des Sciences et Director: Pierre-Étienne Will Director: Roger Chartier des Doctrines, B. P. 8, Batiment C, History of science and engineering Affiliations: EHESS, MNHN Rez-de-chausee, 7 rue Guy in East Asia. History and philosophy of science. Moquet, 94801 Villejuif; tel This Centre, tucked away in a tiny, 49.58.35.99; (Métro 7 direction Institut d’Histoire des Sciences hard to find building on the campus Villejuif Louis Aragon) (URA 1079) of the MNHN, is a beehive of Director: Roshdi Rashed 13, rue du Four 75006; tel activity. Their splendid array of Affiliations: École Pratique des 43.54.60.36 seminars (typically sponsored Hautes Études, Université Paris 7 Director: Philippe de Rouilhan jointly with other institutions like Medieval and arabic history and Affiliations: Paris I (see above) the CAMS or UPR 21) covers, for philosophy of science. History and philosophy of science. example, the development of This unit is currently sponsoring scientific knowledge, the history of editions of Al-Kindi’s writings on Laboratoire d’Histoire des Science life and social sciences, and the optics, and Al Farabi’s writings on et des Techniques (LHST) (UPR history of science teaching. There the classification of the sciences. 21) is also a monthly colloquium on 27, rue Damesme 75013; tel varying methods and traditions in Centre de Documentation 45.65.97.42 the historiography of science. In d’Histoire des Techniques (CDHT) Director: Jean Dhombres addition to the typical research (UPR 21) Affiliations: EHESS, UMR 48 activities of their members, they are 5, rue du Vertbois 75003; tel General history and historiography sponsoring two new editions: 53.01.80.64; of science, with special emphasis D’Alembert (complete works) and http://www.cnam.fr/instituts/cdht on mathematics. Euler (works on probability, in Director: André Guillerme conjunction with the CAMS). The Affiliations: UPR21, CNAM, Médecine Grecque (URA 1255) Centre A-Koyré has a wonderful EHESS Université de Paris 4, UFR de little library (tel. 43.36.68.64), History of engineering. Grec, 16, rue de la Sorbonne which makes the same demands on This unit shares the CNRS 75005; tel 40.46.27.47 its users as the parent library of the designation UPR 21 with the LHST Director: Jacques Jouanna MNHN (see ‘Libraries’ below). (despite having neither any CNRS History of ancient medicine and researchers on staff nor any science. Centre de Recherche en common research area). In Épistemologie Appliquée (CREA) addition to documenting the history Recherches Épistemologiques et (UMR 7656) of the CNAM, the researchers here Historiques sur les Sciences École Polytechnique, 1, rue pursue projects in the general Exactes et les Institutions Descartes 75005; tel 46.34.36.23; history of engineering and Scientifiques (REHSEIS) (UPR http://www.polytechnique.fr/rech/la supervise doctoral studies. 318) b/CREA 27, rue Damesme 75005; tel Director: Jean-Pierre Dupuy Centre de Recherche en Histoire 45.81.14.85; Affiliations: École Polytechnique des Sciences et des Techniques REHSEIS has a new location: Analytic philosophy of mind, Cité des Sciences et de l’Industrie Room 307, Building A or B, 3rd language, and social, natural, and Parc de la Villette 75019 floor, 37 rue Jacob, 75006 Paris cognitive sciences. Director: John Krige (Metro Saint Germain des Près or Mabillon)...... 9 Newsletter of The History of Philosophy of Science (HOPOS) Working Group http://www.sigu7.jussieu.fr/hpr/reh http://www.cnam.fr/museum/index. Historians with research objectives s_presentation.html. html are advised to contact the Director: Michel Paty The museum, along with the whole documentation services back in Affiliations: Université Paris 7 Conservatoire, has been going Paris (tel. 45.68.82.82). History and philosophy of science. through a slow restoration and A bit of confusion reigns over the renovation for some time, and is Musée d’Histoire de la Médecine designation of this rather active currently expected to open in the Université René Descartes, 12 rue unit. This past year, it became summer of 1999. In the meantime, de l’École de Médecine 75006; tel. affiliated with the Geography, one may profit from a virtual visit 40.46.16.93 History, and Social Science to their intriguing website. This museum features a collection Department at Jussieu (Paris VII), of surgical