9-11 Sep 2009
Berlin, Germany
We are happy to announce that Phloxshop II: Modality is now open for registration. The workshop will focus on counterfactual reasoning, modal knowledge, and modal idioms in natural language. a. Date and Place. Phloxshop II will take place from the 9th to the 11th of September at the Humboldt-Universitt zu Berlin. b. Keynote Speakers Dorothy Edgington (Birkbeck College London) Keith Hossack (Birkbeck College London) c. Speakers and Commentators Thomas Kroedel (Konstanz) - Counterfactuals and Modal Knowledge Commentator: David Etlin (Leuven) Murali Ramachandran (Sussex) - A Puzzle about Conditionals Commentator: Christian Nimtz (Erlangen) Louis deRosset (Vermont) - Overcoming Inconstancy Commentator: Sonia Roca Royes (Stirling) Jeff Russell (NYU) - Actuality for Counterpart Theorists Commentator: Dylan Dodd (St. Andrews) Moritz Schulz (Phlox): Counterfactuals and Epistemic Modals Commentator: Lee Walters (UCL) Barabara Vetter (Oxford) - Abilities and the Semantics of 'Can' Commentator: Jessica Leech (Geneva) Richard Woodward (Leeds) - Fictionalism and Conditionals Commentator: Jonathan Ichikawa (St. Andrews) d. Format There are two to four 90 minute sessions per day (with a free afternoon on Wednesday). Each speaker will present a prcis of her/his paper, followed by a reply by an invited commentator. There will be ample time for extended discussion. e. Full papers Full versions of the papers will be made available online by the 15th of August to registered participants only. Since speakers only present short introductions to their papers, participants are asked to read the full versions in advance. f. Registration Registration is free of charge. Nevertheless, we ask prospective participants to register for the conference by the 1st of September. By registering you will gain access to the full versions of the papers that will be presented at the workshop. Just send an email to justbecause [at] gmx [dot] de with your name, affiliation and the subject line "Phloxshop II registration". If you have any further questions about the workshop, check the Phloxshop II conference website at http://phloxshop2.wordpress.com/ or email us at the above address. Phloxshop II is organised by the members of the Phlox research group.