International News and Notes

Conferences and Symposia

Germany

DATE: 10-12 October 2003
EVENT: Discovering the Nanoscale: Philosophical Historical, & Sociological Perspectives
LOCATION: Technische Uniersität, Damstadt, Germany
CONTACT: Alfred Nordmann, Institut for Philosophie, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Scholss, 64283 Darmstadt, Germany; e-mail: Nordmann@phil.tu-darmstadt.de; www.cla. sc.edu/Phil/scistud/call.html

Iran

DATE: 16-18 May 2003
EVENT: 2nd International Conference on Human Rights
THEME: Theoretical Foundations of Human Rights
LOCATION: Mofid University, Qom, Iran
CONTACT: Conference Secretariat, Mofid University, Sadooq Ave., Qom, Iran; e-mail: TFHR@ mofidu.ac.ir

Spain

DATE: 7-13 August 2003
ORGANIZATION: International Congress of Logic, Methodology, & Philosophy of Science
EVENT: Meeting
LOCATION: Oviedo
CONTACT: Roger Bosch, Departamento de Filosofia, Universidad de Oviedo, Campus del Milán, C/ Tte Alfonso Martinex s/n, E-33071 Oviedo, Asturias, Spain; e-mail: roger@pinon.ccu.uniovi.es; www.uniovi.es/Congresos/2003/DLMPS

Turkey

DATE: 8-10 August 2003
ORGANIZATION: Council for Research in Values & Philosophy
EVENT: Conference
THEME: Philosophical Challenges and Prospects of the Dialogue of Cultural Traditions
LOCATION: Istanbul
CONTACT: George F. McLean, Council for Research in Values & Philosophy, Cardinal Station, PO Box 261, Washington, DC 20064; e-mail: mclean@cua.edu; www.crvp.org

DATE: 10-17 August 2003
EVENT: XXIst World Congress of Philosophy
LOCATION: Istanbul
THEME: Philosophy Facing World Problems
CONTACT: Congress Secretariat, 21st World Congress of Philosophy, Ahmet Rasim Sok. 8/2, Cankaya, 06550 Ankara, Turkey; e-mail: toc@tfk.org.tr; www.tfk.org.tr

DATE: 10-17 August 2003
EVENT: 53rd International Phenomenology Conference
THEME: Phenomenology of Life meeting the Challenges of the Present Day World
LOCATION: Istanbul
CONTACT: Anna-Teresa Tymieniecka, World Phenomenology Institute, 1 Ivy Pointe Way, Hanover, NH 03755; URL: www.phenomenology.org

U.S.A.

DATE: 24-26 April 2003
ORGANIZATION: American Philosophical Association - Central Division
EVENT: Meeting
LOCATION: Cleveland, Ohio
CONTACT: Robin Smith, Philosophy, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843; e-mail: rsnutg@tamu.edu; www.udel.edu/apa

DATE: 14-15 May 2003
ORGANIZATION: International Society of Phenomenology & Literature
EVENT: Meeting
THEME: The Enigma of Good and Evil: the Moral Sentiment of Literature
LOCATION: Harvard Divinity School, Cambridge, Massachusetts
CONTACT: Ana-Teresa Tymieniecka, World Phenomenology Institute, 1 Ivy Pointe Way, Hanover, New Hampshire 03755; URL: www. phenomenology.org

DATE: 17-18 May 2003
ORGANIZATION: Association for the Advancement of Philosophy and Psychiatry
EVENT: Annual Meeting
THEME: Psychopharmacology and the Self: Philosophical Questions
LOCATION: San Francisco, California
CONTACT: Linda Muncy, Department of Psychiatry, UT Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Blvd., Dallas, TX 75390-9070; telephone: 214-648-4960; fax: 214-648-4967; e-mail: linda.muncy@utsouthwestern.edu; URL: www3.utsouthwestern.edu/aapp

DATE: 7-9 July 2003
EVENT: 13th Meeting of the Society for Philosophy & Technology
THEME: Technology and Global Society
LOCATION: Park City, Utah
CONTACT: Paul B. Thompson, Philosophy, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907; e-mail: pault@purdue.edu

DATE: 12-13 September 2003
EVENT: Conference: Understanding Terrorism
THEME: Philosophical Issues Related to Terrorism (and Counter-Terrorism)
LOCATION: Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, California
CONTACT: E-mail: tshanahan@mu.edu; URL: http://clawww.lmu.edu/faculty/tshanahan/UT ConferenceHomepage.html

DATE: 16-23 October 2003
ORGANIZATION: Association for Feminist Ethics and Social Theory
EVENT: Meeting
LOCATION: Clearwater Beach, Florida
CONTACT: Lisa Tessman, Philosophy, Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY 13902-6000; e-mail: ltessman@binghampton.edu; URL: www.afeast.org

National and Local Groups

Australia

ORGANIZATION: Interest Group for Philosophy and Psychiatry
CONTACT: Dr. Jeanette Martin and Dr. Stephanie Winfield, Australia/New Zealand College of Psychiatrists, 2/97 Edgecliffe Road, Bondi Junction - NSW 2002, Australia

Denmark

ORGANIZATION: Danish Group for Philosophy, Medicine and Mental Health
CONTACT: Dr. Soren Holm, Department of Medical Philosophy and Clinical Theory, University of Copenhagen, Blegdamsvej 3C - 2200N Copenhagen, Denmark
CONTACT: Dr. Anton Aggernaes, Institute of Neurophysiology, University of Copenhagen, Buldborgvej 25 - DK, 2000 Fredriksberg, Denmark

Finland

ORGANIZATION: Finnish Group for Philosophy, Medicine and Mental Health
CONTACT: Professor Ingmar Porn and Dr. Markus Heinimaa, Department of Philosophy, University of Turku - 20700 Turku, Finland

France

ORGANIZATION: L'Évolution...