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Canadian Society for the History and Philosophy of Science

Société canadienne d'histoire et de philosophie des sciences

CSHPS Annual Meeting / SCHPS congrès annuel

Call for Abstracts :

CSHPS-SCHPS Annual Conference
York University, Toronto, 27-29 May 2023
Proposals due January 20, 2023

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The Canadian Society for the History and Philosophy of Science (CSHPS) is holding its annual conference as part of the Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences, May 27-29, 2023. The meeting will be in person with some hybrid/online elements at York University, Toronto.

Congress 2023

This year’s Drake Lecture will be given by Hasok Chang (HPS, Cambridge University).

The Program Committee invites scholars working on the history and philosophy of science (broadly construed)to submit abstracts for individual papers or proposals for sessions (typically 3 papers). Unrelated topics and themes are also welcome.

  • Meeting languages: The CSHPS is a bilingual society. Individual papers may be given in English or French, but efforts to broaden participation are appreciated (e.g. a presentation in English could be accompanied by a PowerPoint in French, and vice versa). Similarly, sessions can be presented in either English or French, but bilingual sessions are especially welcomed.
  • Joint sessions: The CSHPS meeting overlaps with the meeting dates of a number of other member societies of the CFHSS. We welcome proposals for joint sessions with these and other societies (please mention this specifically in your session proposal). However, no talk will be accepted for presentation at more than one society.
  • Number of submissions: Individuals can only submit one abstract for the CSHPS meeting (i.e. either an abstract for an individual paper or an abstract as part of a session proposal).
  • Submissions via EasyChair:
    • In order to preserve the anonymity of authors, it is important that contact information and other identifying information be excluded from the file containing the abstract.
    • Individual paper submissions should include a file with a title and a brief abstract (150-250 words), and—on the EasyChair form—the author’s name and contact information, and a list of keywords.
    • Session proposals should include a single file with a session title, titles and brief abstracts (150-250 words) for each paper, and—on the EasyChair form—the names and contact information of the presenters and session organizer, and a list of keywords. In the ‘keyword’ field please include the word ‘SESSION.’
    • Proposals should be in pdf format.
    • Deadline: January 20, 2023
    • Submissions: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=cshps2023
  • Presenters: All presenters must be members of the CSHPS at the time of the meeting. For more information about CSHPS membership, consult: http://www.yorku.ca/cshps1/join.html.
  • Student Prize: The CSHPS offers two Richard Hadden Awards for the best two student papers presented at the meeting. To be considered for the award, students should submit an anonymized copy of their paper by e-mail to program.cshps@gmail.com by March 15, 2023. Details can be found at:
    http://www.yorku.ca/cshps1/HaddenPrize.html.
  • Bursaries:For the 2023 meeting, CSHPS is offering bursaries of $200 to graduate students and independent scholars to help defray the costs of registration fees and travel, on condition that they apply for Early Bird registration for Congress prior to March 31 (to get the discounted rate). Up to 40 awards will be offered and will be available upon request on a first come first served basis. Applications may be submitted to the CSHPS Treasurer either before or after the 2023 meeting. Receipts for registration and travel expenses may be provided after the 2023 meeting.
  • CFHSS: Information about Congress registration will be available at the CFHSS congress website: https://www.federationhss.ca/en/congress/congress-2023 .

Program Committee (2022-2023): Antoine Dussault (Lionel-Groulx), Catherine Stinson (Queens), James Elwick (York)(Chair)
Local Arrangements: Ernst Hamm (York)
Contact email: program.cshps@gmail.com

Richard Hadden Award

The Richard Hadden Award for best student paper at the CSHPS Annual Meeting.

Travel Grant

For the 2023 meeting, CSHPS is offering bursaries of $200 to graduate students and independent scholars to help defray the costs of registration fees and travel, on condition that they apply for Early Bird registration for Congress prior to March 31 (to get the discounted rate). Up to 40 awards will be offered and will be available upon request on a first come first served basis. Applications may be submitted to the CSHPS Treasurer either before or after the 2023 meeting. Receipts for registration and travel expenses may be provided after the 2023 meeting.

We encourage donations to the student travel fund. You can donate any amount ($10, $20, or even $100) secure in the knowledge that all proceeds will help students come to the congress to present their work.

Past Meetings of the Society


Hooke, Robert, 1635-1703 / Micrographia: or some physiological descriptions of minute bodies made by magnifying glasses: with observations and inquiries thereupon (MDCLXVII [1667]) Observ. XXX. Of the seeds of poppy, pp. 154-155. Courtesy University of Wisconsin Libraries. CSHPS/SCHPS Logo

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