Call for papers
We welcome paper proposals within the area of the philosophy of mathematical practice. A title and abstract (250-500 words) should be sent to gisele.secco@ufrgs.br, before January 31, 2017. Notification will be sent out by April 30th. Post-doctoral fellows and doctoral students are highly invited to send proposals.
Registration
All contributing speakers and discussants are requested to confirm their participation before May 30th by sending an e-mail containing name and affiliation and paying a conference fee of US$ 100, which will include congress material, coffee breaks and the conference dinner meal. Participants without a permanent position are entitled to a discount, paying a fee of US$ 50; similarly for those who may attend the conference without presenting a communication. This should be settled in advance via transfer (more details to be defined).
Keynote speakers
Luiz Carlos Pereira – Brazil
Jemma Lorenat – USA
Valeria Giardino – France
José Ferreirós – Spain
Erich Reck – USA
Round Tables
Platonism in Mathematical Practice
Elaine Landry (USA) / Oswaldo Chateaubriand (Brazil) / Marco Panza (France)
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Formal and informal proofs
Jessica Carter (Denmark) / Paolo Mancosu (USA) / Max Dickmann (France)
Workshops
On the relationship between geometry and arithmetic: the theories of proportion from Euclid to Hilbert
Organizer: Davide Crippa (Czech Republic)
Speakers: Vincenzo De Risi (Germany) / Davide Crippa (Czech Republic) / Eduardo Giovannini (Argentina)
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Varieties of visualization in mathematics
Organizer: Silvia De Toffoli (USA)
Speakers: Silvia De Toffoli (USA) / Javier Legris (Argentine) / Danielle Macbeth (USA)
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Education and mathematical practice
Organizer: Gert Schubring (Brazil)
Speakers: Gert Schubring (Brazil) /Tinne Hoff Kjeldsen (Dennmark) / Nicola Oswald (Germany)
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Contradictory objects in mathematical practice
Organizer: Walter Carnielli (Brazil)
Speakers: Walter Carnielli (Brazil) / Giorgio Venturi (Brazil) / Abilio Rodriguez (Brazil)
Organizing Committee
Abel Lassalle Casanave – Brazil —– Chair
Frank Thomas Sautter – Brazil
Wagner Sanz – Brazil
Gisele Secco – Brazil
Scientific Committee
Luis Carlos Arboleda – Colombia
Jessica Carter – Denmark
Oswaldo Chateaubriand – Brazil
Elaine Landry – USA
Paolo Mancosu – USA
Marco Panza – France -—- Chair
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