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Delimiting Aristotle's Science of Nature

Friday-Saturday, 21-22 November 2008
817 R Cathedral of Learning
Center for Philosophy of Science
University of Pittsburgh

     2:00-2:30

     2:30-4:00

     4:00-4:15

     4:15-5:45

     6:00-7:00

     7:00-9:00

Opening Remarks
Delimiting Aristotle's Science of Nature
James Lennox, University of Pittsburgh

Session I
Between First and Second Philosophy
Robert Bolton, Rutgers University

Coffee

Session II
Concept Formation in Mathematics and Natural Science
Greg Salmier, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Reception

Dinner

Saturday, 22 November 2008

     8:30-9:00

   9:00-10:30

  10:30-10:45

  10:45-12:15


   12:15 -2:00

      2:00-3:30


      3:30-3:45

      3:45-5:30


      7:30

Continental Breakfast

SessionIII
Beyond Natural Teleology?
Mariska Leunissen, Washington University, St. Louis

Coffee

SessionIV
Beyond Natural Science and the Practical Syllogism
Klaus Corcillius, Humboldt University, Berlin
Concordia University, Montreal (Visiting)

Lunch

Session V
Between Theoretical Natural Science and Practical (Ethical) Science
Devin Henry, University of Western Ontario

Coffee

Summary Session
Looking Forward
Andrea Falcon, Concordia University, Montreal
University of Pittsburgh (Visiting)

Closing Banquet at the Lennox house
catered by the Mighty Oak Barrel

Program Committee

James Lennox, University of Pittsburgh

Andrea Falcon, Concordia University (Montreal)
University of Pittsburgh (Visiting)

Sponsor

Center for Philosophy of Science, University of Pittsburgh

Classics, Philosophy, and Ansient Science Program, University of Pittsburgh