HYLE--International Journal for Philosophy of Chemistry, Vol. 3 (1997)

International Paper Symposium on the Philosophy of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ilkley, U.K., July 7-10, 1997

Close to the beautiful Yorkshire Dales located at the picturesque Ilkley Campus of Bradford and Ilkley Community College, an international group of chemists, philosophers and chemist-philosophers met for a second time since 1994, again initialized and perfectly organized by Michael F. Akeroyd (Bradford). Eleven persons from seven countries attended the symposium and the following papers were presented:

• Michael F. Akeroyd (Bradford, UK): Aspects of Theory Appraisal: Some Biochemical Examples and Fuzzy Logic and Physical Organic Chemistry
• Davis Baird (Columbia/SC, USA): Encapsulating Knowledge: the Direct Reading Spectrometer
• John Christie (Bundoora, Australia): Philosophical Questions from a Durable Model Theory of Chemical Reactions
• Maureen Christie (Melbourne, Australia): Prediction in Science: The Case of the Ozone Investigation
• Martin Eisvogel (Konstanz, Germany): Radicals, Types and Structures
• Paul Needham (Stockholm, Sweden): Chemical Considerations and Duhems General Philosophy of Science
• Daniel Rothbart (Washington D.C., USA): Hackings Turn to Anti-Realism
• Klaus Ruthenberg (Coburg, Germany): On Ostwalds Philosophy of Chemistry
• Eric Scerri (Pasadena/CA, USA): In Praise of the Periodic System
• Rein Vihalemm (Tartu, Estonia): Classification and Construction: On the Nature of Chemistry as a Science
• Eva Zielonacka-Lis (Poznan, Poland): BioOrganic Chemistry as a Boundary Science

In a very stimulating and productive atmosphere, all contributions were discussed in detail in and off the sessions. During a business meeting the so far informal International Society for the Philosophy of Chemistry (ISPC) was given a formal constitution. While all activities in the pertinent field shall be supported, the forthcoming journal Foundations of Chemistry, founded by Eric Scerri and Bill Jensen, was decided to become the official organ of the Society.

The next international conference of the ISPC will be held at Cambridge, UK, August 3-7, 1998.

Information on and application forms for membership of the ISPC are available via the following e-mail addresses: Daniel Rothbart: drothbar@wpgate.gmu.edu; Eric Scerri: scerri@hss.caltech.edu; Klaus Ruthenberg: ruthenberg@cris.fh-coburg.de.

Klaus Ruthenberg.