3-5 September 2008
Berlin, Germany
First Conference Announcement: Phlox Launch Workshop on Current Issues in Metaphysics and the Philosophy of Language (Berlin) At the end of last year the research group Phlox (Philosophy and Logic of Explanation) was born at the Humboldt University in Berlin. In order to celebrate this event we are organizing a launch workshop on current issues in metaphysics and the philosophy of language. Speakers include: * Stephen Barker (Nottingham) * Fabrice Correia (Geneva) * Katalin Farkas (Budapest) * Dan López de Sa (Barcelona) * Ofra Magidor (Oxford) * Sven Rosenkranz (Barcelona & Berlin) * Jason Stanley (Rutgers) * Elia Zardini (St. Andrews) The workshop will take place in Berlin from the 3rd to the 5th of September this year and will be open to the public. More information about the workshop and our research group (which is funded by the German Research Council, DFG) can be found at our website: eppe.wordpress.com Closer to the date, a workshop website will be launched with all relevant information concerning the workshop at phloxshop.wordpress.com In case you would like to attend or have any questions concerning the workshop, please do not hesitate to contact us via email: justbecause (at) gmx (dot) de We do not arrange accommodation for non-speakers but would be happy to assist you in arranging your own (Berlin is a cheap place to stay and always worth a visit, especially in beautiful late summer).