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XII Conference of the Italian Society for Analytic Philosophy (SIFA)

5-7 September 2016
University of Florence\, Campus Pistoia

The XII Conference of the Italian Society of Analytic Philosophy (SIFA) will
be held at the University of Florence\, campus Pistoia\, a charming medieval
town un Tuscany.
The Conference is open to all topics and themes in the analytic tradition\,
and will host three special topic symposia.


CONFIRMED INVITED SPEAKERS

Plenary \;
Alva Noë\; (University of California- Berkeley)
Sarah Buss (University of Michigan- Ann Arbor)
Keynote Address Speakers
1. Philosophy of Language: Maria Baghramian (University College Dublin)
2. Epistemology: Annalisa Coliva (Modena/UC-Irvine)
3. Aesthetics: Stacie Friend (Birkbeck London)
4. Philosophy of Action: Jennifer Hornsby (Birkbeck London)
5. Logic &\; Philosophy of Science: Edouard Machery (University of Pittsburgh)
6. Metaphysics: TBA
7. Philosophy of Law: Massimo Renzo (Kings College London)
8. Ethics: Paulina Sliwa (Cambridge University)
9. Political Philosophy: Peter Vallentyne (University of Missouri)
10. Philosophy of Mind: Hong Yu Wong (University of Tü\;bingen)
11. Symposium on Time: Sven Rosenkranz (ICREA\, Logos\, Barcellona)\, Stephen
Torre (Aberdeen)
12. Symposium on Music and Auditory Experience: TBA
13. Symposium on Libertarianism and Equal Opportunity: Hillel Steiner
(University of Manchester)\, Peter Vallentyne (University of Missouri)
14. Symposium on Medicine and Mind: TBA

The SIFA invites contributions for the following PARALLEL SESSIONS:
1. Action Theory
2. Aesthetics
3. Epistemology
4. Ethics
5. Logic &\; Philosophy of Science
6. Metaphysics
7. Philosophy of Language
8. Philosophy of Law
9. Philosophy of Mind
10. Political Philosophy


The SIFA invites contributions for the following SYMPOSIA:

A. Time
Invited Speakers: Sven Rosenkranz (ICREA\, Logos\, Barcelona)\, Stephan Torre
(Aberdeen)
Organizers: Elisa Paganini and Giuliano Torrengo (The Center for Philosophy
of Time\, Department of Philosophy\, Università\; di Milano)
Things move and change. This truism seems to suggest that the flow of time
is real. However\, philosophers disagree on whether reality possesses any
genuine dynamic feature or whether dynamism is a reducible\, if not illusory\,
aspect of reality. Lately\, a series of articles and books have revived a
priori and a posteriori arguments for (and against) both positions\, and have
elaborated new ones. The workshop aims at gathering original contributions
to the ongoing debate on the issue.
Contact person: Giuliano Torrengo (giuliano.torrengo@gmail.com)

B. Music and Auditory Experience
Invited Speakers: TBA
Organizer: Elvira Di Bona (The Van Leer Jerusalem Institute /Hebrew
University)
The symposium aims to investigate the nature of musical experience and how
it differs from auditory experience in general. Some of the questions that
will be tackled are: to what extent does musical experience diverge from
auditory experience? Is there something unique that characterizes musical
experience? If yes\, how can we describe it? The objective of the symposium
is to gather original contributions on the current debate.
Slots for contributed papers: 2/3
Contact person: elviradibona@gmail.com


C. Libertarianism and Equal Opportunity
Invited speakers: Hillel Steiner (University of Manchester)\; Peter
Vallentyne (University of Missouri)
Organizer: Ian Carter
Description: A number of recent works in political philosophy have focussed
on the compatibility of libertarian premises with some sort of substantive
equality of opportunity. In particular\, so-called "left-libertarians" have
tried to demonstrate the compatibility of full self-ownership\, and of
private property rights more generally\, with the egalitarian distribution of
natural resources. To what extent have they succeeded in this theoretical
endeavor? Is a regime of property rights the best way to equalize social
freedom? Are natural resources the appropriate distribuendum for
egalitarians? How far may libertarians restrict inheritance or gift giving
in the name of equality of opportunity? How far do the prescriptions of
left-libertarianism coincide with those of luck egalitarianism?
Slots for contributed papers: 2/3
Contact person: Ian Carter (University of Pavia)\; email icarter@unipv.it


D. Medicine and Mind
Invited speakers: TBA
Organizers: Elisabetta Lalumera and Alessandro Pagnini
Description: The workshop addresses conceptual issues in the philosophy of
medicine and psychiatry\, such as the nature of disease and of mental
disorder between facts and values\, and normative versus biomedical models of
explanation and classification.
Slots for contributed papers: 1/2
Contact person: Elisabetta Lalumera elisabetta.lalumera@unimib.it

Submissions will be blind-refereed and selected on the basis of quality and
philosophical relevance.

