EPSA Newsletter 2013

EPSA Newsletter Vol. II, Issue 1 August 2013

Editor: Friedrich Stadler | Assistant Editor: Daniel Kuby

SPECIAL EPSA13 HELSINKI EDITION

Editorial TABLE OF CONTENTS

Friedrich Stadler Editorial Friedrich Stadler 1

Dear members and colleagues, The Finnish Tradition of Philosophy of Science Ilkka Niiniluoto 3 On the occasion of the 4th Conference of the European Philosophy of Science Association in Helsinki, August 28-31, 2013, we are pleased to publicize the Welcome Address already third issue of our electronic EPSA Newsletter. Given the venue of the Uskali Mäki 8 conference it is mainly dealing with philosophy of science in Finland, which is a remarkable success story since the pioneering Eino Kaila for a smaller coun- EPSA Women’s Caucus: A Report try at the margins of Europe. In this regard we are pleased that Jaakko Hin- Kristina Rolin 10 tikka will also take part as a speaker in this event. Report on One of the contemporary prominent proponents of philosophy of science, GWP.2013 Ilkka Niiniluoto, the former Rector and Chancellor of the University of Hel- Holger Lyre 11 sinki in the last decade, provided a report on the origins and development of Report on Activities philosophy of science in Finland, where in 2015 also the 15th Congress of the of the Dutch Society International Union in History and Philosophy of Science/Division of Logic, for the Philosophy of Methodology and Philosophy of Science (IUHPS/DLMPS) will be organised. A Science report by Uskali Mäki, the chair of the Local Organising Committee on behalf F. A . M u l l e r 13 of the University of Helsinki and the Centre of Excellence in the Philosophy of the Social Sciences (TINT) complements this focus appropriately. In addition, A Note from the Publisher Springer we are pleased that EPSA Women's Caucus is taking place the second time in Ties Nijssen 14 Helsinki after Athens, on which Kristina Rolin contributed an informative account.

Another sign for a flourishing research field is the establishment of national societies in the philosophy of science, which EPSA wants to support scholarly and connect with similar initiatives. Therefore, it is most appropriate to include a report by Holger Lyre on the founding of the German Society for Phi- losophy of Science as a most recent event in this research field. This seems to

1. PAGE (OF 14) ◆ Stadler, Friedrich: “Editorial”, epsa-Newsletter Vol. 2, No. 1, © 2013, pp. 1–2.! www.epsa.ac.at/newsletter/ EDITORIAL Friedrich Stadler me not by accident given the strong Lecture in the Philosophy of Science" to all members who have contributed presence of several centers and de- 2013. to our joint scholarly enterprise with partments, e.g., in Munich, Bielefeld, the vision of a renewed and innova- Konstanz, Hanover, and Düsseldorf, The EPSA Newsletter is conceived of tive philosophy of science in Europe the latter pleasingly applying for the as a service for our members and will covering all scientific disciplines next EPSA conference in 2015. We be available also in a printable PDF- from an historical and systematic very much hope for similar devel- format as usual accessible on our point of view. opments also in other European website www.epsa.ac.at/newsletter/, countries, as is the case in the Neth- where the last issues are still stored Special thanks go to Karoly Kokai, erlands, on which we received a for further information on past EPSA the secretary of the EPSA main office short note on the related activities by activities. It is hoped that this forum at the Institute Vienna Circle, as well Fred Muller. will be extended in the future to a as to Daniel Kuby and Christoph permanent medium for discussions, Limbeck-Lilienau for their help re- An important manifestation of EPSA announcements, and reviews related garding the EPSA Newsletter and activities besides its biennial confer- to philosophy of science in Europe, Folder. ences are the publications of the con- which, of course, is dependent on the ference proceedings (of which the welcome contributions of our mem- Enjoy the forthcoming conference in last volume of the Athens conference bers. Together with the forthcoming the beautiful city of Helsinki and let just appeared thanks to the efforts of EPSA Folder to be updated after the us continue with the cooperation and its editors Vassilios Karakostas and Helsinki conference with reference communication in the exciting and Dennis Dieks) and the periodical to the new elected Steering Commit- promising research field philosophy European Journal for Philosophy of tee, membership policy, and publica- of science. Science (EJPS), which is available in tions, the communication will cer- the meantime already with its 3rd tainly be strengthened. Friedrich Stadler volume comprising 8 issues. EPSA (President of EPSA) will also continue the successful ESF As an outgoing President I want to Research Network Program "The express my pleasure and honour to Philosophy of Science in Europe" have served for the European phi- (2008–2013) on the level of a book losophy of science community in the series, to be published intermedi- hope of having provided a solid basis ately to the biennial proceeding of for a successful future of EPSA. In our conferences. (www.pse-esf.org) this regard I want to thank all past A brief information is contributed by and present members of the Steering Ties Nijssen, the representative of Committees, Program and Nomina- our publisher Springer, who is pleas- tion Committees, chairs, conference ingly sponsoring again one of the organisers and editors of our publi- plenary lectures as the "Springer cations for their efforts, last not least

