CALL FOR PARTICIPATION Philosophy and Probability International Summer School University of Konstanz, Germany September 15-22, 2002
No area of analytical philosophy has remained impervious to probability theory over the last decade. Metaphysicians share an interest in probabilistic causation with statisticians and computer scientists, philosophers of science construct Bayesian analyses of many of the standard puzzles in their field, political philosophers are being informed by work in rational choice theory, and even philosophers of religion are constructing probabilistic analyses of the argument of evil. And yet, the curricula of many philosophy departments have remained resistant to change and have not incorporated this new development at their own peril. We have invited Branden Fitelson (Stanford University, USA), Alan H=E1jek (California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, USA), Christian List (Nuffield College, University of Oxford, UK) and Jon Williamson (King's College London, UK), who are leading experts in the area of philosophy of probability, to come to teach during the summer school in the University of Konstanz. Topics covered include the role of probability in confirmation theory and epistemology, alternative interpretations of probability and the meaning of conditional probability, the role of probability and causation in artificial intelligence, and probability in social choice and democratic theory. We will start with an introductory lecture on probability for those who are in need of a refresher course. The intended audience of the summer school is advanced undergraduate students and graduate students of philosophy and related fields. We will also reserve some time slots for students who would like to make a presentation of their own research. Please indicate if you wish to do so in your application letter. To apply to the summer school, please send us an e-mail explaining why you are interested in participating and attach a short CV. The application deadline is June 7. We will let you know whether you have been accepted before June 14. The tuition fee is Euro 100 for early registration (before July 15) and Euro 125 for on-site registration. The costs for accommodation and travel are additional. We will facilitate accommodation arrangements. For details concerning the application procedure, visit the summer school's URL: http://www.uni-konstanz.de/struktur/zwn/summerschool2002/ The summer school is being hosted by the research group Philosophy, Probability and Modeling" in the University of Konstanz and organized by Luc Bovens (University of Colorado at Boulder), Stephan Hartmann (University of Konstanz) and Nils Hesse (University of Konstanz). The summer school is supported by the Center for Junior Research Fellows of the University of Konstanz and by a Sofja Kovalevskaja Award of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, the Federal Ministry of Education and Research and the Programme for Investment in the Future (ZIP) of the German Government. Luc Bovens Associate Professor University of Colorado Dept. of Philosophy CB 232 Boulder, CO 80309 USA e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]<br> http://spot.colorado.edu/~bovens/
