Science, Values, and Objectivity

The 6th Pittsburgh-Konstanz Colloquium
in the Philosophy of Science
October 3 - 6, 2002
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania USA

Co-organized by the Center for Philosophy of Science, University of Pittsburgh
and the Zentrum Philosophie und Wissenschaftstheorie, University of Konstanz

THURSDAY, 3 OCTOBER:

1:00-2:30: "Social" Objectivity and the Objectivity of Value
Speaker: Tara Smith (University of Texas at Austin)
Comm.: Wolfgang Spohn (University of Konstanz)
Chair: Gereon Wolters (University of Konstanz)

2:30-3:00 Break

3:00-5:30: Symposium
Speaker: Hugh Lacey (Swarthmore College) - Is There a Significant Distinction Between Cognitive and Social Values?
Larry Laudan (National University of Mexico) - The Epistemic, the Cognitive and the Social
Comm: Peter Machamer (University of Pittsburgh)
Chair: Karin Boxer (University of Pittsburgh)

FRIDAY, 4 OCTOBER:

9:30-11:00: How Values Can Be Good for Science
Speaker: Helen Longino (University of Minnesota)
Comm: David Hyder (University of Konstanz)
Chair: Laura Ruetsche (University of Pittsburgh)

11:00-11:30: Break

11:30-1:00: Objectifying Values in Science: A Case Study
Speaker: Mark Bedau (Reed College)
Comm.: James Lennox (University of Pittsburgh)
Chair: Kieran Setiya (University of Pittsburgh)

Afternoon: Tourism

SATURDAY, 5 OCTOBER:

9:30-11:00: Border Skirmishes between Science and Policy: Autonomy, Responsibility, and Values
Speaker: Heather Douglas (University of Puget Sound)
Comm.: Sandra Mitchell (University of Pittsburgh)
Chair: Joan Leach (University of Pittsburgh)

11:00-11:30: Break

11:30-1:00: Science - Policy and the Place of Professional Ethics in Political Decision Making
Speaker: Felix Thiele (Europaeische Akademie Bad Neuenahr)
Comm.: Mauro Dorato (University of Rome III)
Chair: Merrilee Salmon (University of Pittsburgh)

2:30-4:00: Law and Science
Speaker: Eric Hilgendorf (University of Wuerzburg)
Comm.: Lawrence Frolik (University of Pittsburgh)
Chair: Gerald Massey (University of Pittsburgh)

4:00-4:30: Break

4:30-6:00: Sociology of Values
Speaker: Peter Weingart (University of Bielefeld)
Comm.: Nick Rescher (University of Pittsburgh)
Chair: Andrea Westlund (University of Pittsburgh)

SUNDAY, 6 OCTOBER:

10:00-11:30: Transcending the Discourse of Social Influences
Speaker: Barry Barnes (University of Exeter)
Comm.: Stephan Hartmann (University of Konstanz)
Chair:

11:30-12:00: Break

12:00-1:30: Knowledge and Control: On the Bearing of Epistemic Values in Applied Science
Speaker: Martin Carrier (University of Bielefeld)
Comm.: Ted McGuire (University of Pittsburgh)
Chair: John Earman (University of Pittsburgh)