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Friedrich Stadler is Professor of History and Philosophy of Science (Joint Appointment) at the University of Vienna, Austria and Director of the Institute Vienna Circle (IVC). He holds a D.Phil. in history and philosophy (University of Salzburg). He has published on various topics in modern history and philosophy of science, with a focus on Logical Empiricism in the context of intellectual migration and exile studies, theory and methodology of contemporary history and historiography. He has been President of EPSA 2009-2013. Personal Website: http://www.univie.ac.at/ivc/stadler/

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The Finnish Tradition of important intellectual trends like first textbooks on logic and psychol- Philosophy of Science scholastic and Ramistic logic, Carte- ogy in Finnish in the 1880s. His logic sianism, Bacon´s experimental includes classical ideas about the Ilkka Niiniluoto methods, Locke’s empiricism, scientific method. Rein’s work as Wolff’s rationalism, and Kant’s tran- professor of Theoretical Philosophy scendental idealism. was continued in 1905 by his nephew Arvi Grotenfelt, a specialist in Ger- Logic has a long academic tradition In 1809 Finland was separated from man neo-Kantian philosophy of his- in Finland as a subfield of Theoreti- Sweden to become a Grand Duchy of tory, influenced by the method of cal Philosophy. Logicians have al- the Russian empire, and in 1828 the Verstehen. Edward Westermarck, ways had an interest in the scientific Academy was moved to the new who was at the same time professor method, but the study of the phi- capital Helsinki. The Imperial Alex- of Practical Philosophy in Helsinki losophy of science in the modern ander University in Helsinki adopted and professor of Sociology at the sense was started in Finland in the the Humboldtian model of university London School of Economics, stud- 1920s by Eino Kaila. In the 1950s his education. This period was domi- ied the origins and evolution of successful students made Helsinki nated by Hegel’s doctrines, with Jo- moral ideas along the lines of British an important centre of analytic phi- han Vilhelm Snellman as the main empiricism and naturalism. losophy, philosophical logic, phi- representative. His 1842 theory of losophy of language, and philosophy the state, based upon Hegelian prin- In 1917 Finland gained its independ- of science. This work has now been ciples, provided a theoretical foun- ence, and the Philosophical Society vigorously continued by several gen- dation to the national awakening of of Finland (chaired by Grotenfelt) erations. Finland. In 1852 all chairs in phi- started to publish its yearbook with losophy in the Russian empire were the title Ajatus (“Thought”) in 1926 Historical Background closed as politically dangerous, and and a monograph series Acta Philo- in 1856 Snellman was invited to the sophica Fennica in 1935. When the first university in Finland renamed chair of “ethics and the sys- was established in 1640 as the Royal tem of the sciences”. Eino Kaila’s Logical Empiricism Academy of Turku, its Faculty of

Arts had two chairs in Philosophy: As the only professor in philosophy Eino Kaila, who wrote his doctoral Theoretical (teaching logic and in Finland, Snellman was succeeded dissertation in experimental psy- metaphysics) and Practical (teaching in 1869 by his student Thiodolf Rein. chology in 1916, had broad interests ethics and politics). Thereby the He founded in 1873 the Philosophi- in philosophy. His early essays are learned community, in spite of its cal Society of Finland, and wrote the critical reviews of Haeckel, Bergson, lack of originality, was able to follow

