Cambridge Pragmatism: a Research Workshop

Provisional programme

Thursday 31 May

10:30—11:00 Coffee

11:00—12:30 Cheryl Misak (Toronto)

The Origins of Cambridge Pragmatism

12:30—1:15 Lunch

1:15—2:45 Dorothy Edgington (Birbeck)

Ramsey and Pragmatism

3:00—4:30 Sami Pihlstrom (Helsinki)

A Pragmatist Perspective on Wittgenstein and von Wright

4:30—5:00 Tea

5:00—6:30 Robert Brandom (Pittsburgh)

From German Idealism to American Pragmatism, and Back

7:15 for 7:45 Dinner

Friday 1 June

9:30—11:00 Michael Williams (Johns Hopkins)

A Pragmatic Approach to Knowledge

11:00—11:30 Coffee

11:30—1:00 Chris Hookway (Sheffield)

Pragmatism, Beliefs, and Propositions

1:00—2:00 Lunch

2:00—3:30 Simon Blackburn (Cambridge)

Teleology and Justification

3:30—4:00 Tea

4:00—5:30 Huw Price (Cambridge)

'Here' is the Tip of the Iceberg

7:00 Close

The workshop will be open to all, with a small registration fee to defray catering costs. The deadline for registration is 24 May, but please note that registration may be closed before that, if we reach the capacity of our venue.