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Stefanie Rixecker
ECOFEM Coordinator
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CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT
WORKING CONFERENCE:
FEMINISM AND NATURALISM
SEPTEMBER 24-26, 1999
Organizers: Lynn Hankinson Nelson and Alison Wylie
Sponsors: University of Missouri-St. Louis and
Washington University in St. Louis
Conference web page: http://artsci.wustl.edu/~awylie/fem-nat99.html
The focus of this conference is a family of issues that arise at the
intersection between feminist philosophy of science and naturalized
approaches to philosophy of science. Many feminist philosophers of science
regard their work as a form of naturalized epistemology, at least in the
minimal sense that they address questions about the gendered dimensions of
science which require an empirical consideration of the history and
practice of science. At the same time a great many advocates of naturalism
in philosophy of science have made the case for broadening Quinean and
cognitivist forms of naturalism to include, among the empirical disciplines
that serve as their resources, the same range of social and historical
sciences that have been prominent influences in feminist philosophy of
science.
This is an important juncture at which to consider a number of questions
raised by these parallels and mutual influences:
� what exactly are the points of convergence and divergence between
feminist philosophies of science and naturalized philosophy of science?
� what does work in each of these emerging traditions have to offer the other?
� and how do feminists and other advocates of naturalistic approaches deal
with normative (ethical and political) questions raised by and about the
sciences?
Feminism and Naturalism has been organized as a working conference, built
around presentations by invited speakers and colleagues at UM-St. Louis and
Washington University who are actively engaged in work on the issues
central to this conference. Confirmed speakers include:
William Bechtel (Washington University): On the Naturalistic Turn
Richmond Campbell (Dalhousie University): Naturalized Moral Epistemology
Sharyn Clough (Rowan University): Out-naturalizing the Naturalists
Catherine Hundleby (University of Western Ontario): Naturalist Feminist
Standpoint Epistemology
James Maffie (Denver/Boulder): Sources of Epistemic Normativity
Lynn Hankinson Nelson (UM-St. Louis): Naturalism, Socialized and Normative
Phyllis Rooney (Oakland University): Feminism and the Full Facticity of the
Facts
Paul A. Roth (UM-St. Louis): Feminism and Naturalism: If Asked for
Theories, Just Say �No'
Joseph Rouse (Wesleyan): Feminism and the Two Poles of Philosophical
Naturalism
Miriam Solomon (Temple University): Epistemic Justice
Nancy Tuana (University of Oregon): The Prospects for a Feminist Naturalism
Alison Wylie (Washington University): Naturalizing Epistemic Virtues
FEMINISM AND NATURALISM
SEPTEMBER 24-26, 1999
ARRANGEMENTS
Time and Location
The conference sessions for Feminism and Naturalism will be held at UM-St.
Louis and Washington University. The general outline of the program is as
follows. If you plan to attend and would like a final program please
contact one of the organizers.
Friday, September 24: UM-St. Louis
1:00 - 5:00 Conference Session: J. C. Penny Conference Center, Rm.
222
5:30 - 7:00 Dinner: Alumni House
7:00 Evening Lecture: Alumni House
Saturday, September 25: Washington University in St. Louis
9:00 - 12:00 Conference Session: Hurst Lounge, Duncker Hall
12:00 - 2:00 Lunch
2:00 - 6:00 Conference Sessions: Hurst Lounge, Duncker Hall
7:00 Dinner: The Daniele Hotel, Clayton
Sunday, September 26: UM-St. Louis
10:00 - 12:00 Conference Sessions: : J. C. Penny Conference Center,
Rm. 222
12:00 - 2:00 Working Lunch and Round-table Discussion: Hawthorn Room
Registration
This conference is free and open to all.
� If you plan to attend please contact one of the organizers so we can send
you the final program.
� Several lunches and dinners are being arranged for the conference;
details of cost and arrangements for making reservations will be included
with the final program.
Accommodation:
A block of rooms has been reserved at The Daniele Hotel (216 Meramec,
Clayton MO); these are available at the conference rate of $99 until
September 1st. This room rate includes limousine service to and from the
airport, and to the conference site at Washington University. For
reservations, please contact the hotel directly and tell them you are
attending the Feminism and Naturalism conference.
The Daniele Hotel reservations: (314) 721-0101 (FAX: 721-0609).
TO CONTACT THE ORGANIZERS
Lynn Hankinson Nelson
Department of Philosophy
University of Missouri - St. Louis
8001 Natural Bridge Road
St. Louis 63121-4499
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Alison Wylie
Department of Philosophy, Campus Box 1073
Washington University in St. Louis
One Brookings Drive
St. Louis, MO 63130-4899
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Dr. Stefanie S. Rixecker
Division of Environmental Management & Design
Lincoln University, Canterbury
PO Box 84
Aotearoa New Zealand
E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Fax: 64-03-325-3841
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