Department of Philosophy & Science Studies, ISIS

Agenda of the departmental colloquia

The dept of Philosophy & Science Studies regularily meets to exchange ideas, discuss research projects and papers of department members. These meetings are meant for members of the department, but other who are interested can contact the colloquia coordinator, dr. Martin Drenthen.

Academic year 2009-2010

Day

 Time Speaker & Title Place
Tuesday Februari 23rd, 2010
dept. colloquium		 15.00-17.00 Eefje van den Heuvel and  Koen Dortmans will both present their research projects on public dialogue

HG 02.802
Tuesday January 12th, 2010
dept. colloquium		 15.30-17.00 Henk Massink (LNV)   will present his research project:

Duurzaamheid: zin en onzin van een begrip

HG 02.802
Tuesday November 17th, 2009
dept. colloquium		 15.30-17.00 Erik Dücker: Presentation of the CSG research project on 'Bioprospecting' HG 02.802

 
Tuesday November 3rd, 2009
EXTRA colloquium		 15.30-17.00

Book Presentation:

New Visions of Nature. Complexity and Authenticity,

edited by Martin Drenthen, Jozef Keulartz and James Proctor (Springer 2009)

 

Program:

  • Introduction and commentary by Hub Zwart (ISIS / RU) ,

  • Commentary by Jan Hendriks (Environmental Science, IWWR/RU),

  • Commentary by Peter-Paul Verbeek (Philosophy of technology, University Twente),

  • Drinks afterwards

More information about this book can be found on: http://www.springer.com/philosophy/philosophy+of+sciences/book/978-90-481-2610-1.		HG 00.307

 

 

Spring 2009

Day

 Time Speaker & Title Place
Tuesday July 7, 2009
dept. colloquium		 15.30-17.30 Yvonne Cuijpers and Ron Welters will present their research projects HG 02.844
Tuesday June 23, 2009
dept. colloquium CANCELLED		 15.30-17.30 Jeanette Simmonds: Negotiating Sustainability: An Exploration of Risk, Efficiency, and Security Narratives in the 'Biofuels Debate' HG 02.844
Tuesday June 2, 2009
dept. colloquium		 15.30-17.30 Bart Penders, Maud Radstake and Luca Consoli will prepare a discussion about  Steven Shapin: 'The Scientists in 2008' , in Seed Magazine 19, 58-62.  >>>>  http://seedmagazine.com/stateofscience/sos_feature_shapin_p3.html HG 02.844
Tuesday April 21, 2009
dept. colloquium		 15.30-17.30 Sanne van der Hout: Epistemological Profile and Societal Prospects of Ecogenomics
Meggie Pijnappel: Toxicogenomics: Beyond the Gold Standard? Prospects for Developing and Implementing Genomics-based Non-Animal Alternatives for Toxicity Research		 HG 02.844
Tuesday March 31, 2009
dept. colloquium		 15.30-17.30 Jan van Baren: Bioinformatics and human identity
Inge Mutsaers: Between uncertainty and catastrophe: viral genomics as an imaginative science		 HG 02.844
Tuesday March 17, 2009
dept. colloquium		 15.30-17.30 Tom Idema: Understanding the Biopolitical Dimensions of Genomics Through Literary Experiments
Erwin van Rijswoud:The Role of Scientific Experts in Policy Making and Public Debate: A Biographical Approach		 HG 02.844