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SUMMARY:Grounding and Metaphysical Explanation Workshop
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LOCATION:Southampton\, United Kingdom
DESCRIPTION:<p><strong>Grounding and Metaphysical Explanation Workshop</strong></p>\n<p><strong>University of Southampton</strong></p>\n<p>The University of Southampton Philosophy Department will be hosting a workshop on grounding and metaphysical explanation from Thursday 29th June to Friday 30th June\, 2023.</p>\n<p>We plan to begin and conclude the workshop at around lunchtime on each day to allow time for people to travel to and from Southampton.</p>\n<p><strong><u>Themes</u></strong></p>\n<p>The aim of this in-person workshop is to bring together researchers in philosophy who work on the following topics:</p>\n<p>&bull\; The pure metaphysics or logic of grounding and metaphysical explanation.</p>\n<p>&bull\; The applications of grounding and metaphysical explanation to areas such as ethics\, philosophy of mind\, wider issues in metaphysics\, philosophy of science\, social ontology\, and philosophy of mathematics.</p>\n<p>&bull\; Historically-minded approaches to grounding and metaphysical explanation.</p>\n<p><strong><u>Papers</u></strong></p>\n<p>Professor Tuomas Tahko\, Professor Anna-Sofia Maurin\, and Dr Naomi Thompson are our keynote speakers. Four additional slots are reserved for submitted papers.</p>\n<p>We invite abstracts of 750 &ndash\; 1000 words. Papers should be suitable for a 45-minute presentation (e.g.\, about 5000 words).</p>\n<p>We hope to have some funds for supporting current and recent postgraduate students.</p>\n<p>If you are interested in presenting\, please send your abstract to&nbsp\;<a href="mailto:wam1n21@soton.ac.uk">wam1n21@soton.ac.uk</a>&nbsp\;by Friday 12th May.</p>\n<p>Please include your name\, affiliation\, and status (i.e.\, student\, postdoc\, faculty) in the body of your email. The subject line should be &lsquo\;Grounding and metaphysical explanation workshop&rsquo\;. Abstracts should be attached as word documents and prepared for blind review.</p>\n<p><strong><u>Workshop organisers</u></strong></p>\n<p>Naomi Thompson\, University of Southampton (<a href="mailto:N.M.Thompson@soton.ac.uk">N.M.Thompson@soton.ac.uk</a>)</p>\n<p>Will Moorfoot\, University of Southampton (<a href="mailto:W.A.Moorfoot@soton.ac.uk">W.A.Moorfoot@soton.ac.uk</a>)</p>\n<p>James Ross\, University of Southampton (<a href="mailto:J.C.Ross@soton.ac.uk">J.C.Ross@soton.ac.uk</a>)</p>\n<p>The conference venue will be fully accessible. Contact the organisers for further information.</p>
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