3. PAGE (OF 14) ◆ Niiniluoto, Ilkka: “The Finnish Tradition of Philosophy of Science”, epsa-Newsletter Vol. 2, No. 1, © 2013, pp. 3–7.! www.epsa.ac.at/newsletter/ THE FINNISH TRADITION IN THE PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE Ilkka Niiniluoto and James. In 1920 he argued, ticipant in the international confer- formulating a realist and compre- against vitalism, that mental life is a ences of the unity of science. As pro- hensive world outlook on the basis of biological phenomenon. As an anti- fessor of Theoretical Philosophy in best scientific theories, especially reductionist monist, Kaila was at- Helsinki in 1930-48, Kaila intro- holistic “field theories” like quantum tracted by Mach’s ideas, but con- duced to his academic audience physics and Gestalt psychology. But cluded that the phenomenalist posi- symbolic logic, modern epis- his work was isolated tion has to be replaced by critical temology and philosophy of from the new Anglo- realism which accepts the reality of science, and Gestalt psy- Saxon school of phi- both ordinary physical objects and chology. However, he never losophy of science: atoms. A radical defence of Mach accepted the narrowly posi- Kaila did not publish came from Rolf Lagerborg, a student tivist views of some mem- in English, and the and friend of Westermarck’s. bers of the Vienna Circle, but first translations of his wished to solve the riddle of studies appeared in In the mid-1920s Kaila sough con- reality. In his German 1974 in a volume Ex- tacts by correspondence with Rei- monographs in 1936 and Eino Kaila perience and Reality in chenbach, Schlick, and Carnap. As 1942, and in his widely read the Vienna Circle Col- the first professor of philosophy at Finnish textbook Inhimillinen tieto lection. But it was through Kaila’s the new Finnish University of Turku, (Human Knowledge, 1939), he tried successful students that the analytic he started a series of monographs in to analyze the concept of reality by tradition became the dominant German on causality, probability means of the concept of invariance. school in Finland. logic, deduction, and philosophy of nature. Already in 1926 Kaila charac- Georg Henrik von Wright wrote his terized his position as “logical em- doctoral dissertation in 1941 on the piricism”, as a contrast to psycho- logical problem of induction, and logical empiricism. In 1929-34 he continued with important contribu- made three longer visits to the Vi- tions to probability and eliminative enna Circle. This association with induction. The young von Wright’s the new movement with exact meth- period as Wittgenstein’s successor at ods was a major change of Finnish the University of Cambridge in 1948- philosophy. Kaila was an active par- 51 was the real international break- through of Finnish philosophers. After returning to Finland von Wright was elected in 1961 as a member of the Academy of Finland. He wrote studies in philosophical Kaila, who succeeded Grotenfelt as logic, modal logic, and action theory, the president of the Philosophical and became the founder of modern Society of Finland in 1936-52, was deontic logic. In 1971 he published elected as one of the twelve members his Explanation and Understanding, of the Academy of Finland in 1948. which departs from the logical em- In the same year psychology was piricist thesis of the unity of science separated from Theoretical Philoso- by its claim that the explanation of phy at the University of Helsinki. action cannot be given by the Kaila continued to his death in 1958 deductive-nomological model but the “synthetic” task of philosophy in human actions have to be intention-

4. PAGE (OF 14)! THE FINNISH TRADITION IN THE PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE Ilkka Niiniluoto ally understood by practical reason- scientific inquiry, based on informa- ing. He also defended a manipula- Erik Stenius, Swedish-language pro- tion- seeking questions. tion notion of causality. This work fessor of philosophy in Helsinki, on analytic hermeneutics forged made his main contributions in logic connections between analytic phi- and the philosophy of language, but losophy and Continental trends. his careful “critical essays” included As an Academician, von Wright did topics related to the philosophy of not have teaching duties, but he mathematics and physics. chaired in Helsinki an important research seminar for foreign visitors Jaakko Hintikka and his Students and younger scholars. G. H. von Wright’s student Jaakko Hintikka wrote his dissertation in 1953 on distributive normal forms in first-order logic. In 1957 he discov- ered (independently of the Swedish logician Stig Kanger) the possible worlds semantics, and in 1962 he published his pioneering study of epistemic logic, Knowledge and Be- Hintikka has been extremely active lief. After a fellowship at Harvard in stimulating and supervising re- University in 1956-59, Hintikka was search work in logic and philosophy, and many of his students have be- Georg H. von Wright appointed professor of Practical Phi- losophy in Helsinki 1959, and in the come university professors in Fin- Oiva Ketonen studied proof theory in 1960s he shared his time between land. Risto Hilpinen (professor in 1938-39 in Göttingen with Gerhard Helsinki and Stanford University. In Turku, later in Miami), Juhani Pie- Gentzen. His doctoral dissertation in 1965 he published an improvement tarinen (professor in Turku), and 1944 contained an invertible system of Carnap’s system of inductive logic Ilkka Niiniluoto (Ketonen’s succes- of sequence calculus, which was a by showing how universal generali- sor in Helsinki) wrote their doctoral remarkable improvement of zations may receive non-zero prob- dissertations on inductive logic, thus Gentzen’s results. Ketonen became abilities in infinite universes. Later continuing “the Finnish school of Kaila’s successor in Theoretical Phi- Hintikka worked in Helsinki as a induction” started already by Kaila losophy in 1951-77. During his visit Research Professor at the Academy and von Wright. Raimo Tuomela in 1949-50 to the United States he of Finland, but after 1980 he has (professor of the methodology of the had met Hempel at Yale and Nagel at been mostly active in the United social sciences in Helsinki) applied Columbia University (New York). States (Tallahassee, Boston). Hin- distributive normal forms to study With these influences he gave annu- tikka has been one of the most suc- the methodological gains due to ally a course on philosophy of sci- cessful editors of philosophical jour- theoretical concepts. Later he con- ence which included the standard nals (Synthese) and monograph se- centrated in philosophical issues of view of analytic philosophy of sci- ries (Synthese Library). Besides his social action. Veikko Rantala (pro- ence. Ketonen did not have original studies in the philosophy of mathe- fessor in Tampere) wrote important results in philosophy of science, but matics, philosophy of language, and studies on theories and theory- his role as a teacher of many genera- game-theoretical semantics, he has change with David Pearce. Juha tions of students was highly signifi- developed an interrogative model of Manninen (professor of General His- cant. tory of Ideas in Oulu) has studied

