The Metaphysics of Relations
Senate House, Room 349, third floor
Malet Street
London WC1
United Kingdom
Sponsor(s):
- The Mind Association
- The European Research Council
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Schedule
Wednesday 3rd October
9:30–11am James Ladyman (University of Bristol): tbc
11–11:15am coffee/tea break
11:15 –12:45 Maureen Donnelly (SUNY at Buffalo): `Distinguished Relations’
12:45–13:45 lunch break (sandwiches provided, at no extra cost)
13:45–15:15 Peter Simons (Trinity College, Dublin): `External Relations, Causal Coincidence and Contingency’
15:15–15:30 coffee/tea break
15:30–17:00 Jonathan Schaffer (Rutgers University): `Monistic Structural Realism’
17:30 Those who wish may gather for drinks at Rising Sun, 46 Tottenham Court Road; map at
Thursday 4th October
9:30–11am Stephen Mumford (University of Nottingham): `Relations All the Way Down?’
11–11:15am coffee/tea break
11:15–12:45 Jeff Brower (Purdue University): `Aristotelian vs. Contemporary Perspectives on Relations’
12:45–13:45 lunch break (sandwiches provided, at no extra cost)
13:45–15:15 Fraser MacBride (University of Cambridge): `How Involved do you want to be in a Non–symmetric Relationship?’
15:15–15:30 coffee/tea break
15:30–17:00 Jessica Wilson (University of Toronto): `A Determinable–based Account of Metaphysical Indeterminacy’
17:30 Those who wish may gather for drinks at the Friend at Hand, 4 Herbrand Street; map at:
Friday 5th October
9:30–11am Mauro Dorato (University of Rome): `The Metaphysics of Rovelli's Relational Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics'
11–11:15am coffee/tea break
11:15–12:45 Jonathan Lowe (University of Durham): `There Are (Probably) No Relations'
12:45–13:45 lunch break (sandwiches provided, at no extra cost)
13:45–15:15 John Heil (Washington University in St. Louis): `Causal Relations'
15:15–15:30 coffee/tea break
15:30–17:00 John Hawthorne (University of Oxford): Final Remarks
Registration & accommodation
Registration is £15, but free for graduate students. Registration will be available shortly via the on-line registration system.
The President Hotel, in Russell Square, has 20 rooms provisionally on hold for those attending the conference. The rate is £81 per night (single occupancy), £108 (double); this rate is not discounted from the hotel's normal rates, but does allow attendees the opportunity to stay in the same place. These pre-booked rooms will be allocated on a first come first served basis. It is possible that the Hotel will have additional rooms available but this cannot be guaranteed. In order to make a booking please use the conference's on-line registration system or contact directly the Central Reservation Office quoting reference 'Philosophy Conference'. Contact details are as follows:
Telephone: +44 (0) 20 7278 7871/2/3
Email: [email protected]
Fax: +44 (0) 20 7837 4653
Student Bursaries: The conference will offer support for some travel expenses to five graduate students. Each bursary will provide 50% of accommodation costs during the conference, up to a maximum of £70 (total support per bursary), and are generously funded by The Analysis Trust. To apply, students should write to [email protected]. Bursaries will be awarded on a first-come, first-served basis.
If you have a query about the conference, please email Anna Marmodoro at: [email protected]
