Italian Society for Analytic Philosophy (SIFA) \;www.sifa.unige.it
\nThe third Italian graduate conference in analytic philosophy\, promoted by the SIFA Steering Committee\, aims at improving the interaction among young scholars and researchers in philosophy\, both from Italy and elsewhere\, to discuss the new trends in the following areas: Philosophy of Language and Metaphysics\, Logic and Philosophy of Science\, Philosophy of Mind and Epistemology.
\nProgramme
\nMonday 16th September 2013
Aula Motzo\, first floor
10:00-10:45 \; \; \; Registration and coffee
10:45-11:00 \; \; \; Welcome and Introduction
11:00-12:15 \; \; \; Language - Keynote speaker: Emma Borg (University of Reading)\, The Empirical Evidence for Semantics: What Can it Tell Us and Why?
12:15-14:30 \; \; \; Lunch
Session A\, Aula Motzo &ndash\; Philosophy of Language and Metaphysics
14:30-15:15 \; \; \; Mark Pinder (University of Bristol)\, Borg&rsquo\;s Minimalism and the Liar Paradox
15:15-16:00 \; \; \; Diana Mazzarella (University College London)\, &ldquo\;Optimal Relevance&rdquo\; as a Pragmatic Criterion. The Role of Epistemic Vigilance
Session B\, Aula 6 &ndash\; Epistemology and Philosophy of Mind
14:30-15:15 \; \; \; Davide Bordini (University of Milan)\, Phenomenal Intentionality: Transparency Is not Enough
15:15-16:00 \; \; \; Franç\;ois Kammerer (Université\; Paris-Sorbonne)\, Conscious Experiences as Ultimate Seemings: Renewing the Phenomenal Concept Strategy
16:00-16:30 \; \; \; Coffee break
Session A\, Aula Motzo &ndash\; Philosophy of Language and Metaphysics
16:30-17:15 \; \; \; Serena Maria Nicoli (University of Turin)\, Williamson on the Psychological View. A Criticism
17:15-18:00 \; \; \; Dan Zeman (Institut Jean Nicod\, Paris)\, Temporalism in an Extensional Framework
Session B\, Aula 6 &ndash\; Epistemology and Philosophy of Mind
16:30-17:15 \; \; \; Giacomo Melis (Northern Institute of Philosophy\, Aberdeen)\, Understanding Undermining Defeat
17:15-18:00 \; \; \; Takuya Niikawa (Hokkaido University\, Sapporo)\, Naive Realism and Demonstrative Thought
Tuesday 17th September 2013
Aula Motzo\, first floor
9:30-10:45 \; \; \; Logic - Keynote speaker: J.C. Beall (University of Connecticut &\; University of Aberdeen)\, The Knower Paradox as Spandrel of Truth
10:45-11:15 \; \; \; Coffee break
Session A\, Aula Motzo &ndash\; Logic and Philosophy of Science \; \; \;
11:15-12:00 \; \; \; Fabio Corpina (University of Cagliari)\, The Ancient Master Argument and Two Examples of Contemporary Tense Logic
12:00-12:45 \; \; \; Laura Celani (University of St. Andrews)\, Epistemic Paradoxes and Bridge Principles
Session B\, Aula 6 &ndash\; Philosophy of Language and Metaphysics
11:15-12:00 \; \; \; Giulia Felappi (King&rsquo\;s College\, London)\, Propositional Attitudes and Deferred Reference
12:00-12:45 \; \; \; Samuele Iaquinto (University of Milan)\, On the Semantic Evaluation in Gettier Cases
12:45-14:45 \; \; \; Lunch
14:45-16:00 \; \; \; Mind - Keynote speaker: Sarah Sawyer (University of Sussex)\, Minds and Morals
16:00-16:30 \; \; \; Coffee break
Session A\, Aula Motzo &ndash\; Epistemology and Philosophy of Mind
16:30-17:15 \; \; \; Davide Costa (University of Turin)\, Is Loar&rsquo\;s Case a Threat for Social Externalism?
17:15-18:00 \; \; \; Gabriele Ferretti (University of Urbino)\, Externalism\, Enactive Approach and Canonic Neurons
Session B\, Aula 6 &ndash\; Logic and Philosophy of Science
16:30-17:15 \; \; \; Gaetano Albergo (University of Catania)\, There is no Such a Thing as A Priori Knowledge that is Certain Knowledge of Incompatibilities
17:15-18:00 \; \; \; Filippo Ferrari (Northern Institute of Philosophy\, Aberdeen)\, The Value of Deflationary Truth
21:00 \; \; \; \; \; \; Social Dinner
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Wednesday 18th September 2013
Session A\, Aula Motzo &ndash\; Epistemology and Philosophy of Mind
9:30-10:15 \; \; \; Sumesh Mk (Indian Institute of Technology\, Bombay)\, When the Push of Derivations Come to the Shove of Representations: a Case for Derivational Framework of Cognition
10:15-11:00 \; \; \; Susana Monsò\; (UNED\, Madrid)\, Does Empathy Require a Theory of Mind?
Session B\, Aula 6 &ndash\; Logic and Philosophy of Science
9:30-10:15 \; \; \; Andreas Fjellstad (Northern Institute of Philosophy\, Aberdeen)\, Tonking Around: An Exercise in Conceptual Economy
10:15-11:00 \; \; \; Vasil Penchev (Institute for Philosophical Research\, Sofia)\, Quantum Computer on a Turing Machine
11:00-11:30 \; \; \; Coffee break
Session A\, Aula Motzo &ndash\; Epistemology and Philosophy of Mind
11:30-12:15 \; \; \; Francesco Marchi (Ruhr Universitä\;t Bochum)\, Top-down Processes in Visual Object Perception: an Extended Version of the Intermediate Level Hypothesis
Session B\, Aula 6 &ndash\; Logic and Philosophy of Science
11:30-12:15 \; \; \; Emilia Barile (Università\; San Raffaele\, Milan)\, The Puzzling Concept of &ldquo\;Representation&rdquo\; in Neuroscience
12:15-12:30 \; \; \; Greetings
Scientific Committee:
Cristina Amoretti
Carla Bagnoli
Massimiliano Carrara
Mario De Caro
Massimo Dell&rsquo\;Utri \;
Michele Di Francesco
Francesca Ervas
Marco Giunti
Roberto Giuntini
Elisabetta Gola
Simone Gozzano
Alison Hall
Guy Longworth
Josep Macià\;
Cristina Meini
Francesco Paoli
Adriana Silva Graç\;a
Isidora Stojanovic
Pietro Storari
Chiara Testino
Jesus Vega Encabo
Organising Committee:
Cristina Amoretti
Francesca Ervas
Valentina Favrin
José\; Gil Fé\;rez
Antonio Ledda
Maria Grazia Rossi
Giuseppe Sergioli
Giuliano Vivanet
Further Information:
In addition to the SIFA\, the conference is supported by the Department of Pedagogy\, Psychology\, Philosophy\, the Doctoral Program in History\, Philosophy and Didactics of Science\, the research groups &ldquo\;Linguisticamente&rdquo\; and &ldquo\;ALoPHiS&rdquo\; of the University of Cagliari. \;
\nThe organisers hope to be able to provide selected speakers with support for meals or accommodation in Cagliari\, but encourage participants to apply for travel bursaries etc. from their home institutions\, and will be happy to provide accreditation to the conference in support of such applications. \;
\nFor further information\, please contact \;ervas@unica.it \;or visit the website at \;http://people.unica.it/sifa2013gradconf
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