9-12 Jan 2017
Munich, Germany
CFA: Model Theory: Philosophy, Mathematics and Language 9 - 12 January 2017, Munich Center for Mathematical Philosophy, LMU Munich Model theory is a branch of mathematical logic that studies languages and their interpretations. As such, research in model theory overlaps many areas in philosophy, linguistics, and mathematics. The introduction of model theory in the beginning of the previous century was intertwined with the development of set-theoretic foundations for mathematics; the implications and applications for philosophy and linguistics soon followed. The aim of this conference is to bring together philosophers, linguists and mathematicians for whom model theory is a basic tool-kit. We wish to facilitate knowledge transfer between these disciplines and create a fruitful discussion on the applicability and the foundational role of model theory. To do this, the conference will explore the following research questions: Are model-theoretic tools sufficient for an adequate demarcation of logical from non-logical constants? How does the model-theoretic definition of truth advance our understanding of the semantic paradoxes? How is meaning in natural language represented in models? How can models account for specific linguistic phenomena (e.g., natural language quantifiers)? What are the philosophical and linguistic consequences of a theory's complexity as measured by model-theoretic classification theory? Confirmed Speakers: John T. Baldwin (University of Illinois at Chicago) Tim Button (University of Cambridge) Hartry Field (New York University) Volker Halbach (University of Oxford) Richard Kaye (University of Birmingham) Menachem Magidor (Hebrew University of Jerusalem) Barbara Partee (University of Massachusetts, Amherst) Gila Sher (University of California, San Diego) Sean Walsh (University of California, Irvine) Dag Westerståhl (Stockholm University) Thomas Ede Zimmerman (Goethe Universität Frankfurt am Main) Call for Abstracts: We invite the submission of abstracts, suitable for a 45 minute talk, on topics related to any aspects of model theory. We encourage submissions from early-career researchers and PhD students. Please send an abstract of around 1000-1500 words by email to modeltheory2017@lrz.uni-muenchen.de in PDF format. Abstracts should be prepared for blind review. The author?s name, paper title, institutional affiliation, and contact details should be included in the email. Dates and Deadlines: Submission deadline: 15 October, 2016 Notification of acceptance: 31 October, 2016 Registration deadline: 1 January, 2017 Conference: 9 - 12 January, 2017 For further details on the conference, please visit: http://www.lmu.de/modeltheory2017 Organisers: Lavinia Picollo (MCMP), Gil Sagi (MCMP/University of Haifa), John Wigglesworth (MCMP) -- [LOGIC] mailing list http://www.dvmlg.de/mailingliste.html Archive: http://www.illc.uva.nl/LogicList/ provided by a collaboration of the DVMLG, the Maths Departments in Bonn and Hamburg, and the ILLC at the Universiteit van Amsterdam