14-16 Dec 2017
Pavia, Italy
Mathematical and Metaphysical Explanation - II Explanation, Grounding and Dependance Joint IUSS/IHPST Workshop December 14-16, 2017 School of Advanced Studies IUSS Pavia - www.iusspavia.it NEtS Center - www.nets.iusspavia.it The second joint workshop on Mathematical and Metaphysical Explanation organized by IUSS Pavia and IHPST Paris will be held at IUSS on December, 14-16, 2017. The twin workshops aim at building a bridge between mathematical and metaphysical explanation, paving the way for unexplored and fruitful future directions of research. Full description, information and poster: https://sites.google.com/site/mmexplanation/home/metaphysical-and-mathematical-explanations-new-perspectives-pavia Program Thursday December 14 Chair: Francesca Boccuni (San Raffaele University) 14.30-15.45 Tuomas E. Tahko (University of Helsinki)? The Tracking View of Mathematical Explanation 16.00-17.15 Matteo Plebani? (University of Santiago de Compostela) Metaphysical dependence, the nature of mathematical objects and the indispensability argument. Coffee Break 17.45-19.00 Pieranna Garavaso? (University of Minnesota, Morris) Frege's explanation of the applicability of mathematics Friday, December 15 Chair: Francesca Poggiolesi (IHPST, CNRS Paris 1) 10.00-11.15 Andrea Sereni (IUSS Pavia) ?Neo-Logicism with(out) Grounding 11.30-12.45 Robert Schwartzkopff? (University of Hamburg) Hume?s Principle ReRevisited: A Bootstrapper?s Guide through the Hierarchy Lunch break Chair: Matteo Plebani (University of Santiago de Compostela) 14.00-15.15 Jon Litland? (University of Texas, Austin) Ways of Ground 15.30-16.45 Francesca Poggiolesi (IHPST, CNRS Paris 1) On using the account for the notion of complete and immediate grounding to characterize non-causal explanations Coffee Break 17.15-18.30 Naomi Thompson (University of Southampton & University of Gothenburg) ?Explanation and Structure Saturday, December 16 Chair: Marco Panza 10.00-11.15 Massimiliano Carrara (University of Padua), Ciro De Florio (Catholic University of Milan) ?Identity and Conceptual Grounding? 11.30-12.45 Øystein Linnebo (University of Oslo) Abstraction and grounding *** Organized by: F. Poggiolesi (IHPST, Paris) A. Sereni (IUSS, Pavia) Workshop venue: Scuola Universitaria Superiore IUSS Pavia Palazzo del Broletto Piazza della Vittoria, 15 27100, Pavia Italy Room: Sala del Camino, 3rd floor Registration: Attendance is free, everyone is welcome. Info at: andrea.sereni@iusspavia.it -- [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