28-30 Aug 2023
Bern, Switzerland
Symposium: Concepts and Their Uses Symposium of the Swiss Philosophical Society 2023; 28.-30.8.2023 in Bern Philosophical knowledge is often described as being conceptual. Therefore, concepts have been an important topic in phosophy since Plato’s theory of forms. Very recently, the study of concepts has taken new and exciting routes. Experimental philosophers investigate the understanding of concepts with tools that are unprecedented in philosophy. Drawing on research from the empirical sciences, in particular from psychology, philosophers have taken new approaches to what concepts are and do. Finally, an increased awareness of problematic concepts – e.g., concepts that contribute to discrimination – has helped to establish the new field of conceptual ethics. Against this backdrop, the symposium of the Swiss Philosophical Society aims at bringing together and discussing new work on concepts. In this way, we also hope to reflect upon the self-understanding of philosophy and upon the contribution that work on concepts can make in broader society. Program: https://easychair.org/smart-program/CHCON2023/ Venue: UniS, University of Bern, Schanzeneckstr. 1, CH-3012 Bern Time: 28.-30.8.2023 Attendance is free, but the number of participants is limited. Please register until August, 20th under: https://www.philosophie.unibe.ch/ueber_uns/aktuell/symposium_of_the_swiss_philosophical_society _2023/index_ger.html Conference webpage: https://www.sagw.ch/philosophie/symposium/symposium-2023 -- [LOGIC] mailing list http://www.dvmlg.de/mailingliste.html Archive: http://www.illc.uva.nl/LogicList/ provided by the Division for Logic, Methodology and Philosophy of Science and Technology (DLMPST) in cooperation with the ILLC at the Universiteit van Amsterdam