Responsibility in Science and Technology
The Conference of International Academy for Philosophy of Science (Brussels)
Hangzhou, China | October 26–31, 2025
Schedule Overview Each session: 45-minute presentation + 15-minute discussion. Coffee breaks (30 mins) after every two talks. Lunch: 12:30–14:00 daily.
| 18:00 – 21:00 | Reception |
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| 09:00–09:30 | Chair: Beishui Liao Opening Ceremony Speakers:
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| 09:30–10:30 | Chair: James McAllister Renzong Qiu: Who Should Be Responsible for the He Jiankui Incident? An Ethical Analysis of Gene Enhancement |
| 10:30–11:00 | Coffee Break |
| 11:00–12:00 | Chair: Zhaoqing Xu Atocha Aliseda: Automated Diagnostic Reasoning: How Far Can We Go? |
| 12:00–14:00 | Lunch Break |
| 14:00–15:00 | Chair: Kelin Li Bo Chen: Why Do We ‘Must’ and ‘Should’? Bridging the Gap from ‘Is’ to ‘Ought’ |
| 15:00–16:00 | Ruipeng Lei: Synthetic Biology: Philosophical Reflections and Ethical Debates |
| 16:00–16:30 | Coffee Break |
| 16:30–17:30 | Chair: Atocha Aliseda Dennis Dieks: Foundations of Quantum Mechanics: From Pure Science to World-Changing Technology |
| 17:30–18:30 | Jesús Zamora-Bonilla: Towards a Theory of Epistemic Public Goods |
| 19:00 | Dinner |
| 09:00–10:00 |
Chair: Hans-Peter Grosshans Alan Hajek: A Chancy Theory of Counterfactuals |
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| 10:00–11:00 | Wenceslao J. Gonzalez: Analysis of Responsibility in Artificial Intelligence as a Science of Design |
| 11:00–11:30 | Coffee Break |
| 11:30–12:30 | Chair: Bruno Bentzen Fenrong Liu: Advances in the Logical Reasoning of Large Language Models |
| 12:30–14:00 | Lunch Break |
| 14:00–15:00 | Chair: Michel Ghins Mario Alai: Is Science Epistemically Responsible? The Prospects of The Debate |
| 15:00–16:00 | Vincenzo Fano: Explaining Neural Network as an Ethical Problem for Scientists and Philosophers |
| 16:00–16:30 | Coffee Break |
| 16:30–17:30 | Chair: Xinzhang Zhang Chuang Liu: What Do the Fundamental Differences Between Natural Intelligence and Artificial Intelligence Mean to the Future of Art (As an Example)? |
| 17:30–18:30 | Dong Luo: Harmony and Technological Understanding |
| 19:00 | Dinner |
| 09:00–10:00 |
Chair: Fenrong Liu Jörn Witt & Jure Zovko (Joint Session): Responsibility as Value of Scientific Research |
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| 10:00–11:00 | Shuifa Han: University Education in the Age of AI |
| 11:00–11:30 | Coffee Break |
| 11:30–12:30 | Chair: Qingfeng Yang Pan Deng: Machine Ethics & AI Agents |
| 12:30–14:00 | Lunch Break |
| 14:00–15:00 | Chair: Mario Alai Valentin Bazhanov: Responsibility of a Scientist through the Lens of Political Philosophy of Sciences |
| 15:00–16:00 | Karl Kraatz: The Relevance of Heidegger's Critique of Technology |
| 16:00–16:30 | Coffee Break |
| 16:30–17:30 | Chair: Davide Fassio Zhenhua Yu: To Inquire Into the Thing-in-itself |
| 17:30–18:30 | Hans Peter Grosshans: Freedom of Science and Responsibility in Science. A Dialectical Relation |
| 19:00 | Dinner |
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Chair: Valentin Bazhanov Michel Ghins: Philosophy of Science and Responsibility |
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| 10:00–11:00 |
Beishui Liao: Approaches to Explainable and Ethical AI |
| 11:00–11:30 | Coffee Break |
| 11:30–12:30 | James McAllister: Responsibility, Agency, and Scientific Objectivity |
| 12:30–13:00 | Closing |
| 13:00–14:30 | Lunch Break |
| 14:30–17:30 | Chair: Jure Zovko General Assembly |
| 18:00–21:00 | Gala dinner |
| All Day | Visit to the Cultural Monuments in the Cty of Hangzhou and its Surroundings |
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