{"607657":{"#nid":"607657","#data":{"type":"news","title":"School of Public Policy Faculty Host Fourth Meeting of the Consortium for Socially Relevant Philosophy of\/in Science and Engineering","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EJune 4 -\u0026nbsp;6, faculty members from the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/spp.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech School of Public Policy\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;facilitated the fourth international conference for\u0026nbsp;the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/srpoise.org\/\u0022\u003EConsortium for Socially Relevant Philosophy of\/in Science and Engineering (SRPoiSE).\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;The international philosophy conference was held at\u0026nbsp;the Historic Academy of Medicine where attendees from the U.S.A., Canada, Germany, and the Netherlands convened to address significant philosophical questions regarding pressing scientific issues.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ENumerous faculty from the School of Public Policy presented their research and facilitated discussions\u0026nbsp;including Associate Professor\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/spp.gatech.edu\/people\/person\/justin-biddle\u0022\u003EJustin Biddle\u003C\/a\u003E, Professor Emeritus\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/spp.gatech.edu\/people\/person\/alan-porter\u0022\u003EAlan Porter\u003C\/a\u003E, and Professor\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.iac.gatech.edu\/people\/faculty\/hoffmann\u0022\u003EMichael Hoffmann\u003C\/a\u003E. 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