5. PAGE (OF 14)! THE FINNISH TRADITION IN THE PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE Ilkka Niiniluoto

Kaila’s relations to the Vienna Circle. fence of “causal internal realism” Paavo Pylkkänen in Helsinki. Matti Sintonen (acting professor of and Niiniluoto’s development of Pylkkänen’s inspiration comes from Theoretical Philosophy in Helsinki “critical scientific realism” made his personal contacts with the fa- while Niiniluoto has been on leave in Helsinki a well-known centre of sci- mous quantum theorist David Bohm. 2003-13) has worked on scientific entific realism. Philosophy of biology has been in- explanation and the interrogative vestigated by Sintonen. model of inquiry. Jan von Plato Niiniluoto’s work on truthlikeness (Swedish-language professor of Phi- has been continued by Ilkka Kie- The Finnish Society for Science losophy in Helsinki) worked on the seppä. Sami Pihlström (director of Studies was founded in 1985 to pro- history and foundations of probabil- the Helsinki Collegium for Advanced mote the co-operation between phi- ity theory before turning to struc- Studies) has written on the problem losophers, sociologists, historians, tural proof theory. Martin Kusch, a of realism in relation to classical and and psychologists of science. Today German philosopher educated in new pragmatism. Studies of Peirce’s the focus of the Society includes also Finland, worked with Hintikka on logic have been conducted by Ahti- technology and innovation studies. It the philosophy of language, and Veikko Pietarinen (professor of has published the journal Science wrote a Finnish textbook on herme- Semiotics in Helsinki), and the Nor- Studies (now Science and Technol- neutics. Kusch’s later career has dic Pragmatism Network is coordi- ogy Studies) since 1987. Besides the been in Edinburgh, Cambridge, and nated by scholars at the University of work of Niiniluoto and Timo Airak- Vienna. Helsinki. sinen (professor of Practical Phi- losophy in Helsinki) on the philoso- Recent Trends phy of technology, innovation proc- esses have been studied by Reijo Mi- Besides the University of Helsinki, ettinen in Helsinki and Antti philosophy of science is part of the Hautamäki in Jyväskylä. Multidisci- curriculum in the universities in plinary science studies have been Turku, Tampere, and Jyväskylä. The supported by the Research Center Philosophical Society of Finland, for Knowledge, Science, Technology chaired since 1975 by Niiniluoto af- and Innovation Studies in Tampere ter Ketonen and von Wright, has (TaSTI) and the Helsinki Institute of actively promoted philosophy of sci- Science and Technology Studies ence in many conferences and publi- (HIST). Petri Ylikoski, a philosopher cations. studying explanation and modeling in the human and social sciences, Kaila’s student K. V. Laurikainen, has been appointed professor of Sci- professor of Nuclear Physics at the ence Studies in Helsinki in 2012. University of Helsinki, founded in 1988 the Finnish Society for Natural Tuomela’s student Uskali Mäki, one Tuomela’s chair in methodology was Philosophy. Laurikainen’s studies on of the leading experts in the philoso- included in 1970 in Practical Phi- Wolfgang Pauli had partly a religious phy of economics and a defender of losophy which belongs to the Faculty motivation, but the Society has con- realism about economical theories of the Social Sciences, while Theo- tinued an open dialogue between and models, worked in Rotterdam as retical Philosophy belongs to the different special sciences. professor of Philosophy and Eco- Faculty of Arts. This means that phi- nomics. Returning to Finland, he losophy of science is taught in two Philosophy of physics has been stud- became in 2012 Tuomela’s successor faculties in Helsinki. Tuomela’s de- ied by Pekka Lahti in Turku and in Practical Philosophy and the di-

6. PAGE (OF 14)! THE FINNISH TRADITION IN THE PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE Ilkka Niiniluoto rector of a centre of excellence in the enced Aulis Aarnio’s work on the Wright and Ketonen in their essays philosophy of the social sciences, philosophy of law. Besides Tuomela, in Finnish and Swedish. Ethical with a focus on issues of interdisci- Mäki and Ylikoski, philosophy of the problems of medicine and bioethics plinarity. Mäki’s unit TINT (Trends social sciences is studied by Eerik are studied in Turku by Juha Räikkä and Tensions in Intellectual Integra- Lagerspetz (professor of Practical and Veikko Launis and in Helsinki tion) is an active research commu- Philosophy in Turku). Kristina Rolin by Airaksinen’s students Heta Gyl- nity which hosts the EPSA 2013 con- has investigated issues about social ling (former Häyry) and Matti Häyry gress in Helsinki. Besides Tuomela and feminist epistemology and the (former professor of Bioethics and and Ylikoski and many foreign visi- role of values in scientific research. Philosophy of Law at the University tors, its members include Tarja Philosophical problems of business of Manchester, now Kakkuri – Knuuttila, who has studied the na- economics have been studied by Knuuttila’s successor in Aalto Uni- ture and role of models in various Marja-Liisa Kakkuri-Knuuttila (pro- versity). disciplines, Jaakko Kuorikoski and fessor of Philosophy of Management Aki Lehtinen, who are interested in at the Helsinki School of Economics, causality and economic models. now part of the Aalto University). Von Wright’s studies in the logic of Ethical issues about science and norms and practical inference influ- technology were raised by von

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Ilkka Niiniluoto (b. 1946) has studied and worked in the University of Helsinki. His Master degree in 1968 was in Applied Mathematics (with a thesis on Bayesian statistics), and Ph.D. in 1974 in Theoretical Philosophy (with a dissertation on induction and scientific theories). After working in 1973-77 as associate professor of Mathematics (logic and foundations), he has been professor of Theoretical Philosophy. Niiniluoto has chaired the Philosophical Society of Finland since 1975 and edited Acta Philosophica Fennica since 1980. In 2003-08 he served full time as the Rector and in 2008-13 as the Chancellor of the University of Helsinki. His main works are Is Science Progressive? (1984), Truthlikeness (1987), and Critical Scientific Realism (1999). Personal Website: http://www.helsinki.fi/theoreticalphilosophy/staff/Niiniluoto.htm

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Editor: Friedrich Stadler | Assistant Editor: Daniel Kuby

Welcome Address

Uskali Mäki

On behalf of the Local Organizing Committee I warmly welcome you to EPSA13, the 4th conference of the European Philosophy of Science As- sociation at the University of Hel- sinki.

The previous EPSA conferences have taken place in Madrid (2007), Am- sterdam (2009), and Athens (2011). This string of meetings has been in- strumental in promoting ambitious activity among European philoso- in 1937, the Main Building will serve lence from 2012. With its over 30 phers of science and those from as the site of the conference. We will researchers (presently from eight other corners of the world. We are be using the "new side" – but don't countries), TINT has become a vi- proud to help carry the flag forward. miss a visit to the old side with views brant cluster of philosophical activ- to the Senate Square! ity. Its research focuses on themes The University of Helsinki was such as interdisciplinarity, modeling, founded in 1640 and is now among EPSA13 is hosted by the Centre of explanation, evidence, and social the leading research universities in Excellence in the Philosophy of the ontology. Its major ambition is to Europe with its 35.000 or so stu- Social Sciences, also known as TINT. pursue analyses of a variety of roles dents. Its main campus is situated in The Centre is sponsored by the that interdisciplinary relations play downtown Helsinki, and its em- Academy of Finland and the Univer- in the dynamics of (social and the pire-style Main Building lies at the sity of Helsinki. The early version of rest of) science, and to do this in a old neoclassical heart of the city, TINT was launched in 2006. Ex- close contact with scientific practice, next to the Senate Square, facing the tended with the social ontology so as to satisfy the desiderata of Cathedral and the Government Pal- group and some other elements, it practical and societal relevance. The ace. Built in two stages, in 1832 and won the status as a Centre of Excel- one-day pre-conference symposium

8. PAGE (OF 14) ◆ Mäki, Uskali: “Welcome Address”, epsa-Newsletter Vol. 2, No. 1, © 2013, pp. 8-9.! www.epsa.ac.at/newsletter/ WELCOME ADDRESS Uskali Mäki will provide a sample of research ted for the consideration of the Pro- variety of topics in contemporary being done on these issues. gramme Committee. The Committee philosophy of science. On top of conducting its own re- has done some very hard work under search, TINT has served as an organ- the skillful guidance of the commit- Naturally, the speakers themselves, izer of several international confer- tee chairs, Stephanie Ruphy and by presenting stimulating papers ences. EPSA13 is the largest of them Gerhard Schurz. Many thanks go to and by engaging in constructive de- thus far. The members of the Local them and other committee members bates, will make this a rewarding and Organizing Committee, drawn from for expending their wisdom and en- memorable meeting. the ranks of the Centre, are to be ergy in proposing an organized selec- thanked for their outstanding efforts tion of papers. This resulted in a Be welcome to be enlightened and in creating the preconditions for a programme with 174 papers in 44 inspired! successful event. sessions. Together with three excit- A delightfully large number of paper ing keynote talks, they cover a rich and session proposals were submit-

