2000 HSS/PSA Program 1 - History of Science Society

Saturday, 4 November
PSA 2000 Program
Theory and Observation (Contributed Papers)
(Cypress)
Eric␣ R. Scerri, University of California, Los Angeles, The Recently Claimed
Observation of Atomic Orbitals and Some Related Philosophical Issues
Ronald␣ N. Giere, University of Minnesota, The Perspectival Nature of
Scientific Observation
Robert␣ G. Hudson, Algoma University College, Evaluating Background
Independence
Hans Radder, Vrije University, Primitive Rays and Aetherial Air: On the
Impossibility of Theory-Free Experiments
CHAIR: Sherrilyn Roush, Harvard University
Broad Theories and Human Behavior (Symposium)
(Stanley)
John Dupre, University of London, The Lure of the Simplistic
Alison Wylie, Washington University, St. Louis, The Scope of Models of
Cultural Process
Jonathan␣ Michael Kaplan, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Phylogenetic
Information and Human Adaptations
Helen Longino, University of Minnesota, Individualism and Folk Psychology
in the Biology of Aggression
Massimo Pigliucci, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Genotype-
Environment Interactions and our Understanding of the Biological Bases of
Human Cognitive Abilities
CHAIR: Jonathan Kaplan, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
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The Future of the Linnaean Hierarchy (Symposium)
(Oxford Room)
David Hull, Northwestern University, A Deceptive Illusion: Classifying Trees
Kevin de␣ Quieroz, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institute,
The Linnaean Hierarchy and its conflicts with the Principle of Evolution
Michael␣ J. Donoghue, Yale University, Abandoning Taxonomic Ranks
Marc Ereshefsky, University of Calgary, Linnaean Ranks: Vestiges of a
Bygone Era
CHAIR: Elliott Sober, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Saturday, 4 November
12:00 p.m.—1:00 p.m.
(Peacock’s Room)
Backstage at the Journal—Noretta Koertge
Designed primarily for graduate students and others new to academic
publishing, this informal session will provide an opportunity to chat with
members of the Editorial Staff and Editorial Board of Philosophy of Science.
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