The Philosophy of David Papineau Conference, Oct 20th-21st in London
A conference to celebrate the work of David Papineau (Visiting Presidential Professor, Spring Semesters) will take place in London on October 20th-21st.
The program (copied below) features CUNY Philosophy Professor Michael Devitt and alumna Ellen Fridland among the colleagues, former students, and admirers who will present and chair talks on Papineau’s work and areas of research (including “philosophy of science, philosophy of mind, metaphysics, and naturalism”).
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Time
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Friday
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Saturday
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9:30 – 10:30
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Tim Crane
‘How Things Look: Papineau on Perceptual Experience Chair: Alexander Bird |
Michael Devitt
‘Biological Essentialism: A Response to Godman and Papineau’ Chair: Marion Godman |
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10:30 – 11:30
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Nick Shea
’Descriptive, directive and suppositional representations for spatial navigation’ Chair: Robyn Waller |
Kati Farkas
‘Do We Need Knowledge?’ Chair: Patrick Butlin |
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11:30 – 11:45
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Break
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Break
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11:45-12:45
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Panel: Race, Death and Pathology
Anneli Jefferson, Marcela Herdova, Marion Godman, Laura Duhau Chair: Uwe Peters |
Panel: Truth, Success and Reason
Max Kolbel, Leandro di Brasi, Antonio Zilhao Chair: Henry Taylor |
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12:45 – 2:15
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Lunch
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Lunch
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2:15 – 3:15
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Michael Tye
‘Is There Really a Causal Problem for Property Dualism?’ Chair: Phillip Goff |
Stathis Psillos
‘Laws and Powers in the Frame of Nature’ Chair: John Worrall |
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3:15 – 4:15
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Tim Lewens
‘Science and Values: Options for the Epistemic Externalist’ Chair: David Spurrett |
Phyllis Illari
’Who’s Afraid of Mechanisms?’ Chair: Totte Harinen |
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4:15 – 4:30
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Break
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Break
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4:30 – 5:30
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Helen Beebee
‘Assumptions and Intuitions in Philosophy’ Chair: Emma Bullock |
Panel: The Mind
Richard Menary, Finn Spicer, Sarah Sawyer Chair: Daniel Kostic |
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5:30 – 6:30
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London Panel
Jo Wolff, Tim Crane, MM McCabe, Maria Rosa Antognazza, Barry Smith Chair: David Papineau |
James Ladyman
TBA Chair: Ellen Fridland |
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6:30 – 7:30
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Wine Reception
at the Institute of Philosophy |
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The organizers thank the following organizations for their support:
