Rethinking Metaphysics Workshop

This workshop is on Amie Thomasson’s forthcoming book, Rethinking Metaphysics, which challenges the traditional conception of metaphysics as a discipline that seeks to uncover general and fundamental truths about the world and proposes in its place a conception according to which metaphysics does important descriptive and normative conceptual work. Speakers include Viktoria Knoll, Emilie Pagano, Matthew Simpson, Amie Thomasson, and Alice van't Hoff.  

The workshop will consist of four 75-minute sessions, with each session devoted to a part of Thomasson’s book. Each of the sessions will begin with a brief synopsis of the relevant chapters and critical remarks from one of the commentators, followed by a response from Thomasson. The remaining time will then be devoted to discussion.

Schedule

10:00–10:15 AM: Précis by Amie Thomasson

10:15–11:30 AM: Session 1 on chs. 1–3, led by Alice van’t Hoff

11:30–11:45 AM: Coffee break

11:45 AM–1:00 PM: Session 2 on chs. 4–5, led by Emilie Pagano

1:00–2:00 PM: Lunch break

2:00–3:15 PM: Session 3 on chs. 6–7, led by Matthew Simpson

3:15–3:30 PM: Coffee break

3:30–4:45 PM: Session 4 on chs. 8–10, led by Viktoria Knoll

4:45 PM: Reception

If you would like to attend the workshop, please register here by March 15th. Please note that attendance is only possible in person. Participants are encouraged but not required to read the book manuscript in advance of the workshop. To obtain a copy of the manuscript, please email [email protected].

The workshop is organized by Denis Kazankov and Asya Passinsky. You can find the workshop website here. If you have any questions, please contact the organizers directly at [email protected] or [email protected].