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This workshop seeks to remedy this situation.\nThe aim of the workshop i s threefold: (1) to reinforce and create new collaborations between scholar s in metaphysics of science and philosophy of chemistry, (2) to provide a f orum for the exploration of chemistry’s metaphysics by focusing on the natu re of chemical kinds, chemical laws, chemical causation, chemical realism, and the relation of chemistry to physics and biology, and (3) to produce th e first edited volume, devoted specifically to the metaphysics of chemistry .\nKeynote talks will be delivered by Prof. Robin HENDRY (Durham University ) and Prof. Emma TOBIN (University College London).\n \nDates and location\ n21-22 July 2024\nInstitut Supérieur de Philosophie\nUniversité Catholique de Louvain\nPlace Cardinal Mercier 14, Bte L3.06.01\nLouvain-la-Neuve 1348\ nBelgique\nPlease note that the workshop will be an in-person event. The wo rkshop dates (21-22 July) are conveniently scheduled after the British Soci ety for the Philosophy of Science conference in York (17-19 July) and the a nnual symposium of the International Society for the Philosophy of Chemistr y in Croatia (15-17 July). We hope this arrangement will allow participants to potentially attend multiple conferences without excessive travel.\nWORK SHOP THEMES\nWe welcome submissions (https://metachemistry.sciencesconf.org /user/submissions) on any topic in the metaphysics of chemistry. But note t hat the workshop will be organised around the following five themes:\nChemi cal kinds: Does the ontology of chemistry provide us with genuine natural k inds? Which metaphysical account of natural kinds best applies to them? Sho uld substance identity be grounded in micro- or macroscopic properties? Wha t are the prospects of microstructural essentialism? Are chemical kinds fun ctional kinds?\nChemical laws: What are candidates of chemical laws? What i s there status as laws of nature? How do they differ from physical or biolo gical laws? Do chemical laws reduce to microphysical laws? Are chemical law s ceteris paribus laws? Which metaphysical account of laws best accommodate s chemical laws?\nChemical causation: Is chemical causation an actual featu re of reality? Is it fundamental, or can one understand it in terms of some thing more fundamental, such as laws or dispositions? Are chemical kinds ca usally autonomous? Are chemical reactions susceptible to causal analysis? W hich metaphysical account of causation best applies to them?\nChemical redu ction: How does chemistry relate to the other sciences, and in particular t o physics? Should one construe the relation in terms of reduction, emergenc e, grounding or supervenience? In what sense is chemistry an autonomous sci ence? Is there downward causation in chemistry?\nChemical realism: Should o ne be realist or instrumentalist about unobservable chemical entities? How do chemical entities relate to microphysical entities? Does reductionism im ply eliminativism about chemical entities? Do orbitals exist? Do elements s urvive chemical change? Is the chemical bond real? Is molecular structure r eal?\nCALL FOR ABSTRACTSThe abstract submission deadline is 15 March 2024.\ n\n\nThe workshop's format is mirrored after the model of the annual SMS co nferences (https://socmetsci.org/2023-1). Presentations will be 30 minutes, followed by 10 minutes for a commentator, a 5 minute reply from the speake r, and 15 minutes for Q&A.\nWe welcome submissions on any topic in the metaphysics of chemistry. However, please note the five workshop themes (ht tps://metachemistry.sciencesconf.org/) on the home page. The workshop follo ws a three-step submission model:\n\n\nSTEP 1: Candidate speakers should su bmit a 1-page abstract before 15 March. All abstracts must be prepared for anonymous review, and should be submitted electronically via the website of the workshop:\n (https://metachemistry.sciencesconf.org/user/submissions)h ttps://metachemistry.sciencesconf.org/user/submissions (https://metachemist ry.sciencesconf.org/user/submissions)\nSubmitted abstracts will be blind-re viewed by the scientific committee. Notifications of acceptance will be del ivered by 7 April.\n\n\nSTEP 2: Selected speakers should confirm their part icipation by 15 April and are expected to submit a short paper of no more t han 4,500 words (excluding references and footnotes) by 15 June.\n\n\nSTEP 3: Authors are encouraged to extend their paper after the workshop, based o n the presentation and corresponding discussion, and to submit a full paper  to be reviewed.\nAccepted papers will be published in an edited volume on the metaphysics of chemistry.\nFor more info (https://metachemistry.science sconf.org/registration).\n X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

We are pleased to announce the first international w orkshop on the metaphysics of chemistry, which is sch eduled to take place from 21-22 July 2024 in Louvain-la-Neuve (Belgium) at the Institut Supérieur de Philosophie  (ISP) of the Un iversité Catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain). 

