13-15 Sep 2012
Sardinia, Italy
2nd CALL FOR PAPERS SIFA2012 THE ANSWERS OF PHILOSOPHY: SIFA 20th ANNIVERSARY CONFERENCE Tenth National Conference of the Italian Society for Analytic Philosophy DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS: April 15, 2012 This year the Italian Society for Analytic Philosophy (SIFA) will celebrate its 20th anniversary with a National Conference that will be held in Alghero (in Sardinia), September 13-15, 2012. The Conference will offer an occasion for discussion of many themes of research in analytic philosophy. We invite submissions on the following areas: Philosophy of language, Metaphysics, Epistemology, Ethics and metaethics, Philosophy of science, Philosophy of logic, Philosophy of mathematics, Philosophy of law, Political philosophy, Philosophy of mind, Aesthetics, Philosophy of religion, History of philosophy, History of science. Open lecture for the 20th anniversary of the society by Diego Marconi (University of Turin). INVITED SPEAKERS Maria Rosa Antognazza (King?s College), Elvio Baccarini (University of Rijeka), Paul Boghossian (New York University), Petar Bojanic (University of Belgrad), Roberto Casati (Institut Jean-Nicod), Pascal Engel (Université de Genève), Pieranna Garavaso (University of Minnesota Morris), Diego Marconi (Università di Torino), Genoveva Martì ( 'ICREA and U. of Barcelona'), Martine Nida-Rümelin (Université de Fribourg), Stefano Predelli (University of Nottingham), Claudine Tiercelin (Collège de France), Achille Varzi (Columbia University), and more to be confirmed. A workshop on "Realism" will be held before the conference in Alghero, starting on September 12, 2012, at 2 pm (in cooperation with the LABONT - University of Turin). Speakers: Paul Boghossian, Petar Bojanic, Maurizio Ferraris, Marco Panza and Achille Varzi. SUBMISSIONS Contributors will have 40 minutes, ideally divided into 30 minutes of exposition and 10 minutes of discussion. The languages of the conference are English and Italian. Those wishing to make a presentation should submit: A short abstract (about 200 words) A long abstract (1000-1500 words) Long abstract should be thoroughly prepared for blind refereeing, with any and all revealing references to the author removed, including personal acknowledgments. Both short and long abstracts should be submitted electronically using the EasyChair submission page at: https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=sifa2012 The creation of an EasyChair account will be required. For any problems, please refer to the conference webpage: www.sifa.unige.it/sifa2012<http://www.sifa.unige.it/sifa2012> Abstracts will be subject to double blind refereeing and acceptance will be notified by May 15, 2012. Deadline for submissions: April 15, 2012. REGISTRATION Participation in the conference is subject to a registration fee and to the payment of the SIFA membership. If paid BEFORE July 15, 2012: 50 (conference fee) + 50 euros (SIFA): permanent faculty 30 (conference fee) + 25 (SIFA) euros: others If paid AFTER July 31, 2012: 80 (conference fee) + 50 (SIFA) euros: permanent faculty 50 (conference fee) + 25 (SIFA) euros: others Early registration will be open on May 1, 2012 at the SIFA website: www.sifa .unige.it<http://www.sifa.unige.it/> PRACTICAL INFORMATION Alghero is a town of Catalan origin right on the Sardinian Sea (one of the most beautiful Italian towns: http://www.alghero-turismo.it/Default.asp?l=en). It is served by low-coast airlines and it has many not expensive accommodations. Check the Conference website in few weeks for all the practical information. SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE Mario De Caro (SIFA President), Cristina Amoretti, Fabio Bacchini, Carola Barbero, Massimiliano Carrara, Massimo Dell?Utri, Michele Di Francesco, Marcello Frixione, Pierdaniele Giaretta, Simone Gozzano, Andrea Iacona, Andrea Sereni ORGANIZING COMMITTEE Fabio Bacchini, Stefano Caputo, Massimo Dell?Utri SPONSOR UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI LABONT (Laboratorio di Ontologia, Dip. di Filosofia, Università di Torino) IMPORTANT DATES Deadline for submissions: April 15, 2012 Registration opens: May 1, 2012 Notifications of acceptance: May 15, 2012 Deadline for early registration: July 15, 2012 Conference dates: September 13-15, 2012