instruments. and so changed classification to École Polytechnique – Collection become a ‘mixed’ CNRS/university d’objets scientifiques du Service Museum National d’Histoire unit, or UMR. The CNRS listings Patrimoine Naturelle (MNHN) indeed identify such a unit in the 1, rue Descartes 75005; 57, rue Cuvier 75005; tel logical place of REHSEIS, which http://www.polytechnique.fr/bibliot 40.79.30.00 is: Recherches d’Histoire, heque/collection.html The Grande Galerie was reopened d’Épistemologie et de Philosophie To celebrate its bicentennial in after an exquisite renovation in des Sciences (REHPSCI; UMR 1994, the École Polytechnique put 1995, and is as lovely a natural 7596). But REHSEIS shows no its fine collection of scientific history museum as I have seen. sign of changing its name (see the instruments on display in its website). library. One can preview some L’Observatoire de Paris elements of the collection at the 61, avenue de l’Observatoire Museums. library’s website. Paris does not lack for science 75014; tel. 40.51.21.70; museums, learning centers, and http://www.observatoire.fr Musée de l’Assistance Publique The Paris Observatory is open for curated collections attached to its Hôpitaux de Paris august scientific institutions. I list public viewing only one day a below well-known highlights of 47, quai de la Tournelle 75005; tel. month (the first Saturday, at 2:30 science history tourism plus a few 40.27.50.05 pm)—upon prior written request! sights off the beaten track. This museum records the history of The average waiting period is three Paris’s public hospitals, from months, so it is highly advised to medieval times through the present. plan ahead. To gain this special Cité des Sciences et de l’Industrie entry, one must write to the Parc de la Villette 75019; tel Musée de l’Institut Pasteur ‘Service des Relations Extérieures 40.05.73.70; http://www.cite- 3, boulevard Raymond Poincaré, 3, de l’Observatoire de Paris’ and sciences.fr include a self-addressed stamped This stunning complex is a science avenue Pasteur 92430 Marnes-La- Coquette (SNCF from Gare St envelope (IRCs will probably museum and discovery center suffice in lieu of French postage). intertwined. The interactive Lazare to Garches/Marnes-La- Coquette, or Métro 10 to If one wants to visit the far more exhibits are generally successful, modern facilities at the Observatory but from a historical perspective I Boulogne/Pont de St Cloud followed by the bus line no. 460 to at Meudon as well, one must write found most impressive the exhibit separately (their address ends with on the history of computing. the Garches/Marnes-La-Coquette SNCF station); tel. 47.01.15.97; ‘92195 Meudon Principal Cedex’). Taking a page from the Centre It is fascinating to visit Claude Pompidou, the curators are http://www.pasteur.fr/units/musee The museum of the Institut Pasteur Perrault’s (1667) architectural apparently devoted to refreshing tribute to the compass, and the the character of the exhibits with is not located at the Institut itself (25, rue Docteur Roux 75015)! It institutional home of Laplace, some frequency. This museum is Delambre, Arago, and Le Verrier. thus worth several visits, is nevertheless worth a trip to the banlieues (suburbs) to see the place particularly over a stay of long Palais de la Découverte duration. initially given over to Pasteur to provide him with a quiet place to 4, avenue Franklin D. Roosevelt; Conservatoire National des Arts et pursue his battle against rabies. tel 40.74.81.82; http://palais- Métiers (CNAM) This suburban museum now traces decouverte.fr 292, rue Saint-Martin 75003; tel the history of the medical struggle I was surprised to find out that the 40.27.20.20; to conquer infectious disease from Palais de la Decouverte survived Pasteur’s day through the present. the opening of the ultra-modern ...... 10 Newsletter of The History of Philosophy of Science (HOPOS) Working Group

