16-18 June 2011
Urbino, Italy
Università degli Studi di Urbino ?Carlo Bo?, www.uniurb.it
Dipartimento di Scienze della Comunicazione
Dipartimento di Scienze di Base e Fondamenti
APhEx, Analytical and Philosophical Explanations, www.aphex.it
With the patronage of:
ICEPHY, Interuniversitary Center of research in Philosohpy and Foundations of Physics www.uniurb.it/Filosofia/icephy/index.htm
Y.E.A.S., Young European Association of Sciences, www.yeas.org
SILFS, Italian Society for Logic and Philosophy of Science, dinamico2.unibg.it/silfs
The University of Urbino, APhEx (Analytical and Philosophical Explanation)
and Y.E.A.S. (Young European Association of Sciences) are pleased to
announce:
"Another World is Possible".
Conference on David Lewis
Dates: June 16-18, 2011
Venue: University of Urbino, Italy
PALAZZO ALBANI, Via Timoteo Viti, 10
Room B3, ?Clemente XI?
Call for Papers
The impact of David Lewis on contemporary philosophy is still tangible, ten years after his premature departure. The conference intends to discuss Lewis? long-lasting contribution in the fields of logic and metaphysics, with particular focus on the nature of modality, his views on possible worlds, counterfactuals, causation, and convention. We also wish to provide a setting for young philosophers and logicians to present topics related to Lewis? philosophy and discuss the state of art of his legacy in the contemporary philosophical debate.
Keynote Speakers
Andrea Bottani (University of Bergamo)
Sonia Roca-Royes (University of Stirling)
John Collins (Columbia University)
John Divers (University of Leeds)
Vincenzo Fano (University of Urbino)
Submission details
We invite all scholars working in Lewisian philosophy to submit an
abstract on one of the following topics:
1) Convention
2) Mereology, properties, and persistence
3) Counterfactuals
4) Modality and Possible worlds
5) Causality and Time
Please submit abstracts in English and prepared for blind-review, of no
more than 500 words, in either .pdf, .doc, or .rtf format. Submissions
must be sent by email attachment to the organising committee at
conlewis2011@gmail.com by March 1, 2011. An acknowledgment of reception
will be sent. Please specify on a separate page name, affiliation, e-mail
address, and the session in which the paper is to be presented. Successful
applicants will be notified by April 1, 2011.
Registration Fees
25 euro: B.A., M.A. and PhD students
50 euro: non-students
Please note: the conference fee does not include accommodation.
Information regarding accommodation will be provided on the conference
website and at the registration desk. Unfortunately we are unable to offer
travel grants.
Key Dates
1 March 2011: Deadline for the submission of abstracts
1 April 2011: Notification of acceptance
June 16, 2011 : Registration
Ministerial Autorization
The Italian Ministry of Education will be asked to grant high school
teachers a leave of absence and permission to attend the conference as a
form of professional development.
Further Information
For further information and for the conference program, please contact
conlewis2011@gmail.com or visit the website at
sites.google.com/site/conferencelewis/
Organising Committee
Marianna Antonutti (University of Bristol)
Francesca Ervas (University of Cagliari, Institut Jean Nicod, Paris)
Pierluigi Graziani (University of Urbino)
Daniele Santoro (LUISS, Rome)
Vera Tripodi (University of Barcelona)
Stefano Vaselli (University of Rome "La Sapienza")
Scientific Committee
Mario Alai (University of Urbino)
Francesco Berto (University of Aberdeen)
Vincenzo Fano (University of Urbino)
Andrea Iacona (University of Aqulia)
Friederike Moltmann (CNRS, Paris)
Daniel Nolan (University of Nottingham)
Isidora Stojanovic (Institut Jean Nicod, Paris)
Gino Tarozzi (University of Urbino)
Isabella Tassani (University of Urbino)
Achille Varzi (Columbia University)