Jessica Keiser's first book 'Non-Ideal Foundations of Language' challenges traditional, highly idealized models for theorizing about language and presents a new, non-ideal foundational theory (responding to the work of Grice, Lewis and Stalnaker) which aims to better account for a diverse range of social and political linguistic phenomena.

This workshop brings together some of the most prominent and influential philosophers of language to discuss features of Keiser's book and its impact in shaping the burgeoning field of social and political philosophy of language.

There will be presentations from Luvell Anderson, Elisabeth Camp, Justin Khoo and Jennifer Saul as well as concluding remarks from Jessica Keiser.

This one-day workshop will begin at 9.45am. Breakfast will be available to workshop attendees from 9am and lunch will also be catered. The venue is room 136 of the Humanities Quadrangle on 320 York Street.

Full schedule:

09.00-09.45 Breakfast
09.45-10.00 Introductory remarks
10.00-10.50 Justin Khoo, Don’t Compromise Your Ideals
11.00-11.50 Jennifer Saul, Grice as Non-Ideal Theorist?
11.50-13.30 Lunch break
13.30-14.20 Luvell Anderson, Critical Philosophy of Language
14.30-15.20 Elisabeth Camp, Attention, Indirection, and Accountability
15.20-16.00 Tea break
16.00-17.30 Concluding remarks from Jessica Keiser

If you are interested in attending please RSVP on this PhilEvents page.