The notion of analyticity has had a prominent role in the work of many philosophers\, especially in the first half of the twentieth century. Following W. V. Quine&rsquo\;s seminal paper &ldquo\;Two Dogmas of Empiricism&rdquo\; (1951) many philosophers have come to regard the notion with much suspicion. In recent years\, however\, there has been renewed interest in analyticity\, but can we make sense of it? What is its philosophical significance? Can it be used to explain the possibility of a priori knowledge? The aim of this workshop is to provide a platform for discussion and reflection on these and related questions.
\nConfirmed speakers:
\nPaul Boghossian (NYU)
\nBob Hale (Sheffield\; NIP\; KCL)
\nGillian Russell (Washington)
\nManuel Garcí\;a-Carpintero (Logos\, Barcelona &\; Lancog\, Lisbon)
\nMagdalena Balcerak Jackson (Konstanz)
\n\nSubmission Details:
\nWe invite submissions of long abstracts or short papers (1500-2000 words) on the topic of the workshop. The time slot is 80 minutes distributed thus: 50&rsquo\; talk + 30&rsquo\; discussion. \;Abstracts (or papers) should be prepared for blind-refereeing and sent in Word or PDF format (.doc or docx or .pdf). There are three slots available for \;contributed papers (no parallel sections). Abstract should be sent to celia.teixeira@campus.ul.pt. The subject of the e-mail should be &ldquo\;submission - LanCog Workshop on Analyticity&rdquo\;. The body of the email should include your name\, affiliation\, and abstract title.
\n(We are able to provide speakers with accommodation for the duration of the workshop. Unfortunately\, we cannot cover travel expenses.)
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\nSubmission deadline: June 2\, 2014
\nNotification of acceptance: July 1\, 2014
\nOrganizing Committee:
\nAdriana Silva Graç\;a (Lancog\, Univ. of Lisbon)
\nFiora Salis (Lancog\, Univ. of Lisbon)
\nCé\;lia Teixeira (Lancog\, Univ. of Lisbon)
\nSponsors:
\nLanCog - Research Group in Language\, Mind and Cognition
\nFCT Project - Online Companion PTDC/FIL-FIL/121209/2010
\nFCT - Fundaç\;ã\;o para Ciê\;ncia e Tecnologia\, Ministé\;rio da Educaç\;ã\;o e Ciê\;ncia
\nCFUL - Centro de Filosofia\, Universidade de Lisboa
\nFLUL - Faculdade de Letras\, Universidade de Lisboa
\nQREN - Quadro de Referê\;ncia Estraté\;gico Nacional
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