IP: Philosophical Insights, 21-23 June 2012

Published on: 
Tue 12 Jun 2012

PHILOSOPHICAL INSIGHTS
Full programme: http://philosophy.sas.ac.uk/d/f/Conference_Programme_Phil_Insights.pdf
Registration: http://philosophy.sas.ac.uk/d/f/Philosophical_Insights_21230612.pdf
Thurs 21 – Sat 23 Jun (1.30pm for 2pm start on Thurs then all day, 9.45am-6.30pm)
G22/26, Ground Floor, Senate House, University of London
Supported by the Mind Association

Confirmed speakers:
John Collins (UEA)
An Appropriate Naturalisation of the Philosophy of Language
Tim Crane (Cambridge)
Philosophical Insights from History
Eugen Fischer (UEA)
Heuristics, Metaphors, and Philosophical Intuitions
Hilary Kornblith (Amherst)
Naturalistic Defenses of Intuition
James Ladyman (Bristol)
Is the Concept of Ontological Dependence a Distinctively Metaphysical One about which Only Philosophical Insight Can Deliver Knowledge?
Edouard Machery (Pittsburgh)
Toward an Experimental Philosophy of Language
Jennifer Nagel (Toronto)
Armchair-friendly experiments
David Papineau (King's College London)
The Importance of Armchair Analysis
Jonathan Weinberg (Arizona)
Humans as Instruments: Or, The Inevitability of Experimental Philosophy

REGISTRATION (essential)
To register please send a message to philosophy@sas.ac.uk with “Philosophical Insights” as the subject header. In the message please state in the following format:
1. Surname, Forename
2. Your fees category
3. Any affiliation (current staff and students should state department and/or course)
4. Do you wish to join the optional dinner on Fri 22 June at http://www.numbertwelverestaurant.co.uk/?
    (up to 50 places available at £35 each, please reply by 1 June for this option and state if vegetarian)

FEES (includes all teas and two sandwich lunches):
£25 UOL AND UEA CURRENT STAFF AND STUDENTS PHILOSOPHY & IP INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS
£40 STAFF AND STUDENTS OF OTHER PHILOSOPHY DEPTS
£60 STANDARD
All fees will be taken at the conference venue and you will only be contacted in advance if there is a query with your registration.

Conference website: http://www.uea.ac.uk/phi/research/conferences/philinsights

ENDS.