Program
The Fifth Workshop in Philosophy of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (PhiloSTEM) and
Early Analytic Conference
March 15-16 2013, Fort Wayne, IN
Organizer:
Department of Philosophy, Indiana University–Purdue University Fort Wayne
http://tinyurl.com/philostem
Friday March 15
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Breakfast (SB 175)
9:00 am - 9:55 am
Presentation 1 Chair: Ioan Muntean (SB 176) : History and Philosophy of Classical Mechanics (P1)
Monica Solomon: The Mathematical Composition of Motion: from Galileo to Newton
10:00 am - 10:30 am
Presentation 2 Chair: Bernd Buldt (SB 176) : History and Philosophy of Chemistry (P2)
Jonathon Hricko: Hypothetical Entities and Realistic Interpretation: The Case of the Muriatic Radical
10:30 am - 10:55 pm
Comments and Q&A of P2 Commentator: Ronald Duchovic (IPFW)
10:55 am - 11:10 am
Coffee & Refreshments (SB 175)
11:10 am - 12:05 pm
Presentation 3 Chair: Ioan Muntean (SB 176) : Philosophy of Technology (P3)
Manjari Chakrabarty: Karl Popper on ‘Feats Of Engineering’: An Exposition and Critique
12:10 pm - 12:40 pm
Presentation 4 Chair: Bernd Buldt (SB 176) : Ethics and Technology (P4)
Roxanne Kurtz: My Avatar, My Choice!
12:40 pm - 1:05 pm
Comments and Q&A of P4 Commentator: Scott Forschler (St. Cloud Technical and Community College)
1:05 pm - 2:00 pm
Lunch Catered on-site by CASA MARE Restaurant (SB 175)
2:00 pm - 2:35 pm
Parallel session 5A Chair: Ioan Muntean (SB 176) : Philosophy of quantum mechanics (P5A)
Christina Conroy: Branch-Relative Identity
2:35 pm - 2:55 pm
Comments, reply and Q&A of P5A Comments by: Mark Satta (SB 176)
2:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Parallel session 5B Chair: Bernd Buldt (SB 178) : Philosophy of Biology (P5B)
Nina Atanasova: Perspectival Pluralism in Experimental Neurobiology
2:30 pm - 2:55 pm
Comments, reply and Q&A of 5B Ryan M. Yoder (IPFW) (SB 178)
3:00 pm - 3:55 pm
Parallel session 6A Chair: Ioan Muntean (SB 176) : Philosophy of quantum mechanics (P6A)
Charles Sebens, Sean Carroll: (Charles S. is the presenter). Self-Locating Uncertainty and the Origin of Probability in Everettian Quantum Mechanics
3:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Parallel session 6B Chair: Bernd Buldt (SB 178) : Philosophy of Biology (P6B)
Richard Gawne: The Eusocial Transition: A Reply to Birch
3:30 pm - 3:55 pm
Comments, reply and Q&A of 6B Comments by: Mark Jordan (IPFW) (SB 178)
3:55 pm - 4:25 pm
Coffee Break (SB 175)
4:25 pm - 4:55 pm
Parallel session 7A Chair: Ken Long (IPFW) (SB 176) : Philosophy of Cosmology (P7A)
Chapman Waters, Mark Satta: Does Modern Science Predict Duplicates?
4:55 pm - 5:20 pm
Comments, reply and Q&A of 7A Comments by: Ioan Muntean (SB 176)
4:25 pm - 5:20 pm
Parallel session 7B Chair: Bernd Buldt (SB 178) : Philosophy of Mathematics (P7B)
Michael Koss: On Deviance and Mutilation
5:25 pm - 5:55 pm
Parallel session 8A Chair: Ioan Muntean (SB 176) : Causation in Quantum Mechanics (P8A)
Matthias Egg: Common Cause Explanations in Quantum Mechanics
5:55 pm - 6:25 pm
Comments, reply and Q&A of 8A Comments by: Charles Sebens (SB 176)
5:25 pm - 6:20 pm
Parallel session 8B Chair: Ken Long (IPFW) (SB 178) : History and Philosophy of Mathematics (P8B)
Oran Magal: On the mathematical nature of logic
5:55 pm - 6:25 pm
Comments, reply and Q&A of 8B Comments by: Bernd Buldt (SB 176)
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Dinner (WU'S)
Saturday March 16
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Breakfast (SB 175)
9:00 am - 10:15 am
Workshop 1 Chair: Bernd Buldt (SB 176) : Progress in science and mathematics (W1)
Madeline Muntersbjorn: Poincaré on Cognitive Diversity and Intellectual Progress
10:15 am - 10:45 am
Coffee Break (SB 175)
10:45 am - 11:15 am
Presentation 9 Chair: Ioan Muntean (SB 176) : EAP: Mostly Carnap (plus some Quine) (P9)
Clark Sexton: Are Analytic Truths About the World?
11:15 am - 11:40 pm
Comments, reply and Q&A of P9 Comments by: Jonathan Surovell (SB 176)
11:45 am - 12:15 pm
Presentation 10 Chair: Bernd Buldt (SB 176) : EAP: Mostly Carnap (plus some Quine) (P10)
Jonathan Surovell: Carnap's Response to the Charge that Verificationism is Self-Undermining
12:15 pm - 12:40 pm
Comments, reply and Q&A of P10 Comments by: Oran Magal (SB 176)
12:40 pm - 2:00 pm
Lunch Catered on-site by CASA MARE Restaurant (SB 175)
2:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Presentation 11 Chair: Bernd Buldt (SB 176) : EAP: Mostly Quine (plus some Carnap) (P11)
Matt Carlson: Logic and the Structure of the Web of Belief
2:30 pm - 2:55 pm
Comments, reply and Q&A of P11 Comments by: Clark Sexton (SB 176)
3:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Presentation 12 Chair: Ioan Muntean (SB 176) : EAP: Mostly Quine (plus some Carnap) (P12)
Oran Magal: Logic's rightful privilege: Quine's too-successful argument against 'Truth by Convention'
3:30 pm - 3:55 pm
Comments, reply and Q&A of P12 Comments by: Matt Carlson (SB 176)
3:55 pm - 4:15 pm
Coffee and closing remarks (SB 175)
8:00 pm - 11:00 pm
FW Philharmonic concert (Auer Performance Hall)
The Workshop format is based on a 50-minute lecture and a 25-minute Q&A all throughout. The Workshop format was chosen based on the likelihood to have a fruitful exchange among all participants.
The Presentation format is timed to a 30-35 minutes presentation, 5-10 minutes for comments (for presentations with a commentator), a 3-5 minutes for author's answer (if appliable) and then the open Q&A session.

Legend: SB=Science Building; LA=Liberal Arts Building