BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:ILLC Website X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/Amsterdam BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/Amsterdam X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/Amsterdam BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:19700329T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=-1SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:19701025T030000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=10;BYDAY=-1SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:/NewsandEvents/Archives/2007/newsitem/1458/26- 28-March-2007-Second-Perspectives-on-Mathematical- Practices-conference-Brussels-Belgium DTSTAMP:20060806T000000 SUMMARY:Second Perspectives on Mathematical Practi ces conference, Brussels, Belgium DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070326 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070328 LOCATION:Brussels, Belgium DESCRIPTION:The general philosophical theme of thi s meeting will be that of why and how philosophers and historians of mathematics need each other. Th is takes for granted the thesis, ventilated by Lak atos, that they do so. One is here referring, of c ourse, to his famous paraphrase of Kantian dictum: "The history of mathematics, lacking the guidance of philosophy, has become blind, while the philos ophy of mathematics, turning its back on the most intruiging phenomena in the history of mathematics , has become empty". Any serious attempt at rem edying this, and thus approaching the history and philosophy of mathematics, will either have to "br ing to" philosophers the historian's expertise of conducting meticulous diachronical case-studies, o r else "bring to" historians the philosopher's con cern with epistemological depth; preferably both. Moreover, a focus on the historical dimension of m athematical practices is not to the exclusion of c ontemporary themes. To the contrary: Lakatos's poi nt pertains to the historicity of mathematical kno wledge, past and present. For more and detailed information, visit http://www.vub.ac.be/CLWF/PMP2 007/. Deadline for abstracts: 15 November 2006. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
\nThe general philosophical theme of this meeting will be that of why\nand how philosophers and historian s of mathematics need each other.\nThis takes for granted the thesis, ventilated by Lakatos, that th ey\ndo so. One is here referring, of course, to hi s famous paraphrase of\nKantian dictum: "The histo ry of mathematics, lacking the guidance of\nphilos ophy, has become blind, while the philosophy of ma thematics,\nturning its back on the most intruigin g phenomena in the history of\nmathematics, has be come empty".\n
\n\nAny serious a ttempt at remedying this, and thus approaching the \nhistory and philosophy of mathematics, will eith er have to "bring to"\nphilosophers the historian' s expertise of conducting meticulous\ndiachronical case-studies, or else "bring to" historians the\n philosopher's concern with epistemological depth; preferably both.\nMoreover, a focus on the histori cal dimension of mathematical\npractices is not to the exclusion of contemporary themes. To the\ncon trary: Lakatos's point pertains to the historicity of mathematical\nknowledge, past and present.\n
\n \n\n \n For mor e and detailed information, visit\n http://www.vub.ac.be/CLWF/PMP2007/.\n