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Logical Form

18-19 Sep 2012
Cambridge, U.K.

Logical Form

University of Cambridge, 18th-19th September 2012
http://www.phil.cam.ac.uk/news_events/logicalformconf.html

This conference will tackle the notion of logical form, and its 
application to natural and formal languages. In what sense is an argument 
valid (or invalid) in virtue of its form? What are the goals of 
formalisation? Does grammatical form really mislead as to logical form? 
And what are forms anyway, and how do they reflect the structure of the 
world?

The conference will run for two full days, Tuesday 18th and Wednesday 19th 
September 2012, at The Mller Centre in Cambridge.

The confirmed speakers are:

     James Cargile, University of Virginia
     Catarina Dutilh Novaes, University of Groningen
     Brendan Balcerak Jackson, University of Cologne
     Rosanna Keefe, University of Sheffield
     Ernest Lepore, Rutgers University
     Kevin Mulligan, University of Geneva
     Alex Oliver, University of Cambridge
     Michael Potter, University of Cambridge
     Stephen Read, University of St Andrews
     Timothy Smiley, University of Cambridge

We are grateful for generous support from the Arts and Humanities Research 
Council; St John's College, Cambridge; the Faculty of Philosophy, 
Cambridge University; the British Logic Colloquium; the Aristotelian 
Society and the Analysis Trust.

The conference is organised by Owen Griffiths and Alex Oliver.