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Science, Knowledge and Democracy: 75% women!

Jender2 Comments

Wow.

SCIENCE, KNOWLEDGE & DEMOCRACY
April 1-3, 2011

The goal of this conference is to bring together scholars working in moral and political philosophy, social epistemology, philosophy of science, and related areas to reflect broadly on the relationships between science, knowledge, and democracy. We aim to explore questions such as the following. In what ways should we be seeking to foster democratic influences on science, and why? Can we unpack the concept of objectivity (whether in the scientific or the political domain) more fruitfully by shifting from an individual to a social level of analysis? What is the nature of “lay expertise,” and what are its implications for pursuing public participation in scientific research and policy making? Do various forms of “epistemic injustice” detract from scientific knowledge or political decision making? What are the implications of political theory for thinking about how to democratize science and to integrate scientific knowledge into policy making? Does governmental involvement in and funding of scientific research pose special challenges to traditional epistemic and moral justifications for democracy?

The Three Rivers Philosophy (TRiP) Conference will take place at the University of South Carolina in Columbia, SC. The conference is named after the Saluda, Broad, and Congaree Rivers, which meet in Columbia.

Keynote Speakers:

* Elizabeth Anderson (University of Michigan)
* Miranda Fricker (Birkbeck, University of London)
* Henry Richardson (Georgetown University)
* Miriam Solomon (Temple University)

Conference Organizers: Kevin Elliott and Justin Weinberg
Conference Assistant: Chimene La Roche

(Thanks, Justin!)

2 thoughts on “Science, Knowledge and Democracy: 75% women!”

  1. it’s all contextualized – apparently, but can they describe these intellectual relations?

  2. I don’t know Justin Weinberg, but Kevin Elliott is an acquaintance of mine. Kevin and I both work in an area of philosophy of science (science and values) where much of the most important work was (and is) done by feminist philosophers. It’s made for one of the most gender-balanced areas of philosophy.

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