CFP: Hypothetical Reasoning

Hypothetical reasoning or reasoning under assumptions is a key concept of
logic, philosophy of science and mathematics. This conference focusses on its
logical aspects, such as

- assumption-based calculi and their proof theory
- logical consequence from a proof-theoretic or model-theoretic point of view
- logics of conditionals
- proof systems
- structure of assumption-based proofs
- hypotheses in proof-theoretic semantics
- notions of implication
- substructural logics
- hypotheses in categorial logic
- logical aspects of scientific explanation
- hypothetical reasoning in mathematics
- reasoning from definitions and axioms

We invite contributed talks on any of these topics. Contributions on related
topics are welcome, too. We especially encourage young researchers, including
students, to contribute. There will be 12 slots for contributed talks (30 min)
and 5 slots for shorter presentations.

Confirmed invited speakers include:

- Arnon Avron (Tel-Aviv University)
- Kosta Došen (Mathematical Institute, SANU)
- Paul Egré (CNRS, Institut Jean-Nicod, Paris)
- Andrzej Indrzejczak (Institute of Philosophy UŁ, Łódź)
- Francesca Poggiolesi (CNRS, CEPERC, Aix-en-Provence)

If you are interested in contributing a talk, please send a one-page abstract
to Thomas Piecha at [email protected]. The deadline for
submission is 22 April 2014. We will notify you by 15 May of acceptance or
rejection.

This conference is organised as part of the French-German ANR-DFG project
HYPOTHESES, http://ls.informatik.uni-tuebingen.de/hypotheses/ . The program
committee consist of the members of this project, http://ls.informatik.uni-tuebingen.de/hypotheses/people.html .

Participants who do not want to give a talk are also welcome. In that case
please send an email to Marine Gaudefroy-Bergmann at [email protected]
tuebingen.de by 31 July to register.

There will be a small conference fee covering coffee breaks.

Organisers: Thomas Piecha and Peter Schroeder-Heister

(In conjunction with ESSLLI 2014, http://www.esslli2014.info/)