Kit Fine's Theory of Neutral Relations

We intuitively think that there is a fundamental order or direction to the instantiation of relations. So when (e.g.) Don Jose loves Carmen, the relationship of love holds in a direction: from Don Jose to Carmen. Sometimes we think that the relationship of love holds in two directions: from Abelard to Eloise, and also from Eloise to Abelard. But in 2000 Kit Fine issued a highly important challenge to this traditional way of thinking about relations in his article `Neutral Relations', Philosophical Review 109 (1):1-33, suggesting that at the fundamental level there is no order or direction to the instantiation of relations. This workshop aims to put two replies to that paper to Kit Fine, and Prof. Fine will respond.

Bookings: Attendance is free, but if you plan to attend, please do let the organizer, Dr Daniel J. Hill, know by e-mail to [email protected], or post to: Dr Daniel J. Hill, Department of Philosophy, 7 Abercromby Square, LIVERPOOL, L69 7WY