Metaphysical Explanation Workshop
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Description: The purpose of the workshop is to bring together and promote research in the nature of metaphysical explanation, exploring what it is and how it works. In addition, the workshop seeks to explore the applications of metaphysical explanation to issues in metaphysics and related issues in analytic philosophy.
Speakers: Naomi Thompson (University of Bristol), Jessica Wilson (University of Toronto), Boris Kment (Princeton University), and Ross Cameron (University of Virginia).
Programme: Every time slot includes: the main talk (45 mins), a commentary and reply (15 mins) and Q&A (15 mins).
10:55 – 11:00 Preliminary Remarks
11:00 – 12:15 Naomi Thompson: “Social Metaphysical Explanation”
12:15 – 12:30 Break
12:30 – 13:45 Boris Kment: “Ground, Paradox, and the Gappiness of Reality”
13:45 – 14:00 Break
14:00 – 15:15 Ross Cameron: “Explanation and Plenitude in Non-Well-Founded Set Theories”
15:15 – 15:30 Break
15:30 – 16:45 Jessica Wilson: “Abduction as the Ultimate Arbiter of Modal and Other Disputes”
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