Semantics and Pragmatics of Ceteris Paribus Conditions
June 28, 2012 - June 29, 2012
Universität Düsseldorf
Meeting Room 3, Level 1, Building 16.11, Rektorat/Zentrale Verwaltung
Düsseldorf
Germany
Speakers:
Nancy Cartwright
London School of Economics
Alice Drewery
University of Reading
Andreas Hüttemann
University of Cologne
Berhard Nickel
Harvard University
Francis Pelletier
University of Alberta
Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
Gerhard Schurz
University of Düsseldorf
Universität Konstanz
University of Konstanz
Michael Strevens
New York University
Matthias Unterhuber
Universität Düsseldorf
Brad Weslake
University of Rochester
Organisers:
Alexander Reutlinger
Universität Köln
Matthias Unterhuber
Universität Düsseldorf
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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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