Truth, Image, Normativity

The conference 'Truth, Image, Normativity' focuses on the philosophy of
image, both as cognitive image (mnemonic representations, images in
metaphors and figurative languages), and as graphic image (graphic
representations, drawings). Reflection on figurative languages and visual
nonlinguistic communication leads us to reformulate in new ways the great
questions about traditional notions like truth, objectivity, normativity,
consensus and persuasion that have been central in different disciplinary
contexts (epistemology of natural sciences, epistemology of social sciences,
philosophy of law, and aesthetics). In particular, the main topics (both
epistemological and ontological) that will be the focus of the conference
can be divided into two fundamental areas of interest. The first area
focuses on the relation between image and truth, and especially on the role
of images (both cognitive and graphic) in history and natural sciences. The
second area deals with the relation between image and normativity,
especially granting privileged status to the analysis of normative images
and to the normative force of images.

Organizers:
Pier Luigi Lecis, Giuseppe Lorini, Vinicio Busacchi, Pietro Salis, Olimpia Loddo

Confirmed Keynote Speakers:
Remo Bodei (UCLA), Silvana Borutti (University of Pavia), Christian
Delacroix (EHSS), Massimo Dell'Utri (University of Sassari), Francois Dosse
(University of Paris, Sorbonne), Patrick Maynard (University of Western
Ontario), Stefano Moroni (Politecnico di Milano), Kevin Mulligan (University
of Geneve), Kristóf Nyíri (Budapest University of Technology and Economics),
Barry Smith (State University of New York at Buffalo), Paolo Spinicci
(University of Milan), Alberto Voltolini (University of Turin), Wojciech
Żełaniec (University of Gdańsk).

For any further information please contact:
Pietro Salis [email protected]