Contributed papers will be scheduled for a 40-min presentation (including
discussion).

GUIDELINES FOR THE SUBMISSION OF ABSTRACTS
Abstracts must be written in English and be prepared for blind review\, with
all self-reference and personal data suppressed. Abstracts should indicate
the title of the paper and the parallel session for which it is submitted.

Please submit an abstract of 300 words\, and a long abstract of no more than
1000 words (references included).

Long abstracts should not only contain the position defended or the issue
discussed\, but also indicate the outline of the argument.
?Submission is made through the EasyChair website (see Guidelines below)*.
?Short abstracts will be inserted in the EasyChair submission page in text
format.
?Long abstracts will be uploaded as files in either .doc or .pdf format.

Please select only one parallel section during submission.

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION is June 1st \; \;
Notification of acceptance is expected by July 1st

(*) Guidelines for EasyChair submission
The EasyChair login page for SIFA2016 is at:
https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=sifa2016
In order to access the submission page\, the creation of an EasyChair account
will be required.
IMPORTANT: Please notice that what is called "abstract" in the EasyChair
"Title\, Abstract and Other Information" section corresponds to the short
abstract of this call\, and what is called "paper" in the EasyChair "Upload
Paper" section corresponds to the long abstract of this call.
A visual guide to submission will be posted shortly on the conference
webpage.

REGISTRATION AND CONFERENCE FEES:
Deadline for early registration is by August 1.
Payment should be made online.
The webpage for payment and registration will be indicated on the SIFA
website in due time.
Conference fee includes: registration\, conference materials\, and
refreshments for the coffee breaks.

NB: the conference fee does not include the conference dinner.
Registration and payment for the conference dinner will be available as a
separate option on the registration website in due time.

REGISTRATION
Participation in the conference is subject to a registration fee and to the
payment of the SIFA membership.

If paid BEFORE August 1\, 2016:
50 (conference fee) + 50 euros (SIFA): permanent faculty
30 (conference fee) + 25 (SIFA) euros: others
If paid AFTER August 1\, 2016:
80 (conference fee) + 50 (SIFA) euros: permanent faculty
50 (conference fee) + 25 (SIFA) euros: others

Early registration will be open on June 1\, 2016 at the SIFA website:
www.sifa.unige.it/sifa2014

VENUE
Università\; Degli Studi Di Firenze - Sede Distaccata di Pistoia/ University
of Florence\, Campus Pistoia
Address: Via Pertini\, 358\, 51100 Pistoia PT
Telefono: (39) 0573 358261
Website: http://www.uniser-pistoia.com/uniser11/

INFORMATION
All inquiries concerning the submission of abstracts should be addressed to:

sifa.pistoia2016@gmail.com

IMPORTANT DATES
?Deadline for submission: June 1st
?Notification of acceptance: July 1st
?Registration opens: June 1st
?Early registration deadline: August 1st

STEERING COMMITTEE:
Carla Bagnoli\, (President SIFA\, University of Modena &\; Oslo)\, Clotilde Calabi (University of Milan)\; Ian Carter (University of Pavia)\; Elvira Di Bona (The Van Leer Jerusalem Institute/Hebrew University)\; Massimo Dell?Utri (University of Sassari)\, Simone Gozzano (University of L?Aquila)\; Andrea Iacona (University of Turin)\; Elisabetta Lalumera (University of Milan-Bicocca)\; Giuliano Torrengo (University of Milan).

SPONSORS
We would like to thank the Università\; degli Studi di Firenze\, Polo Universitario Uniser. \;
The Symposium Time is Sponsored by Fondazione Cariplo &\; Regione Lombardia\,
under the auspices of The Center for Philosophy of Time\, Department of Philosophy\, Università\; di Milano. The Symposium Medicine and Mind is sponsored by BIOM.

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