In celebration of the 125th year of the Proceedings we are proud to announce our first ever Online Conference of the Aristotelian Society: a week-long event featuring a classic paper a day from our back catalogue\, each accompanied by a commentary by a contemporary philosopher and an online forum open to all. \; Continuing in the Society&rsquo\;s long tradition of publishing the proceedings of its live events\, both the classic papers and commentaries will be published in our first ever Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society\, The Virtual Issue\, which will be free and available online following the conference.
\nThe first Online Conference and Virtual Issue will focus on the theme of Truth. What is it for the things we say or believe to be true? Does truth depend on a relation between what we say or believe and the world? What are the natures of the things we say or believe\, the bearers of truth? To what are the truth-bearers related when they are true: are they related to facts\, ordinary objects\, or something else? What is the required relation? We&rsquo\;ll want an account of the nature of truth that addresses those questions also to fit with an account of truth&rsquo\;s importance: why should it matter to us that what we say or believe is true rather than false? Our views about truth are liable to impact widely on our views about other things. Are moral claims or views apt to be true or false\, or are they to be evaluated along different dimensions? Does truth figure in an account of the nature of belief or the nature of assertion? Is the acquisition of beliefs that are true amongst the fundamental aims of inquiry?
\nEach of the papers selected for the Online Conference were chosen for the distinctive answers that they advance to these questions. In some cases papers were chosen because they have had a decisive impact on later discussions\, in others they were chosen because they present views and arguments that deserve more careful consideration than they have thus far received. In all cases\, there is much to be gained from becoming acquainted\, or reacquainted\, with these important texts.
\nThe Online Conference and Virtual Issue will be moderated and edited by Guy Longworth (Warwick).
\nThe Programme
\n12 April 2013
\nF. P. Ramsey\, &ldquo\;Facts and Propositions&rdquo\;\, Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society\, Supplementary Volume VII (1927)
\nOnline Commentary by Peter Sullivan &ndash\; University of Stirling
\n13 April 2013
\nJ. L. Austin\, &ldquo\;Truth&rdquo\;\,Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society\, Supplementary Volume XXIV (1950)
\nOnline Commentary by Charles Travis &ndash\; Kings College London
\n14 April 2013
\nP. F. Strawson\, &ldquo\;Truth&rdquo\;\, Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society\, Supplementary Volume XXIV (1950)
\nOnline Commentary by Paul Snowdon &ndash\; University College London
\n15 April 2013
\nM. A. E. Dummett\, &ldquo\;Truth&rdquo\;\, Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society LIX (1959)
\nOnline Commentary by Ian Rumfitt &ndash\; Birkbeck\, University of London
\n16 April 2013
\nP. Geach\, &ldquo\;Truth and God&rdquo\;\,Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society\, Supplementary Volume LVI (1982)
\nOnline Commentary by Graham Oppy &ndash\; Monash University
\n17 April 2013
\nJane Heal\, &ldquo\;The Disinterested Search for Truth&rdquo\;\,Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society LXXXVIII (1988)
\nOnline Commentary by Julian Dodd &ndash\; Manchester University
\n18 April 2013
\nJennifer Hornsby\, &ldquo\;Truth: The Identity Theory&rdquo\;\,Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society XCVII (1997).
\nOnline Commentary by Gila Sher &ndash\; University of California San Diego
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