Cité des Sciences et de l’Industrie, still easy enough in Paris to find ID and IV). It is crucial that one but I was also pleased to find that photo machines, often enough arrives as early as possible (10 am, this older cousin of the Parc de la located on a university campus. Monday through Saturday) or else Villette ‘discovery center’ is still the wait for a seat may seem worth a visit. Some of the At the Tolbiac site, a single day’s interminable (as was true at the old exhibits—particularly in the entry (the ‘Titre d’Accès’) costs an BN—thank goodness for the 2,20 physical sciences—compare quite astonishing 20 FF and an annual FF coffee machine!). One must favorably on a pedagogical scale, pass costs 200 FF (half for first register in order to enter, and even if they lack a bit of the Cité’s students). If one is conducting receipt of a ‘Carte de Lecteur’ pizazz. Young visitors may in fact research on behalf of the state (e.g. requires one piece of ID (bring benefit from the less cluttered and has a CNRS affiliation) then the something impressive, such as a busy environment. fees are waived. At the Richelieu passport) and a small photograph site, one may acquire a two-day for the card. The BSG also offers a Libraries and archives. ‘Laissez-Passer’ free of charge, but higher-status ‘Carte d’Accès Paris has several wonderful this is renewable only after two Privilégié’, for which one must libraries and archives but they are month’s time. Otherwise, one may present more documentation generally plagued by the twin acquire a ‘Carte de Lecteur’ good indicating that one merits greater terrors of information science: for eight days—35 FF—or for one privilege. The holdings are organization and access. A major calendar year beginning January supposed to be completely coup for the cause of public access 1—230 FF (half for students). The incorporated into the BNF has been achieved by the opening more expensive Richelieu annual electronic catalogue (see telnet of the Bibliothèque National de pass is good at the Tolbiac site, but address above), but my experience France (Quai de la Gare [newly not the other way around. suggests that this is sometimes not renamed ‘Quai François Mauriac’] so. Their card catalogue still and rue de Tolbiac 75013; tel. Bibliothèque Mazarine stands, in any case (last I checked). 53.79.59.59) but this element of the L’Institut de France, 23, quai de BNF is limited to books, journals, Conti 75006; 44.41.44.06 Bibliothèque du Museum National and successor media of this For infrequent visitors, the d’Histoire Naturelle (MNHN) century. For most historical Mazarine requires a Carte d’Entrée 38, rue Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire research one still needs to make a which is valid for 6 sittings over 6 75005; tel. 40.79.36.33 pilgrimage to the old BN site (58, months; otherwise, researchers can There are entrances to this rue de Richelieu 75002) and obtain a long-term Laissez-Passer. beautifully-redesigned library from present documentation of one’s The collection is not completely the street-side and from the Jardin research needs which meets the catalogued electronically, but one des Plantes. I think it preferable to exalted standards of the Keepers of can find their holdings on alchemy- stroll through one of the world’s the French Printed Word. (In my related subjects at best maintained public gardens, mind, the BN librarians will never http://www.levity.com/alchemy/al past the statues of Buffon and live down their total lack of interest mss21.html. The library has an Lamarck, but the approach from in my letter of approval from the appreciable elegance and general rue Geoffroy Saint Hilaire works Fulbright commission.) Happily, quiet, so it is a generally nice place just as well (and runs by the you can tell in advance which site to read or write even if one has gorgeous Institut Musulman et you need to visit, by looking up the exhausted its many bibliographic Mosqué). This library is generally works first on the BNF webpage riches. underutilized (a terrible fact to (http://www.bnf.fr; actually, you advertise) which may have eventually need to telnet to the Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève something to do with the rather Opale online catalogue at: 10, place du Panthéon 75005; prompt service. The librarians are opale02.bnf.fr). Beyond the http://www.univ- also quite pleasant and eager to BNF—whichever libraries one paris1.fr/bsg/accueil/index.htm help. The holdings include items visits—it is often the case that The BSG, as it is known, was from the seventeenth century gaining entry requires proof of designed by Henri Labrouste and is onwards, so much good work may one’s researcher status, so it is a accordingly yet another lovely be achieved here. Acquisition of a good idea to make a regular place to study. This beauty has not ‘Laissez-Passer’ requires the practice of carrying around escaped public attention though, typical documentation of researcher important (or at least important- and so the library’s main reading or student status and identification. looking) papers and plenty of little room is generally quite full, photos for reader’s cards. If one primarily with students from the Archives de l’Académie des hasn’t such photos on hand, it is nearby Sorbonne schools (Paris I Sciences ...... 