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Uskali Mäki is Academy Professor at the University of Helsinki. He received his PhD in Philosophy from the University of Helsinki (1990). He has written extensively on the philosophy and methodology of economics and is editor of a number of books, including The Economic World View (2001), Fact and Fiction in Economics (2002), and Handbook of the Philosophy of Economics (2009).

Personal Website: http://www.helsinki.ﬁ/tint/maki/

9. PAGE (OF 14) EPSA Women’s Caucus: Stathis Psillos for arranging a pleas- ing the activities of the PSA A Report ant room for the meeting. Women's Caucus, the group members agreed that for the moment Kristina Rolin After welcoming words, Laura there is no need to duplicate func- Felline offered an informative review tions such as blogs and directories. of the goals and activities of the PSA The group discussed also the many Women's Caucus. Kristina Rolin (the practical challenged and obstacles The first EPSA Women's Caucus co-chair of the program committee facing attempts to collect data on meeting took place at the EPSA 2011 for EPSA 2011) reported on the work women in philosophy of science conference in Athens on October 6, of the program committee. Kristina across national boundaries. In many 2011. The lunch meeting organized Rolin and Dennis Dieks had suc- national data bases statistics about by Laura Felline (Universitat ceeded in recruiting 12 women for philosophy are typically embedded Autònoma de Barcelona) and Kris- the program committee (which in- in statistics about humanities. In tina Rolin (University of Tampere) cluded the total of 33 members). The order to achieve an accurate picture was attended by 35 conference par- program committee was also pleased of women in philosophy of science, ticipants: Laura Felline, Kristina Ro- to recognize that two of the three one would have to "hand-pick" the lin, Julia Bursten, Emily Parke, invited plenary lectures were given women in philosophy departments. Emma Martin, Kristen Intemann, by women philosophers (Helen Rose-Mary Sargent, Dunja Seselja, Longino and Nancy Cartwright). Kristina Rolin (University of Hel- Kerry McKenzie, Katie Steele, Sally sinki) and Sara Green (Aarhus Uni- Riordan, Cecilia Nardini, Arianna The discussion on the goals and or- versity) were elected as the co-chair Borrelli, Maria-Carla Galavotti, Raf- ganizing principles of the EPSA of the next Women's Caucus meeting faella Campaner, Sophia Efstathiou, Women's Caucus converged on the at the EPSA 2013 conference in Hel- Antigone M. Nounou, Lilia Gurova, view that the main agenda of the sinki. The second EPSA Women's Bettina Schmietow, Endla Lõhkivi, Caucus is to promote networking by Caucus meeting will be an evening Paola Cantù, Antonine Nicoglou, means of organizing informal meet- reception hosted by Helsinki Colle- Elisabeth Nemeth, Eleanor Knox, ings at the conferences. Networking gium of Advanced Studies at the Vasso Kindi, Lisa Leininger, Birgil is hoped to facilitate not only col- University of Helsinki on Friday, Weilguny, Sara Green, Susann laboration but also peer mentoring August 30th. Wagenknecht, Marta Bertolaso, among women philosophers. In or- Hanne Andersen, Nancy Nersessian, der to keep the Caucus meetings ac- Mieke Boon, Stéphanie Ruphy, and cessible to graduate students, every Francesca Merlin. The organizers of effort is made to organize them the meeting were grateful to the local without an extra charge for break- organizing committee and especially fast, lunch or dinner. After discuss-

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Kristina Rolin is a University Researcher at the Finnish Centre of Excellence in the Philosophy of the Social Sciences at the University of Helsinki. She received a PhD in Philosophy from the University of Minnesota in 1996. Her main areas of research are philosophy of science and epistemology, with emphasis on social epistemology and feminist epistemology. She has been a member of the EPSA Steering Committee for 2009-11 and 2011-13, a co-chair of the Program Committee for EPSA 2011 conference in Athens, and a member of the Local Organizing Committee for EPSA 2013 in Helsinki.