Although metaphysics of science has enjoyed a renaissance of sorts in recent years, the metaphysics of chemistry remains largely uncharted and has not received the attention it deserves. This workshop seeks to remedy this situation.

The aim of the workshop is threefold: (1) to reinforce and create new collaborations between scholars in metaphysics of science and philosophy of chemistry, (2) to provide a forum for the expl oration of chemistry’s metaphysics by focusing on the nature of chemical ki nds, chemical laws, chemical causation, chemical realism, and the relation of chemistry to physics and biology, and (3) to produce the first edited vo lume, devoted specifically to the metaphysics of chemistry.

Keynote talks will be delivered by Prof. Robin HENDRY (Durham University) and Prof. Emma TOBIN (University College London).
 

Dates and location

21-22 July 2024
Institut Supérieur de P hilosophie
Université Catholique de Louvain
Place Cardinal Mercie r 14, Bte L3.06.01
Louvain-la-Neuve 1348
Belgique

Please note that the workshop will be an in-person event. The workshop dates (21-22 July) are conveniently scheduled after the  British Society for the Philosophy of Science conferenc e in York (17-19 July) and the annual symposium of the Internation al Society for the Philosophy of Chemistry in Croatia (15-17 July ). We hope this arrangement will allow participants to potentially attend m ultiple conferences without excessive travel.

WORKSHOP THEMES

We welcome submissions on any topic in the metaphysics of chemistry. But note that the workshop will be organis ed around the following five themes:

Chemical kind s: Does the ontology of chemistry provide us with genuine natural kinds? Which metaphysical account of natural kinds best applies to them? Sh ould substance identity be grounded in micro- or macroscopic properties? Wh at are the prospects of microstructural essentialism? Are chemical kinds fu nctional kinds?

Chemical laws: What are c andidates of chemical laws? What is there status as laws of nature? How do they differ from physical or biological laws? Do chemical laws reduce to mi crophysical laws? Are chemical laws ceteris paribus laws? Which metaphysica l account of laws best accommodates chemical laws?

Chemical causation: Is chemical causation an actual feature of re ality? Is it fundamental, or can one understand it in terms of something mo re fundamental, such as laws or dispositions? Are chemical kinds causally a utonomous? Are chemical reactions susceptible to causal analysis? Which met aphysical account of causation best applies to them?

Chemical reduction: How does chemistry relate to the other scie nces, and in particular to physics? Should one construe the relation in ter ms of reduction, emergence, grounding or supervenience? In what sense is ch emistry an autonomous science? Is there downward causation in chemistry?

Chemical realism: Should one be realist or instrumentalist about unobservable chemical entities? How do chemical entit ies relate to microphysical entities? Does reductionism imply eliminativism about chemical entities? Do orbitals exist? Do elements survive chemical c hange? Is the chemical bond real? Is molecular structure real?

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

The abstract submiss ion deadline is 15 March 2024.

The workshop's format is mirro red after the model of the annual SMS conferences. Presentations will be 30 minutes, followed by 10 minutes for a commentator, a 5 minute reply from the speaker, and 15 min utes for Q&A.

We welcome submissions on any top ic in the metaphysics of chemistry. However, please note the five workshop themes on t he home page. The workshop follows a three-step submission model:

STEP 1: Candidate spe akers should submit a 1-page abstract before&nbs p;15 March . All abstracts must be prepared for anonymous review, and should be submit ted electronically via the website of the workshop:

https://metachemistry.sciencesconf.org/u ser/submissions

Submitted abst racts will be blind-reviewed by the scientific committee. Notifications of acceptance will be delivered by 7 Apri l.

STEP 2: Selected speakers should confirm their participation by  15 April and are expected to submit a short paper of no more than 4,500 words (excluding references and footnotes) by 15 June.

STEP 3: Authors are encouraged to extend their paper after the workshop, based on the presentation and corresponding discussion, and to submit a full paper to be reviewed.

Accepted papers will be published in an edited volume on the metaphysics of chemistry.

For more in fo.

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