>Enclosed is the first issue of the newly reborn PSA Newsletter.  This
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>relevant to members of the Philosophy of Science Association.  This issue,
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>*			  Volume 1   Number  1				 *
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>*                            M A Y    1 9 9 5				 *
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>*         Edited for the Philosophy of Science Association by:           *
>*									 *
>*			     William Bechtel				 *
>*               Philosophy-Neuroscience-Psychology Program               *
>*                       Department of Philosophy                         *
>*                  Washington University in St. Louis                    *
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>CONTENTS:
>	1. EDITOR'S NOTE
>	2. CALL FOR PAPERS FOR 1996 PSA MEETING
>	3. CALL FOR SYMPOSIUM PROPOSALS FOR 1996 PSA MEETING
>	4. 1995 PSA ELECTION RESULTS
>	5. DONATIONS TO PSA
>
>==========================================================================
>1. EDITOR'S NOTE
>----------------
>
>The PSA Newsletter is published electronically on an "as needed" basis by
>the Philosophy of Science Association to disseminate information.  The
>newsletter is moderated and is restricted to information pertinent to
>members of the Association (e.g., official business of the Association,
>information about upcoming meetings of the Association, and information
>about other meetings likely to be of interest to a broad range of the
>membership.  It is NOT intended for ongoing discussions of intellectual
>topics within philosophy of science.  If you have information that you
>would like to submit for possible inclusion in a future issue of the
>newsletter, please send it to the editor at psa@twinearth.wustl.edu. 
>
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>2. CALL FOR PAPERS for 1996 PSA MEETING
>---------------------------------------
>
>			   CALL FOR PAPERS
>
>		 PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE ASSOCIATION
>
>		     FIFTEENTH BIENNIAL MEETING
>
>The Fifteenth Biennial Meeting of the Philosophy of Science Association
>will be held in the Fall of 1996 at a date and location to be announced. 
>Contributed papers may be on any topic in the philosophy of science. 
>Maximum length is 5000 words, counting footnotes and references.  If the
>text includes tables or figures, an appropriate number of words should be
>subtracted from the limit.  Two copies, each including a 100 word abstract
>and a word count should be submitted in double-spaced typescript.  Format
>and citation style should match those of Philosophy of Science.  (See a
>recent issue for details.) If the paper is too long or the references
>incomplete, the paper will be returned to the author.  Papers will be
>blind refereed; therefore, the author's name, institutional affiliation,
>surface and email addresses, and fax and telephone numbers should appear
>on a separate page. Hard copy of submissions must reach the chair of the
>program committee by November 15, 1995.  Accepted papers will be published
>prior to the meeting in a supplemental issue of the journal Philosophy of
>Science.  Notification about the status of submissions will be mailed in
>late January or early February.  A finished manuscript (one hard copy and
>one on floppy disk, the latter in IBM or Macintosh format, using a
>standard word processor) must be submitted by March 1, 1996.  Authors of
>accepted papers are expected to present abbreviated versions of their
>papers, with a time limit of 20 minutes (plus discussion). 
>
>Address program inquiries and paper submissions to:
>
>     Lindley Darden, Chair 1996 PSA Program Committee
>     Department of Philosophy
>     1125A Skinner Building
>     University of Maryland
>     College Park, MD 20742 USA
>     301-405-5699 (office)
>     301-474-0037 (home)
>     301-405-5690 (fax)
>     email:  darden@umiacs.umd.edu
>
>The Program Committee consists of: Lindley Darden, Chair
>(University of Maryland, College Park), Ron Amundson
>(University of Hawaii-Hilo), John Earman (University of
>Pittsburgh), Daniel Hausman (University of Wisconsin), Tim
>Maudlin  (Rutgers University), W. H. Newton-Smith (Oxford
>University), Rose-Mary Sargent (Merrimack College), Paul
>Thagard (University of  Waterloo).
>=========================================================================
>3. CALL FOR SYMPOSIUM PROPOSALS FOR 1996 PSA MEETING
>----------------------------------------------------
>
>		 CALL  FOR  SYMPOSIUM  PROPOSALS
>
>		PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE ASSOCIATION
>
>		    FIFTEENTH BIENNIAL MEETING
>
>Members of the PSA are invited to submit proposals for symposia to be
>presented at the 1996 PSA meeting.  Proposals must include sufficient
>supporting material to permit the program committee to evaluate the
>quality and interest of the symposium.  The proposal should include: (1) a
>description of the topic and a justification of its current importance to
>the discipline (about one or two pages); (2) titles and abstracts of
>papers; (3) a list of participants and either vitae or short biographical
>information for each; (4) addresses for each participant, with their
>institutional affiliation, surface and email address, fax and telephone
>numbers; also indicate who is the organizer to be the contact person for
>communication with the committee. 
>
>The version of symposium papers accepted for publication will be
>restricted to 5000 words and will appear in a supplemental issue of
>Philosophy of Science in 1997.  Organizers should make it clear to
>philosophers that by accepting the invitation to participate in a
>symposium they agree to participate in the meeting and to deliver a
>manuscript for consideration for publication soon after the meeting. 
>Symposium organizers who wish to invite scientists who would not submit a
>manuscript for publication should make that status clear in their
>symposium proposal. 
>
>Symposium proposals should reach the chair of the program committee by
>June 30, 1995. 
>
>The Program Committee consists of: Lindley Darden, Chair (University of
>Maryland, College Park), Ron Amundson (University of Hawaii-Hilo), John
>Earman (University of Pittsburgh), Daniel Hausman (University of
>Wisconsin), Tim Maudlin (Rutgers University), W. H. Newton-Smith (Oxford
>University), Rose-Mary Sargent (Merrimack College), Paul Thagard
>(University of Waterloo). 
>
>For submissions and inquiries:
>
>     Lindley Darden, Chair
>     1996 PSA Program Committee
>     Department of Philosophy
>     1125A Skinner Building
>     University of Maryland
>     College Park, MD 20742 USA
>     301-405-5699 (office)
>     301-474-0037 (home)
>     301-405-5690 (fax)
>     email:  darden@umiacs.umd.edu!
>
>
>
>==========================================================================
>
>4. 1995 PSA ELECTION RESULTS
>----------------------------
>
>                                  1995 PSA ELECTION RESULTS
> 
>The following members of the Association were elected to office:
> 
>President:           Michael Friedman
>
>Governing Board:     John Beatty
>                     Helen Longino
>                     Jane Maienschein
>                     Nancy Nersessian              
> 
>The Association wishes to express thanks to all nominees for having
>indicated their willingness to be of service to the Association.  The
>services provided to the Association by the retiring Governing Board
>members William Bechtel, Paul Horwich, and Past President Bas van Fraassen
>are also appreciated. 
>
>
>==========================================================================
>5. DONATIONS TO PSA 
>-------------------
> 
>PSA would like to thank the following members who have made donations to
>the Association. 
> 
>Theodore D. Foster
>Charles Lombardo
>Deborah G. Mayo
>Alexander Rosenberg
>Abner Shimony
>Theo Siegert
> 
>These contributions will help to support the continuation of PSA
>activities.  All donations made to the Association are U.S. tax deductible
>as PSA is a 501(C)3 organization under the U.S. Internal Revenue Service
>Code. 
>
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