11 Newsletter of The History of Philosophy of Science (HOPOS) Working Group

L’Institut de France, 23, quai de Paris is still home to many, many http://members.aol.com/netlibris/cl Conti 75006; http://www.acad- used and antique bookstores. uzel) sciences.institut-de- Among those with significant Librairie Paul Jammes (science; 3, france.fr/mission/patrimoine.html#s collections in history, science, or rue Gozlin 75006; tel 43.26.47.71) ommaire) philosophy are: Librairie Laffitte (social sciences; A useful guide to this and other 13, rue de Buci 75006; tel archival sources is Eric Brian and La Boutique de l’Histoire (*history; 43.26.68.28) Christiane Demeulenaere-Douyère 24, rue des Écoles 75005; tel Librairie Lepert-Scheler (science; (eds.), Histoire et Mémoire de 46.34.03.36; 42, rue Jacob 75006; tel l’Académie des Sciences: Guide http://ourworld.compuserve.com/ho 42.61.42.70; des Recherches, Paris and London: mepages/bhistoire) http://www.franceantiq.fr/slam/lepe TEC & DOC Lavoisier, 1996. Librairie Benelli (history and rt) science; 244, rue Saint-Jacques L’Intersigne (ancient science, Bibliothèque de l’Institut Pasteur 75005; tel 46.33.73.51) medicine, esoterism; 66, rue du 28, rue du Docteur Roux 75015; Librairie Cart-Tanneur (* natural Cherche-Midi 75006; tel http://www.pasteur.fr/units/biblio history and botany; 11bis, rue 45.44.24.54; Vauquelin 75005; tel 43.36.02.85; http://www.franceantiq.fr/slam/tersi Bibliothèque de l’Observatoire de http://www.franceantiq.fr/slam/cart gn) Paris -tanneur) Librairie Pages d’Histoire 61, avenue de l’Observatoire Librairie Florence de Chastenay (*history; 8, rue Bréa 75006; tel 75014; (alchemy; 76, rue Gay-Lussac 43.54.43.61) http://www.bibli.obspm.fr/apropo.h 75005, tel 43.54.05.78) Librairie Thomas-Scheler (science tml) Librairie Maille (* science and and medicine; 19, rue de Tournon medicine; 3 rue Dante 75005; tel 75006; tel 43.26.97.69) Médiathèque Spécialisée, Cité des 43.25.51.73) Librairie Fougerolle (science; 67, Sciences et de l’Industrie. Librairie la Table d’Émeraude (* rue de Suffren 75007; tel 30, avenue Corentin-Cariou 75930 alchemy and esoterism; 8, rue des 43.06.96.82) Paris Cedex 19 (Parc de la Trois Portes & 21, rue de la Librairie Chamonal (science and Villette); tel 40.05.76.94 Huchette; tel 43.25.40.32) medicine; 5, rue de Drouot 75009; Librairie J. Vrin (* philosophy; 6, tel 47.70.84.87) Many of the aforementioned CNRS place de la Sorbonne and 71, rue Librairie Sylva Sylvarum (an units have libraries which can be Saint-Jacques [additional location!] irresistible name!—history of ideas, used by visiting researchers, and 75005; tel 43.54.03.47 & social sciences and philosophy; several of these libraries can be 43.54.70.49; http://www.vrin.fr) 123, rue de Faubourg du Temple searched through a single online Librairie la 42e Ligne (social 75010; tel 42.40.82.81) catalogue (the Catalogue collectif sciences and medicine; 24, rue de Librairie Clio (*history, 38, avenue d’Histoire des Sciences et des Fleurus 75006; tel 45.49.47.17) Villemain 75014 tel 45.41.59.20) Techniques) accessible through a Librairie Bayarré (science and Librairie le Tour du Monde website provided by the CNRS medicine; 21, rue de Tournon (science and philosophy; 9, rue de (http://dodge.grenet.fr:8001/themes 75006; tel 43.54.91.99) la Pompe 75016; tel 42.88.58.06; /his.html). Librairie Albert Blanchard (* http://www.franceantiq.fr/slam/tmo science, medicine, engineering, and nde) Bookstores. math; 9, rue de Médicis 75006; tel Librairie des Carrés (science; 42, I have yet to meet Hopoi who are 43.26.90.34; rue Royale 78000 Versailles; tel not bibliophiles, stricken by that http://www.essor.contacts.tm.fr/alb 39.20.06.32; passion for books which generally