24-26 September 2010
Aberdeen, Scotland
**Logic and Language Conference** Friday 24th September Sunday 26th September, 2010 University of Aberdeen, Northern Institute of Philosophy The 2010 Logic and Language Conference is the first of a series of conferences co-organized by the Northern Institute of Philosophy at the University of Aberdeen, and by the Centre for Logic and Language of the Institute of Philosophy at the School of Advanced Study, University of Lond on. Staged every two years, alternating location between Aberdeen and London, t his workshop aims at resurrecting the traditional UK Logic and Language confere nce series and at becoming a prominent feature in the British philosophical calendar. The Conference is meant primarily as a showcase for young philosophers to present and discuss their best work, but will host keynote speakers as well . For this first edition, the topic for the invited contributions is Ficti on and Fictionalism. However, submissions are welcome in any areas of Philosophical Logic broadl y conceived, Philosophy of Language, and the interface between Linguistics an d Philosophy. - Invited speakers: JC Beall (University of Connecticut) Manuel Garcia-Carpintero (University of Barcelona/Logos) Graham Priest (University of Melbourne and CUNY Graduate Centre) Greg Restall (University of Melbourne) Mark Sainsbury (University of Texas, Austin) Submission details: We welcome submissions of 1,000-1,500 words abstracts (incl. bibliography), prepared for anonymous refereeing. Please send your submissions as e-mail attachments to Sharon Coull: s.coull@abdn.ac.uk<mailto:s.coull@abdn.ac.uk> , specifying name, affiliatio n, and contact e-mail address. Submitted abstracts will be double-blind refereed by a scientific committee organized by the Northern Institute of Philosophy and the Institute of Philosophy. Submission deadline: April 18, 2010. Notification of acceptance: May 30, 2010. Registration to attend the event will open on Monday 3 May 2010. On behalf of the Conference Organising Committee Conference webpage For any other enquiries or further information please contact f.berto@abdn.ac.uk<mailto:f.berto@abdn.ac.uk> http://www.abdn.ac.uk/philosophy/nip/ll2010/