CFP: Venice Graduate Conference in Philosophy

The Department of Philosophy at the Ca’ Foscari University of Venice invites graduate students and philosophers who have defended their PhD within the last two years, to submit papers on the topic of truth for its first graduate conference, to be held on September 17-19, 2014.

Keynote speakers:

• Max Kölbel (University of Barcelona)
• Paul Horwich (New York University)
• Pascal Engel (University of Geneva)

Papers should be no longer than 4500 words and should include an abstract of no more than 200 words.

8 submissions will be selected for presentation. Authors will have 45 minutes to present their paper. All talks will be followed by a 15 minute comment and by a 30 minute discussion session.

Possible topics include, but are not limited to:

• Theories of truth (correspondence, coherence, deflationism, pluralism, etc.)
• Truth and theories of meaning (e.g. truth-theoretic vs use-theoretic approaches)
• Semantic paradoxes (liar, etc.)
• Relativism about truth
• Anti-realism and truth
• Truth and truthmakers

Deadline for submissions: 25th of June, 2014.

Notification of acceptance: 15th of July, 2014.

For further information, please visit: http://venicegradconf.wordpress.com

Call for commentators

We also invite graduate students and philosophers who have defended their PhD within the last two years to participate as commentators. If you’re interested, please send your CV to [email protected], by 25th of June, 2014. Notification of acceptance: 15th of July, 2014.