ert-blanchard) http://www.franceantiq.fr/slam/libc though not universally includes the Librairie Bonnefoi (history of ideas arres) desire to cart them away. If and philosophy; 1, rue de Médicis libraries and archives are great 75006; tel 46.33.57.22; This list is organized in typical places to visit bibliographic http://www.franceantiq.fr/slam/bon Parisian fashion, by treasures, bookstores are great nefoi) arrondissement, which helps pick places to invite slightly lesser Librairie Alain Brieux (* sciences, out the relevant parts of town for treasures to cohabitation. Here are engineering, and medicine; 48, rue the road-weary. An asterisk some places to make romantic Jacob 75006; tel 42.60.21.98) indicates that these are the primary encounters of the second sort, with Librairie René Cluzel (science; 61, specializations of the bookstore. HOPOS-related books: rue de Vaugirard 75006; tel 42.22.38.71; ...... 12 Newsletter of The History of Philosophy of Science (HOPOS) Working Group

In assembling this list I was aided Paris I) and Jean Dhombres Other. greatly by visiting the website of (Université de Nantes and CNRS I hope to have pointed the Paris- SLAM (Syndicat National de la UPR 21 [Paris]), and edited by bound HOPOS scholar in the right Librairie Ancienne et Moderne; Michel Blay (CNRS, Paris) and directions, but there are naturally http://www.franceantiq.fr/slam, Jean Gayon (Université de Dijon many other resources to uncover. with links to seven other national and CNRS URA 1079 [Paris]). Among these: antiquarian bookseller groups Further information can be · The Société Française d’Histoire (‘guilds’ seems more appropriate obtained at des Sciences et des Techniques here). Visitors to Paris who are http://www.puf.com/edition/rhistsci (SFHST, rue Mahler, 75002; tel. ; also interested in other subject .htm. Another journal of particular http://wwwrc.obs- matters are highly advised to pay interest is the Cahiers d’Histoire et azur.fr/cerga/hdsn/sfhst.html)goes this site a visit before travelling. de Philosophie des Sciences, through cycles of activity and is in published by the Société Française something of an upswing. At a There is less choice—or perhaps d’Histoire des Sciences et des minimum, this means that there is a just less wandering in search of the Techniques (see below). General new president (Vincent Jullien of unfindable—among bookstores for interest journals include Archives ENS Fontenay-Saint-Cloud) and new books. Good history de Philosophie (editorial offices: that the website features reasonably bookstores include Pages 35, rue de Sèvres 75006, tel. up-to-date listings of current d’Histoire and La Boutique de 45.44.58.91), Philosophie (editorial seminars, colloquia, and l’Histoire (cf. above). For new offices: 7, rue Bernard Palissy exhibitions. science books, there is no better 75006, tel. 44.39.39.20), Revue · The listserv Theuth resides on a than Eyrolles [perhaps most like Philosophique de la France et de server at Jussieu and features NYC’s McGraw-Hill bookstore, l’Étranger (editorial offices: 12, discussion of history and which is to say best at applied rue Jean de Beauvais 75005, tel. philosophy of science. The science] (57-61 Boulevard Saint 43.26.22.16), and Rue Descartes website, at Germain 75005; tel 44.41.11.74; (editorial offices: Collège http://www.sigu7.jussieu.fr/hpr/the http://www.eyrolles.fr) though it is International de Philosophie, 1, rue uth-index.html, provides a c.v. for also worth a visit to Librarie Descartes 75005). In addition, one numerous list participants, most of Interférences (33 rue Linné 75005; should scour around for the whom are currently or formerly at tel 47.07.70.06; http://www..). As tremendously occasional Corpus Jussieu, REHSEIS, or both. far as philosophy pur et dur is (editorial offices: Association pour · Books of some HOPOS relevance concerned, there is decent browsing la revue Corpus, 99, avenue Ledru- are occasionally reviewed in Le at Gibert Jeune (Place Saint Rollin 75011, tel. 43.55.40.71), Magazine Littéraire Michel; tel 43.25.70.07) and Gibert which is less a standard journal (http://www.magazine- Joseph (26-30-32 Boulevard St. than a collection of critical essays litteraire.com), La Quinzaine Michel 75006) but the largest relating to and in honor of volumes Litérraire, and even in the Paris- selection is to be found at the issued in the invaluable Fayard centric daily, Libération deservedly famous J. Vrin (6, place book series, the Corpus des (http://www.liberation.fr). de la Sorbonne 75005; tel Oeuvres de Philosophie en Langue · Other publishers, not cited above, 43.54.03.47). One should not Française. The Corpus journals are include Fayard (75 rue Saints Pères neglect the showcase bookstore for much harder to find in libraries or 75006—this is also a bookshop; tel. the Presses Universitaires de bookstores than the volumes they 45.49.82.00), Minuit (7 rue Bernard France (49, Boulevard Saint discuss, but they are worth the Palissy 75006; tel. 44.39.39.20), Michel 75005; tel 44.41.81.20). search. Finally, there is the the Comité des Travaux Archives Internationales d’Histoire Historiques et Scientifiques Journals. Des Sciences, which is actually (CTHS; 1, rue Descartes 75005; tel. There is nothing particularly edited at the office of the 46.34.47.64), and Belin (8, rue Parisian about the relevant French Enciclopedia Italiana in Rome but Férou 75006; tel. 55.42.84.00). journals except that, as with much which is officially headquartered at · Collège de France else in French life, the center of the Académie Internationale (http://www.college-de- activity is in the capital. The d’Histoire des Sciences (12, rue france.fr/college/college.html). French journal which is most Colbert 75002). At the same This institution is rich with consistent and of greatest interest to address, one finds the Centre HOPOS-related history and has a Hopoi is the largely Parisian-run Internationale de Synthèse, which small, totally disheveled archives Revue d’Histoire des Sciences, publishes the Revue de Synthèse (with a helpful archivist, however). under the direction of Claire (tel. 42.97.50.68). Though most courses nowadays Salomon-Bayet (Université de ...... 13 Newsletter of The History of Philosophy of Science (HOPOS) Working Group

bear little direct relation to HOPOS this is as it should be. Sutton has studies, there are some tapped a rich new seam in the professors—Jacques Bouveresse is Book Reviews history of neurophilosophy in notable among them—with general, and in Cartesian relevant interests. neurophysiology in particular. This · Burial grounds. I have not spent Philosophy and Memory warrants the extended treatment much time researching the resting Traces: Descartes to that it receives and represents a places of historical figures in new high-watermark in discussion science and philosophy of science Connectionism of Cartesian memory. It is who number among the permanent symptomatic of the dominance of Parisians. I hoped to find Pierre John Sutton. Cambridge: Cambridge archival models of memory that Gassendi’s grave, for example, Descartes’ somewhat bizarre with little success (the church in University Press, 1998, xvii + 372. superpositional theory, its question was overturned in the descendants and the critical Revolution and the stones were Philosophy and Memory Traces is responses to it, have remained subsequently scattered all over the a richly textured and fascinating unexplored. Sutton’s treatment of church’s floor). One may have book with a dual focus. On the one it, I believe, should set the agenda better luck consulting these hand it is a historical study of ‘alien for some time to come in this area reference works: aspects of the world-views we have of Cartesian scholarship. This is * Dansel, Michel, Les cimetieres de lost’ (p.28); a study of animal not to say that in Descartes Sutton Paris: promenade insolite, spirits and theories of distributed finds a problem-free adumbration pittoresque et capricieuse (Denoel, memory from Descartes to of connectionism. For the picture 1987) Coleridge. On the other hand it is a that emerges of Descartes’ is one in * Le Clere, Marcel, Guide des defense of contemporary which there resides a tension cimetieres de Paris (Hachette, connectionism. Yet these two foci between a crude distributed model 1990) mutually illuminate each other. of memory, in which memories are * Barozzi, Jacques, Guide des recreated rather than stored, and a cimetieres parisiens (Hervas, 1990) Sutton limits his survey of theories central executive, the soul. This of memory to autobiographical latter feature of Descartes’ account I offer these guideposts in the