The focus of this conference is on different approaches to the foundations \;of mathematics. The interaction between set-theoretic and category-theoretic \;foundations has had significant philosophical impact\, and represents a shift \;in attitudes towards the philosophy of mathematics. \; This conference will \;bring together leading scholars in these areas to showcase contemporary \;philosophical research on different approaches to the foundations of \;mathematics. \; To accomplish this\, the conference has the following general \;aims and objectives. First\, to bring to a wider philosophical audience the \;different approaches that one can take to the foundations of mathematics. \;Second\, to elucidate the pressing issues of meaning and truth that turn on \;these different approaches. \; And third\, to address philosophical questions \;concerning the need for a foundation of mathematics\, and whether or not
either of these approaches can provide the necessary foundation.
Date and Venue: 12-13 January 2015 - Birkbeck College\, University of London.
Confirmed Speakers: Sy David Friedman (Kurt Gö\;del Research Center\, Vienna)\,
Victoria Gitman (CUNY)\, James Ladyman (Bristol)\, Toby Meadows (Aberdeen).
Scientific Committee: Philip Welch (University of Bristol)\, Sy-David
Friedman (Kurt Gö\;del Research Center)\, Ian Rumfitt (University of
Birmigham)\, John Wigglesworth (London School of Economics)\, Claudio Ternullo
(Kurt Gö\;del Research Center)\, Neil Barton (Birkbeck College)\, Chris Scambler
(Birkbeck College)\, Jonathan Payne (Institute of Philosophy)\, Andrea Sereni
(Università\; Vita-Salute S. Raffaele)\, Giorgio Venturi (Université\; de Paris
VII\, &ldquo\;Denis Diderot&rdquo\; - Scuola Normale Superiore)
Organisers: Sy-David Friedman (Kurt Gö\;del Research Center)\, John
Wigglesworth (London School of Economics)\, Claudio Ternullo (Kurt Gö\;del
Research Center)\, Neil Barton (Birkbeck College)\, Carolin Antos-Kuby (Kurt
Gö\;del Research Center)
Conference Website: sotfom [dot] wordpress [dot] com
Further Inquiries: please contact
Carolin Antos-Kuby (carolin [dot] antos-kuby [at] univie [dot] ac [dot] at)
Neil Barton (bartonna [at] gmail [dot] com)
Claudio Ternullo (ternulc7 [at] univie [dot] ac [dot] at)
John Wigglesworth (jmwigglesworth [at] gmail [dot] com)
The conference is generously supported by the Mind Association and Birkbeck
College.