Editor: Friedrich Stadler | Assistant Editor: Daniel Kuby

Report on GWP.2013

Holger Lyre

! In March 2013, 11th-14th, “GWP. (President), Uljana Feest (Vice was attended by more than 120 par- 2013”, the first international confer- President), Ulrich Krohs (Secretary), ticipants from Germany, other ence of the recently founded German and Thomas Reydon (Treasurer). European countries and from over- Society for Philosophy of Science, seas. The call for papers resulted in the “Gesellschaft für Wissenschafts- The mission of the GWP is to better about 120 submissions, out of which philosophie” (GWP), took place at integrate the community of philoso- more than 70 papers, including 7 the University of Hannover. In- phers of science and scientists inter- symposia, were accepted. The mem- tended as a major philosophy of sci- ested in philosophy of science in bers of the organizing committee ence meeting organized by the Ger- Germany and thereby to promote the were Paul Hoyningen-Huene, Diet- man community of philosophers of field at a local as well as an interna- mar Hübner, Meinard Kuhlmann, science, GWP.2013 simultaneously tional level. The GWP seeks to main- Holger Lyre, Thomas Reydon, and served as the inaugural conference of tain fruitful and professional rela- Torsten Wilholt. In addition, the GWP. The GWP was officially tions to all national and interna- GWP.2013 hosted a satellite work- founded in September 2011 in Han- tional societies in the field of phi- shop for junior researchers and a nover as a registered association losophy of science. In this respect, panel discussion that concentrated (“eingetragener Verein”). Member- GWP has also become a regular on the hands-on side of the confer- ship to the GWP is open to anyone member of the EPSA. On the web, ence topic. This special event was interested in philosophy of science the GWP can be found under: prepared and organized by Maria as an academic discipline. The ex- www.wissphil.de. Kronfeldner. ecutive committee, elected at the general meeting of GWP members at As an inaugural event, GWP.2013 The conference was devoted to the GWP.2013, consists of Holger Lyre was very successful. The conference overarching topic “How Much Phi-

11. PAGE (OF 14) ◆ Lyre, Holger: “Report on GWP.2013”, epsa-Newsletter Vol. 2, No. 1, © 2013, pp. 11-12.! www.epsa.ac.at/newsletter/ REPORT ON GWP.2013 Holger Lyre losophy in the Philosophy of Sci- ences: The Ontological Analysis of Sandra Mitchell had to decline her ence?” The main motivation for the Biology”,”The New Mechanical Phi- talk due to illness). topic was the observation that within losophy and the Unity of Science”, the last decades philosophy of sci- “Teaching Philosophy of Science to A collection of selected papers de- ence has evolved into a number of Scientists: Challenges and Opportu- voted to the conference topic will autonomous subdisciplines, the dis- nities”, “The Return of the Higgs appear as a special issue of the Jour- ciplinary standards of which derive Hunters: Epistemological Perspec- nal for General Philosophy of Sci- much more from the respective sci- tives on the Large Hadron Collider”, ence (JGPS). GWP and JGPS envis- entific disciplines on which they fo- “Uncertainty in Climate Modeling”, age a closer and more sustained cus than from any core of common “Formal Approaches to the Problem partnership in the next future. Fi- methodological, epistemological or of Induction”, “Interventionism and nally, GWP.2013 was intended to be metaphysical principles. From this Multi-Level Causation”, and “Organ- only the beginning of a new story: observation the legitimate question isms and Biological Individuals – the GWP seeks to hold international arises as to how much philosophy Metaphysical and Epistemological conferences on a regular basis every there is in recent philosophy of sci- Reflections on the Current Debate”. three years. The next triennial meet- ence. It turned out that a large pro- The conference topic was addressed ing, GWP.2016, shall take place at portion of the presentations at in particular by the talks of the in- the University of Düsseldorf in GWP.2013, in one way or the other, vited keynote speakers: Peter Spring 2016. contributed to this overall theme. Godfrey-Smith, Stephan Hartmann, The list of symposia titles also indi- James Ladyman, Chrysostomos The photos in this article can be found at cates the broad range of topics cov- Mantzavinos, Margaret Morrison, www.wissphil.de/conf/gwp2013/ ered: “Ontology for and from Sci- and Wolfgang Spohn (regrettably, pictures.php

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Holger Lyre is Professor of Theoretical Philosophy at the University of Magdeburg, Germany, and President of the Gesellschaft für Wissenschaftsphilosophie. He holds a Diploma Degree in physics (University of Dortmund) and a PhD in philosophy (University of Bochum) and completed his Habilitation at the University of Bonn. He has published in general philosophy of science, philosophy of physics, philosophy of neuroscience and philosophy of mind. Personal Website: http://www.lyre.de

