Semantics and Pragmatics of Ceteris Paribus Conditions

Participation: We cordially invite you to participate in our workshop. There is no registration fee. Since there is only a limited number of places available, we ask you register in advance by email to Matthias Unterhuber at: [email protected]

Schedule

June 28, 2012

• 10.00-10.05  Welcome

• 10.05-11.05  Gerhard Schurz (Duesseldorf) Ceteris Paribus and Ceteris Rectis Laws: the Problems of Content and Accidentality

• 11.15-12.15  Berhard Nickel (Harvard) The Role of Kinds in CP-Laws

• 13.30-14.30  Jeff Pelletier (Alberta, SFU Vancouver) Reasoning with Defaults: Generic Statements and Ceteris Paribus Restrictions

• 14.40-15.40  Wolfgang Spohn (Konstanz) A Ranking-Theoretic Account of Ceteris Paribus Conditions

• 16.00-17.00  Matthias Unterhuber (Duesseldorf) Less Lazy than We Might Think - Ceteris Paribus Conditions in the Context of Lewis' Best System Analysis

• 17.10-18.10  Nancy Cartwright (LSE London) When Causal Laws are Fit for Use

June 29, 2012

• 10.00-11.00  Andreas Hüttemann (Cologne) Ceteris Paribus Laws in Physics

• 11.10-12.10  Alice Drewery (Reading) Ceteris Paribus Clauses and the Division of Linguistic Labour

• 13.30-14.30  Brad Weslake (Rochester) Statistical Mechanical Imperialism

• 14.40-15.40  Alexander Reutlinger (Cologne) Against Statistical Accounts of Special Science Laws

• 16.00-17.00  Markus Schrenk (Cologne) Better Best Systems and the Issue of Ceteris Paribus Laws

• 17.10-18.10  Michael Strevens (NYU) Ceteris Paribus Hedges: Causal Voodoo That Works

• 18.10-18.15  Farewell

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact Matthias Unterhuber at: [email protected].

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