URBINO

CALL FOR PAPERS

COMUNE DI CESENA
CENTRO INTERUNIVERSITARIO DI RICERCA IN FILOSOFIA E FONDAMENTI DELLA FISICA
DIPARTIMENTO DI FILOSOFIA DELL’UNIVERSITA’ DEGLI STUDI DI URBINO “CARLO BOâ€
SOCIETA’ ITALIANA DI LOGICA E FILOSOFIA DELLE SCIENZE

OPEN PROBLEMS IN THE PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCES
PROBLEMI APERTI NELLA FILOSOFIA DELLE SCIENZE

CESENA, APRIL 15 – 16 – 17,  2010

ADVANCED TRAINING SCHOOL

The School aims to introduce critically and precisely to a number of open problems in the
philosophy of sciences,  allowing young scholars to discuss with distinguished professors in a
friendly and stimulating climate. There will be four sections, each with four contributed papers. A
chairman will coordinate each session, introducing its topics, commenting the papers and
stimulating the final discussion.
The School will be opened by an address of Gino TAROZZI (Università degli Studi di Urbino “Carlo
Bo†), Director of the Centro Interuniversitario di Ricerca in Filosofia e Fondamenti della Fisica, and
a lecture by Evandro AGAZZI, President of the Académie Internationale de Philosophie des Sciences
and of the Institut International de Philosophie.

The four sessions with respective chairmen are:

PHILOSOPHY OF THE LIFE SCIENCES:
Chairman:  Giovanni BONIOLO (Università degli Studi di Milano & IFOM)

PHILOSOPHY OF MATHEMATICS
Chairman:  Mario PIAZZA (Università degli Studi di Chieti-Pescara)

PHILOSOPHY OF MIND
Chairman:  Alfredo PATERNOSTER (Università degli Studi di Bergamo)

PHILOSOPHY OF PHYSICS
Chairman:  Vincenzo FANO (Università degli Studi di Urbino)

This call for papers is open to students close to completing their Doctor’s degree, or to Philosophy
Doctors  who have not yet achieved a permanent academic position. The contributed papers must
present in a clear and direct way original results in the chosen field.

The venue is:
CENTRO INTERUNIVERSITARIO DI RICERCA
IN FILOSOFIA E FONDAMENTI DELLA FISICA
Centro Culturale San Biagio
Via Aldini 24
Cesena - ITALY

DEADLINES:
By February 28, 2010 an e-mail must be sent TO
Pierluigi Graziani
pierluigi.graziani@uniurb.it
with subject “Open problems in the Philosophy of Sciences†, including
- curriculum vitae et studiorum;
- title, abstract  (minimum 3000 and maximum 5000 characters including spaces), and chosen
session for the proposed paper.
A maximum of 16 papers will be accepted. All the other applicants are cordially invited to
participate and contribute to discussions.
Acceptance will be notified by e-mail within March 14, 2010, and all the applicants will receive a
vademecum with the final program and practical informations (including accommodation
opportunities).
The School will offer to all the accepted speakers a social dinner on Friday, April 16, 2010.
By June 30, 2010 the accepted speakers must send a written version of their paper, in English, for
publication on a special issue of the online philosophy journal ISONOMIA. Instructions for authors
are to be found on the website: http://www.uniurb.it/Filosofia/isonomia/.

LANGUAGE:
The official language is Italian, but abstracts and talks in English are also welcomed.

MINISTERIAL AUTORIZATION:
The Italian Ministry of Education will be asked to grant high school teachers a leave of absence
and permission to attend the Advanced Training School as a form of professional development.

The Organizers

Gino Tarozzi (Università degli Studi di Urbino “Carlo Bo†)
Vincenzo Fano (Università degli Studi di Urbino “Carlo Bo†)
Mario Alai (Università degli Studi di Urbino “Carlo Bo†)
Pierluigi Graziani (Università degli Studi di Urbino “Carlo Bo†)