12. PAGE (OF 14) ! Report on Activities of interested in philosophy of science in cultuur de natuurwetenschap wel en the Dutch Society for the broadest possible sense. The first de menswetenschap niet tot ontwik- the Philosophy of Sci- four editions were entitled ‘Vlaams- keling kon komen” (“Why could the Nederlands Congres voor Algemene natural sciences develop in a Chris- ence en Speciale Wetenschapsfilosofie’. tian culture and the human sciences F.A. Muller Since the fifth, in 2010, it is English could not?”). oriented and called ‘Philosophy of 2. Leiden, 15 August 2011: “Weten- Science in a Forest’, referring to the schapsfilosofie en Literatuur” (“Phi- environment of the conference place losophy of science and literature”). The Dutch Society for the Philosophy (Internationale School voor Wijsbe- of Science (DSPS; in Dutch: Neder- geerte, Leusden). ~ 2012 ~ landse Vereniging voor Weten- Two afternoon symposia: schapsfilosofie, NVWF) was founded In the rest of this report both activi- 1. Amsterdam, 15 June 2012: “Om- in 1979. It aims to stimulate and co- ties since 2010 are enlisted: wenteling in de Kenleer” (“A turn in ordinate the philosophy of science in epistemology”). The Netherlands, to improve its ~ 2010 ~ 2. Amsterdam, 17 December 2012: relevance for the specific sciences Philosophy of Science in a Forest “Wetenschappelijke Verklaring en and to make it accessible for a larger 2010, May. International conference Begrip” (“Scientific explanation and audience. After a first decade of of about 2 full days, with 3 plenary understanding”). flourishing, it just survived in the speakers and about 25 refereed second decade, after which it was submitted talks, located in Leusden, ~ 2013 ~ reanimated with a straight schedule: International School for Philosophy. Philosophy of Science in a Forest at least two activities each year. A 2013, May. International conference standard spring or autumn session Two afternoon symposia: of about 2 full days, with 3 plenary ideally is a symposium on a topic 1. Utrecht, 30 January 2010: “Rela- speakers and about 25 refereed that is of societal relevance, concerns ties tussen Wetenschapsfilosofie en submitted talks, located in Leusden, a number of disciplines and is acces- Wetenschapsgeschiedenis” (“Rela- International School for Philosophy. sible for all academics (not merely tions between philosophy and his- fellow philosophers of science). tory of science”). Two afternoon symposia: Every three years, starting in 1998, 2. Utrecht, 12 October 2010: “De 1. Amsterdam, 13 April 2013: “We- the spring activity is a three days informatisering van het wereldbeeld” tenschapsfilosofie en Praktijk” (“Phi- conference, with the central idea to (“The informatization of the world losophy of science and practice”). collect everybody in one place who is picture”). 2. forthcoming. active in this area of philosophy in the Netherlands and Flanders (PhD- ~ 2011 ~ students, professors, lecturers, read- Two afternoon symposia: ers, students). The conference is in- 1. Utrecht, 22 February 2011: tended for an academic audience “Waarom binnen een Christelijke

ABOUT THE AUTHOR F. A. Mueller works at the Philosophy Faculty of Erasmus University Rotterdam and is also researcher at Utrecht University. He received his PhD from Utrecht Uni- versity. He has written extensively on the philosophy of physics.

Personal Website: http://www.projects.science.uu.nl/igg/muller/

13. PAGE (OF 14) ◆ Muller, F.A.: “Report on Activities of the Dutch Society for the Philosophy of Science”, epsa-Newsletter Vol. 2, No. 1, © 2013, p. 13.! www.epsa.ac.at/newsletter/! A Note from the Pub- The review time of the journal re- lisher Springer mains excellent, authors who submit an article can expect a first de- Ties Nijssen cision within 2 to 3 months. For this the journal sends a standing ovation to all those who review for the journal. Because of its anonym- Within the third year of publica- ity it is the most underappreciated tion, the European Journal for Phi- task in journal publishing, but no losophy of Science EJPS has estab- quality publication could do with- lished itself as a serious interna- out the time and effort you as a tional publication venue for Phi- reviewer put in. losophers of Science. Statistics show a steady stream of submissions from all continents, in total there have been submissions from over 40 different countries. This EPSA members might also be in- international reputation is re- terested to learn that the final vol- flected in the downloads, the graph ume of the ESF project: The Phi- shows that the journal attracts a losophy of Science in a European global interest. Perspective, is underway. As a note: all Springer books are available via springerlink, more information about Springer's strategy to make the books available in all formats can be found on the Sprin- ger website

I am looking forward to meet you The proceedings of the Athens con- in Helsinki, in the meanwhile do ference are in production and we not hesitate to contact me with any have good hopes to present the questions, remarks or thoughts for volume in Helsinki, distribution to Springer via email: members will follow in the remain- [email protected] der of the year. A description and table of content is available online.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Ties Nijssen is Publishing Editor at Springer for History and Philoso- phy of Science & Logic.

Personal Website: http://www.springer.com/philosophy?SGWID=0-40385-19-675410-0