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UID:/NewsandEvents/Archives/2012/newsitem/4459/27-
 31-Aug-2012-Summer-School-on-History-and-Philosoph
 y-of-Science-Revolutions-in-Science-Utrecht-The-Ne
 therlands
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SUMMARY:Summer School on History and Philosophy of
  Science: Revolutions in Science, Utrecht, The Net
 herlands
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120827
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120831
LOCATION:Utrecht, The Netherlands
DESCRIPTION:Science is one of the major determinan
 ts of modern society. Both the history and philoso
 phy of science aim at a deeper understanding of th
 e nature of this scientific enterprise and the kno
 wledge it produces. The philosophy of science stud
 ies general questions concerning the nature of sci
 entific knowledge and scientific methods, but also
  includes conceptual analysis of fundamental theor
 ies such as relativity, quantum mechanics, evoluti
 on and modern genetics. The historical approach fo
 cuses on the development of scientific thought and
  practice in times past. It does not limit itself 
 to the problems, methods and solutions assigned by
  scientists, but extends its scope to the interpla
 y with cultural, social or institutional features 
 at particular times and places.   This summer scho
 ol is aimed at introducing students to modern deba
 tes in the History and Philosophy of Science (HPS)
 . The central theme will be 'Scientific Revolution
 s'. The course wil consist of a nine to five progr
 am from Monday to Friday. Excursion included.   De
 adline for registration: 20-05-2011. For more info
 rmation, see http://www.utrechtsummerschool.nl/ind
 ex.php?type=courses&code=H5
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\n      <p>Science is
  one of the major determinants of modern\n      so
 ciety. Both the history and philosophy of science 
 aim at a\n      deeper understanding of the nature
  of this scientific enterprise\n      and the know
 ledge it produces. The philosophy of science studi
 es\n      general questions concerning the nature 
 of scientific knowledge\n      and scientific meth
 ods, but also includes conceptual analysis of\n   
    fundamental theories such as relativity, quantu
 m mechanics,\n      evolution and modern genetics.
  The historical approach focuses\n      on the dev
 elopment of scientific thought and practice in tim
 es\n      past. It does not limit itself to the pr
 oblems, methods and\n      solutions assigned by s
 cientists, but extends its scope to the\n      int
 erplay with cultural, social or institutional feat
 ures at\n      particular times and places.\n     
  </p>\n      <p>This summer school is aimed at int
 roducing students to modern\n      debates in the 
 History and Philosophy of Science (HPS). The\n    
   central theme will be 'Scientific Revolutions'. 
  The course wil\n      consist of a nine to five p
 rogram from Monday to\n      Friday. Excursion inc
 luded.\n      </p>\n    \n      <p>Deadline for re
 gistration: 20-05-2011.\n        For more informat
 ion, see\n        <a target="_blank" href="http://
 www.utrechtsummerschool.nl/index.php?type=courses&
 amp;code=H5">http://www.utrechtsummerschool.nl/ind
 ex.php?type=courses&amp;code=H5</a>\n      </p>\n 
    
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