Powers, Modality, Causation

Participation is free and all are welcome. However, since the room might not be enormous, please let one of the organisers know if you are planning to attend.

Venue: Altensteinstr. 15

Schedule:

Thursday

10–11 Giacomo Giannini A solution to the paradox of
perfect necessary masks

11.15–12.15 Max Kistler Grounding by Laws

12.15–13.15 Lunch

13.30–14.30 Toby Friend A Powers Ontology for Causal

Models

14.45–15.45 Stephen Mumford Subversive Metaphysics

16.15–17.30 Sophie Allen Cheer up! It might never
happen!



Friday

10–11 Barbara Vetter Knowing powers, knowing
causation, knowing modality

11.15–12.15 Lisa Vogt The Independence of Essence
and Potentiality

12.15–13.30 Lunch

13.30–14.30 Samuel Kimpton-Nye Necessity’s Default Status

14.45–15.45 Florian Fischer The Power of Dynamicity

16.15–17.30 Neil Williams Ludicrous Speed: Powers,
Possibility and Laws at their Limits