2015 Popper Prize Winner: Matthew H. Slater
The decision of the Co-Editors of the British Journal for the Philosophy of Science is that the Sir Karl Popper Prize for 2015 should be awarded to Matthew H. Slater for his article ‘Natural Kindness’, Brit. J. Phil. Sci. 66 (2015), 375–411. (Journal Article / PhilSci-Archive Preprint). How we understand natural kind phenomena is one […]
Introducing the 2015 Ordinary Meeting Lectures
The BSPS is pleased to announce the 2015 lecture series associated with our Ordinary Meetings. Lectures occur on Monday Evenings at 5:15pm in the Lakatos Building at LSE room 2.06, and are preceded by a welcome tea at 4:45pm in LSE Common Room G.01. Jonathan Birch (LSE) Monday, 12 October 2015 “Kin selection, group selection and […]
Reports from the BSPS 2015 Annual Conference in Manchester
It was a successful and memorable annual meeting for the BSPS this year in Manchester. Here is a snapshot of what people were saying about it on Twitter. British Society for the Philosophy of Science conference starts this week! Programme: http://t.co/vwur30CEw9 #BSPS2015 @TheBJPS — New Directions (@studyofthemind) July 1, 2015 Just arrived in Manchester for […]
BSPS 2015 Conference – Registration Info
Registration for the BSPS 2015 annual conference in Manchester was open until 26 June. Standard registration (waged): £155 Standard registration (unwaged): £90 Conference dinner: £25 Wine/beer with conference dinner: £8 The registration fee includes lunch and tea/coffee on both days, plus the drinks reception on Thursday evening.
2014 Popper Prize Winner: Rachael Brown
The decision of the Co-Editors of the British Journal for the Philosophy of Science is that the Sir Karl Popper Prize for 2014 should be awarded to Rachael Brown for her paper ‘What Evolvability Really Is’, Br J Philos Sci (2014) 65 (3): 549-572.