[Athena] CHC transfert Symposium ISPC Leuven August 2012

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De la part de Pieter Thyssen 
, 
nous vous prions de lire l’appel à communication ci-dessous, 
pour un colloque de l’International Society for the Philosophy of Chemistry 
(ISPC) à Leuven du mardi 7 août au vendredi 10 août 2012.





The International Society for the Philosophy of Chemistry (ISPC) — Summer 
Symposium 2012 will be held from Tuesday August 7 till Friday August 10, 2012 
in Leuven, 
Belgium, at the campus of the Katholieke Universiteit

Leuven

(KU Leuven). An optional excursion will be organized on Saturday August 11, 
2012.

This event is the continuation of the International Society for the 
Philosophy of Chemistry — Summer Symposium

2011, organized in Bogota, Colombia at the Universidad de los Andes during 
August

9 – 11, 2011. Previous conferences have been organized in Oxford (United 
Kingdom), Philadelphia (United States), and Coburg (Germany).

*Conference Themes and Sessions*

The ISPC Summer Symposium 2012 aims to provide a forum for discussion about 
foundational, epistemological, methodological and ontological problems of 
chemistry 
and its subfields by bringing together *leading researchers and young 
scholars* from all over the world.

In order to foster as much in-depth discussion and interaction as possible, 
the programme of the ISPC Summer Symposium 2012 will consist of *eight 
plenary sessions*, 
devoted to specific key topics within the field of the philosophy of 
chemistry.

Issues debated in the philosophy of chemistry emerge from *three communities

*: the chemists reflecting on the foundations of their science, the 
philosophers of science investigating the nature and specifics of chemistry, 
and the historian of 
chemistry making sense of the pathways to discoveries and the practices of 
chemistry in the past.

Each day will consist of one morning and one or two afternoon sessions 
crafted to tackle specific issues emerging from one of the *three broad 
areas* mentioned above 
— the foundations of chemistry, the philosophy of science or the history of 
chemistry — relevant to the philosophy of chemistry. The topics have been 
chosen to reflect 
aspects previously lacking scholarly attention and/or to address prominent 
issues for the foundations of chemistry.

Each day will be introduced by a *key-note lecture* from a leading expert. 
Prof. Paul Popelier (Manchester Interdisciplinary Biocenter), James Ladyman 
(University of 
Bristol) and Hasok Chang (Cambridge University) have already accepted to give 
a lecture. The eight scientific sessions will include presentations based 
upon refereed 
abstracts selected by the scientific committee. Papers are invited on the 
following topics:

1. Atoms in Molecules

2. Reflections on Symmetry in Chemistry

3. The Nature of the Chemical Bond

4. The Role of Structure in Chemistry

5. Ethical Aspects of Chemistry

6. Philosophical Attitudes of Past Chemists

7. Sustainable Chemistry

8. The Social Perception and Understanding of Chemistry



NOTE: Since the *International Conference on the Periodic System* (organized 
by Julio Gutierrez ) will be held in Cusco (Peru) from 
Tuesday August 14 till Friday August 17, 2012 (that is, four days after the 
ISPC Symposium), no sessions will be devoted to periodic system related 
issues.

*Practical Information*

For more information about the ISPC Summer Symposium 2012, please consult the 
*conference website* . For all further 
queries, please do not hesitate to send us an email at

ISPCSS2012 AT gmail.com .

We are looking forward to welcome you in Belgium !

The Local Organizing Committee

Pieter Thyssen, Brigitte Van Tiggelen, Arnout Ceulemans

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