hope memory and in particular to is the antithesis of contemporary of making obvious what I often theories of distributed memory. In connectionism. found, as a visiting scholar, singling out autobiographical somewhat mysterious. I also wish memory he is able to contain his that this small survey will help study within reasonable limits and integrate Parisian scholarly at the same time tap in to such activities in our field into the philosophical issues as personal network of activities among the identity. So the reader should not broader, global set of institutions expect to find a comprehensive such as our own, international treatment of other forms of HOPOS Working Group. French memory. In fact, some other types scholarship on an individual level of memory, such as Baddelley’s enjoys great renown, and now it is working memory, are not even time to recognize the institutions mentioned. Furthermore, in and resources which stand behind exploring the history of distributed the good work of such individuals. models of memory, Sutton is attempting to redress the balance in René Descartes Saul Fisher historical treatments of memory The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation theory, a balance that has been There is a distinctive English bias New York, USA weighted heavily toward archival in Sutton’s treatment of reactions to theories. But more than this, he is Descartes’ memory theory. Those º shedding light on a rich history of discussed include Digby, Hooke, reflection on memory theory that is Hartley and Coleridge. It would a precursor to modern have been interesting to see a connectionism. treatment of the neo-Cartesian defenses of the Cartesian view. Descartes is the only thinker to While Malebranche gets receives come in for detailed exegesis. Yet some discussion, La Forge’s ...... 14 Newsletter of The History of Philosophy of Science (HOPOS) Working Group interesting chapter on memory in supported (or opposed) on the basis Berkeley offered the so-called one- his Treatise on the Human Mind of epistemological and point argument, according to which (1666) is entirely neglected. Yet metaphysical considerations which visually locating a point along a this is not a weakness of Sutton’s have little bearing on a line perpendicular to the eye work, as he makes no claims to an psychological theory of visual requires mental processing of some exhaustive treatment. Rather it perception. The fourth essay, in sort. highlights further work to be done which Schwartz compares Berkeley in the area. and J. J. Gibson on spatial Berkeley's primary rivals, the optic perception, provides a case in writers (including René Descartes, The breadth of scholarship of this point. Despite differences between Isaac Barrow, Andrée Tacquet, and book is impressive, the prose is these theorists over the "directness" William Molyneux), also accepted alive and engaging (though some of of visual perception, both the one-point argument and denied his sentences could have been emphasize the role of movement in the immediacy of visual ideas of dissected—see the 13-liner on p. an adequate psychological theory distance. The dispute between 26!). Philosophy and Memory of visual perception. Berkeley and the optic writers was Traces is a fine book whose instead over how to describe the historical and philosophical lessons A major claim of the book is that mental process by which we are well worth remembering. Berkeley supported his theory of visually perceive spatial properties, visual perception of spatial including both distance and size. Peter Anstey properties on the basis of empirical The optic writers claimed that the Unit for the History and Philosophy of psychological considerations about mental process which results in Science how visual perception works that visual ideas of spatial properties University of Sydney are largely independent of his involve abstract geometrical NSW Australia epistemological and metaphysical reasoning undertaken º views. Here I sketch this argument. independently of visual sensations. Berkeley, by contrast, characterized Vision: Variations on Some the mental process in terms of the association of visual sensations Berkeleian Themes. (including sensations of blur, interposition, and perspective) with Robert Schwartz. Oxford: Blackwell, tactual sensations.

