Summer School

Call for Applications

(Deadline: April 1, 2024 extended: April 30, 2024)

 

22nd univie: summer school – Scientific World Conceptions (USS-SWC)

 

EuropEAN SUMMER SCHOOL on the philosophy of mathematics

 

in cooperation with

EUROPEAN SOCIETY FOR THE PHILOSOPHY OF MATHEMATICS (ESPM)

https://philmath.eu/

 

Vienna, September 9-13, 2024

 

 

 

The second European Summer School on the Philosophy of Mathematics will focus on different topics in the philosophy of mathematics, its foundations, as well as on the philosophy of mathematical practice. We are happy to invite abstract submissions by graduate students (MA and PhD).  The School will be hosted in person at the University of Vienna and will include three tutorials by distinguished scholars as well as a training unit on "Quantitative and qualitative empirical methods for philosophers of mathematics" by Matthew Inglis and Deborah Kant (provided by the CIPSH Chair DMRCP ("Diversity of Mathematical Research Cultures and Practices").

 

The school aims to bring together Master and PhD students interested in the connection between philosophy and mathematics, giving them the opportunity to discuss related topics with leading scholars in the field.

 

 

 

Topics will be selected reflecting participants’ interests and may include:

·         Mathematical knowledge and mathematical understanding

·         Justification and representation in mathematics

·         Informal proofs and mathematical rigor

·         The role of intuition and diagrams in mathematical reasoning

·         Experimental mathematics and mathematical practice

·         Mathematical ontology

 

Lecturers:

 

Jessica Carter (Aarhus University)

https://pure.au.dk/portal/en/persons/jessica-maria-helena-grund-carter(5177bcfe-0a52-4da9-aa71-e06fa0a3d5a6).html

 

Yacin Hamami (ETH Zurich)

https://www.yacinhamami.com

 

Leon Horsten (University of Konstanz)

https://www.philosophie.uni-konstanz.de/en/ag-leon-horsten/leon-horsten/

 

 

The program is primarily directed at graduate students and junior researchers in relevant fields, but the organizers also encourage applications from people in all stages of their career.

 

Application form and further information:

https://summerschool-ivc.univie.ac.at/application/

 

USS-SWC operates under the academic supervision of an International Program Committee of distinguished philosophers, historians, and scientists. Its members represent the scientific fields in the scope of USS-SWC, make contact to their home universities and will also support acknowledgement of courses taken by the students. The annual summer school is organised by the Institute Vienna Circle of the University of Vienna.

https://wienerkreis.univie.ac.at/en/

 

Find information about our exchange programme with Duke University (North

Carolina) here:

https://international.univie.ac.at/en/international-cooperation/university-wide-partnership-agreements/north-america/

 

 

Inquiries:

Administrator:

Zarah Weiss

Institute Vienna Circle

Alserstraße 23/32

1080 Wien

summerschool.ivc@univie.ac.at

 

Scientific director:

Georg Schiemer

Institute Vienna Circle

Alserstraße 23/32

1080 Wien

georg.schiemer@univie.ac.at