SLaPSA

About SLAPSA

SLAPSA is an organization intended to promote collaboration and cooperation among St. Louis area philosophers of science. It hosts an annual workshop for graduate students and faculty. It encourages the development and exchange of educational materials and curricula for the history and philosophy of science. It exhibits the relevance of history and philosophy of science to the broader academic community and to communities beyond.

SLAPSA Conferences

SLAPSA sponsors an annual conference on philosophy and history of science. The second conference, SLAPSA Two, was held on Saturday, 30 January 2010 at Saint Louis University.

Schedule

9:30

Coffee and General Congregation
10:00

George Terzis , Saint Louis University

The Role of Anticipatory Imagery in Vision-Related Creative Insight
11:00

Sarah Robins , Washington University

Memory, Engrams, and the Personal/Subpersonal Distinction
12:00

Lunch
1:30

Dennis Des Chene, Washington University

Lange on Laws
2:30

Coffee
2:45

Anna Alexandrova, University of Missouri—Saint Louis

Values and the Science of Wellbeing: How Should They Mix?
3:45

Coffee
4:00

Scott Crothers, Saint Louis University

Models and Analogy in the Discovery of X-ray Diffraction by Crystals
5:00

Coffee
5:15

Mariska Leunissen, Washington University

How to build animals. Teleology and the problem of design in Aristotle's biology

SLAPSA Mailing List

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If that fails, or if there is some problem with the mailing list, write to .

SLAPSA Coordinators

The coordinators for SLAPSA are:

Carl Craver, Philosophy & PNP, Washington University
Gualtiero Piccinini, Philosophy, UMSL
Kent Staley, Philosophy, SLU

SLAPSA Archive

Program for the 2009 SLAPSA Conference.

About the flag

The flag used on this page is the Saint Louis City flag. Here is the relevant section of the Revised Code of the City of Saint Louis.

The design submitted by Professor Emeritus Theodore Sizer, Pursuivant of Arms at Yale University, and now on file in the office of the City register is approved, adopted and designated as the official flag of the City. The flag with a solid red background has two broad heraldic wavy bars, colored blue and white, extending from the left top and bottom corners toward left center where they join and continue as one to the center right edge. This symbolizes the confluence of the Missouri and Mississippi rivers. Over the point of confluence a round golden disk upon which is the fleur-de-lis of France (blue) calling attention to the French background of the early city and more particularly to St. Louis of France for whom the City is named. The golden disk represents the City and/or the Louisiana Purchase. (Heraldically, the disk is a “bezant” or Byzantine coin signifying, money or simply purchase.)

The flag’s colors recall those of Spain (red and yellow or gold), Bourbon France (white and gold), Napoleonic and Republican France (blue, white and red), and the United States of America (red, white, and blue). (Ord. 52322 § 2, 1964: 1948 C. Ch. 1 § 5: 1960 C. § 6.020.)

St. Louis City Revised Code Chapter 1.20;
for the City Seal see Chapter 1.16