1994, vii+162. The originality of Berkeley's theory consists in his development and In Vision, Robert Schwartz defense of a sensory account of the provides clear exposition of George mental process which results in Berkeley's views about visual these ideas. Fundamental to this perception of spatial properties and sensory account is Berkeley's claim makes these views relevant to that the spatiality of visual continuing psychological and perception is derived from tactual Bishop Berkeley philosophical debates. Schwartz sensations of movement and, its divides his book into four essays. corollary, that visual perception has Schwartz's exposition of Berkeley's In the first two, he presents careful no inherent spatiality. descriptions of Berkeley's views on theory examines its two fundamental claims: first, that the visual perception of distance and According to Berkeley, although visual ideas of spatial properties are size, and argues that they are the visual field has spatial not immediate, and second, that the superior in some respects to views organization (up, down, right, left), spatiality of visual perception is of his contemporaries, as well as this organization is not inherent to derived from tactual perception and those of current psychologists. the visual field. Visual sensations thus that visual perception has no acquire spatial significance-they inherent spatiality. Berkeley held In the third essay, Schwartz come to represent spatial that an idea is immediate if having provides an examination of the properties-through being associated the idea is not the result of a mental claim that visual perception of with tactual sensations of up, down, process but rather is the result of a spatial properties is inferential. He left, and right. Through this merely physiological process. In distinguishes five meanings of process of association, the visual defense of the view that visual "inferential," and argues that with field acquires spatial organization, ideas of distance aren't immediate relation to each, this claim is and visual perception of size and ...... 15 Newsletter of The History of Philosophy of Science (HOPOS) Working Group distance acquires spatiality. Thus image. (Although this tactual provides nourishing reading for all the mental process that results in image is inverted relative to tactual those interested in the philosophy visual ideas of spatial properties is objects, our tactual perception of or science of vision. not simply a sensory process, but spatial properties isn't inverted requires a certain sort of sensory because the retinal image isn't Peter Ross input, namely, tactual sensations. fundamental to tactual perception.) California State Polytechnic University Thus, the relation between the Pomona, California USA Schwartz claims that Berkeley retinal image and the visual field is º argued against the optic writers mediated by a mental process of from a psychological standpoint. association of visual sensations Berkeley held that it is implausible with tactual sensations, with the About HOPOS that visual perception of spatial result that the visual sensations properties requires undertaking acquire the spatial significance of HOPOS is an informal, geometrical reasoning. We can't tactual sensations. And again, this international working group of become introspectively aware of alternative is more psychologically scholars who share an interest in having the appropriate geometrical realistic because it involves sensory promoting serious, scholarly data required for the purported association rather than geometric research on the history of the calculations, or of undertaking reasoning. philosophy of science and related these calculations. Berkeley topics in the history of the natural claimed that a mental process Schwartz shows persuasively that and social sciences, logic, involving association of visual and Berkeley argued against the optic philosophy, and mathematics. We tactual sensations is more writers on the basis of empirical interpret this statement of shared psychologically realistic, for we psychological considerations rather interest broadly, meaning to can become introspectively aware than a priori epistemological and include all historical periods and of the appropriate sensory data as metaphysical claims, and that from diverse methodologies. We aim to well as the associations. a psychological standpoint promote historical work in a variety Furthermore, Berkeley argued that Berkeley's sensory account of of ways, including the sponsorship his sensory account could better vision is in some respects a better of meetings and conference explain certain visual effects, for than the optic writers' abstract sessions, the publication of special example, the moon illusion (in geometrical reasoning account. issues of journals, the which the moon looks larger on the However, although Schwartz dissemination of information about horizon than it does at its zenith). makes clear that a sensory account libraries, archives and collections, needn't bring with it the claim that and the preparation of Schwartz also holds that Berkeley visual perception has no inherent bibliographies and finding guides. defended the claim that visual spatiality, he doesn't make clear perception has no inherent enough the crucial role Berkeley's a The HOPOS listserv is a genial spatiality on the basis of priori philosophical views play virtual medium for the exchange of psychological considerations. For with regard to this claim. news, ideas, and queries regarding example, the discovery that the Berkeley's claim that visual the history of the philosophy of retinal image is inverted presents perception has no inherent science. the puzzle of how our visual fields spatiality assumes that in visual are right side up. The optic writers perception what we're aware of is a For information on HOPOS and the held that visual perception involves visual field constituted by visual HOPOS listserv, go to: geometric reasoning which reverses sensations. But if we hold instead http://scistud.umkc.edu/hopos. the retinal image. that what we're aware of is a field Archives of the listserv are of view constituted by physical available at: Berkeley's claim that the spatial objects, then what we're aware of is http://listserv.nd.edu/archives/hopo organization of the visual field isn't inherently spatially organized, and s-l.html. inherent provided an alternative visual perception does have solution. As Margaret Atherton inherent spatiality (cf. Schwartz's Submissions to and inquiries about (Berkeley's Revolution in Vision discussion p. 29). the Newsletter of HOPOS may be [Cornell University Press, 1990]) sent to the Editor at: spells out in similar spirit but more Engaging, clear, and trenchant, [email protected]. detail, Berkeley held that the retinal Vision successfully bridges image is a tactual, not visual, centuries and fields of study. It

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