Meeting of the Northeast Pragmatism Group

A meeting of the Northeast Pragmatism Group
Conference on Pragmatism & Science
June 19th-20th, 2009
The Center for Inquiry Transnational
Amherst, NY

Ron Giere delivering his presentation, "Pragmatism and Contemporary Philosophy of Science"



















Matthew Brown presenting his paper, "Genuine Problems and the Significance of Science"


















Larry Cahoone presenting "The Orders of Nature"


















Panel Discussion:

Mark Dietrich Tschaepe (moderator)
Ron Giere, Maria Caamano, John Shook, David Stump

















Maria Caamano presenting "Pragmatic Norms in Science: Making Them Explicit"


















Andrew Smith delivering his paper, "Truth, Negation, and the Limit of Inquiry: Revisiting the Problem of Buried Secrets"

















Christian Perring presenting "Pragmatism in Moral Psychology"

















Don Howard delivering his piece, "All the King's Horses, and all the King's Men: Putting Dewey's Theory of Science Back Together Again"

















Don Howard and Carnap

















John Shook and Ron Giere during the closing discussion of the conference.

Schedule

Friday, June 19, 2009

7pm
Ron Giere: "Pragmatism and Contemporary Philosophy of Science"
8pm
Matthew Brown: "Genuine Problems and the Significance of Science"

Saturday, June 20, 2009

Larry Cahoone: "The Orders of Nature"

10am Panel Discussion


1pm
Maria Caamano: "Pragmatic Norms in Science: Making Them Explicit"
Andrew Smith: "Truth, Negation, and the Limits of Inquiry: Revisiting the Problem of Buried Secrets"
David Stump: "The Science Behind C.I. Lewis's Pragmatic Theory of the A Priori"
Christian Perring: "Pragmatism in Moral Psychology"

3pm
Don Howard: "All the King's Horses, and all the King's Men: Putting Dewey's Theory of Science Back Together Again"

5pm Discussion led by John Shook and Ron Giere