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The project in Philosophy of Language will focus on the problem of predication, on contextualism and minimalism in semantics and on whether the concept of truth requires a relativistic treatment.
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Principle on Non-Contradiction: theory and history * Bologna, September 30 - October 1 2010
**Principle on Non-Contradiction: theory and history**
Bologna, September 30 - October 1 2010
Jonathan Barnes - Against Aristotle?)
Enrico Berti - Hegel e il PNC
Francesco Berto tba
Mirella Capozzi - Kant e il PNC
Walter Cavini - For Aristotle?
Franca D'Agostini tba
Mauro Nasti tba
Graham Priest tba
Gerhard Seel -On Pragmatic Self-Contradiction
Sebastiano Moruzzi & Annalisa Coliva - Relativism and Contradiction
Organisation: Walter Cavini
Philosophy of Language Research Seminar: Samuel Rickless on Descriptivism
prof. Samuel Rickless (San Diego University) will give a talk.
- Speaker: Samuel Rickless
- Venue: Sala rossa, via Azzo Gardino 23, Bologna
- Title: Advantages and Disadvantages of Pragmatic Descriptivism .
Philosophy of Language Research Seminar: Luca Moretti on Scepticism, metaphysical possibilities and fuzzy probabilities
prof. Luca Moretti (Aberdeen University - NIP) will give a talk.
- Speaker: Luca Moretti
- Venue: Sala rossa, via Azzo Gardino 23, Bologna
- Title:Scepticism, metaphysical possibilities and fuzzy probabilities
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Abstract
Genoa-Brandom on German Idealism and American Pragmatism
Robert Brandom (Università di Pittsburgh) darà una conferenza su Idealismo tedesco e pragmatismo americano il giorno 20 MAGGIO 2010 ore 11 all'Università di Genova, Dipartimento di filosofia.
Philosophy of Language Research Seminar: Delia Belleri on Semantic Underdeterminacy
- Speaker: Delia Belleri
- Title: "Is Semantically Underdetermined Content really Non-Propositional?"
- Venue: Sala Rossa, III floor. via Azzo Gardino 23, Bologna.
Directions - Torino
Conference on Truth (and Relativism), Torino and Bologna, 3-6 June, 2010
Directions - Torino
If you are coming to Torino by plane (Caselle airport), take a taxi (about 30€) or the airport bus to Porta Nuova (5,50€; tickets cannot be bought on the bus. There is a ticket counter on the Arrivals level, next to the Tourist Office). The bus leaves from across the Arrivals section every 45 minutes on holydays (June 2 is a national holyday in Italy). It takes about 40 minutes to Porta Nuova, 35 to Porta Susa.
John MacFarlane's visit
Professor John MacFarlane (Berkeley) will be visiting Cogito from June 7 to June 11 2010.
Prof. MacFarlane will lead a series of five research seminars in Bologna.
Philosophy of Language Research Seminar: MacFarlane's Seminar 5
Prof. John MacFarlane, visiting professor at Cogito from June 7 to June 11, will lead a series of five research seminars.
This is the fifth, and last, seminar of the series.
Philosophy of Language Research Seminar: MacFarlane's Seminar 4
Prof. John MacFarlane, visiting professor at Cogito from June 7 to June 11, will lead a series of five research seminars.
This is the fourth seminar of the series.
Philosophy of Language Research Seminar: MacFarlane's Seminar 3
Prof. John MacFarlane, visiting professor at Cogito from June 7 to June 11, will lead a series of five research seminars.
This is the third seminar of the series.
Philosophy of Language Research Seminar: MacFarlane's Seminar 2
Prof. John MacFarlane, visiting professor at Cogito from June 7 to June 11, will lead a series of five research seminars.
This is the second seminar of the series.
Philosophy of Language Research Seminar: MacFarlane's Seminar 1
Prof. John MacFarlane, visiting professor at Cogito from June 7 to June 11, will lead <a series of five research seminars.
This is the first seminar of the series.
Truth and Relativism Conference Schedule
June 3-4 2010, University of Turin
University of Turin, Aula “M. Allara”, Palazzo del Rettorato, via Po 17.
June 3
- 9.30
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Marian David (Notre Dame)
"Relative Is Absolute”
- 11.15
- break
- 11.30
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Cesare Cozzo (Roma "La Sapienza")
“Gulliver's Travels. Part Five”
Philosophy of Language Research Seminar: Wiggins visit in Bologna on the Paradox of Analysis and the Paradox of Synonymy
David WIggins will be visiting the Department of Philosophy of Bologna in May 2010 giving series of talks. This talk is hosted by Cogito Philosophy of Language Seminar.
- Speaker: David Wiggins (Oxford)
- Title: "The Paradox of Analysis and the Paradox of Synonymy"
- Venue: Sala Mondolfo,
Via Zamboni, 38 – III Piano, Bologna.
Wiggins visit in Bologna III: Sense and the Paradox of Analysis
David WIggins will be visiting the Department of Philosophy of Bologna in May 2010 giving series of talks. This talk is hosted by the seminar "I modi della scienza e le forme della logica" (prof. G. Corsi and prof. R. Lupacchini).
- Speaker: David Wiggins (Oxford)i
- Title: "Sense and the Paradox of Analysis"
- Venue: Sala Mondolfo, III floor, via Zamboni 38, Bologna
Philosophy of Language Research Seminar: Giorgio Volpe on Truth and Justification
Philosophy of Language Reading Seminar: MacFarlane's book, chapter 5
- MacFarlane J. (draft) Reading: Assessment Sensitivity: Relative Truth and Its Applications, chapter 5
- Discussion leader: Sara Neva
- Venue: sala Rossa, III floor, Via Azzo Gardino 23, Bologna
Reading material attached below
Further optional readings:
Philosophy of Language Reading Seminar: MacFarlane's book, chapter 4
- MacFarlane J. (draft) Reading: Assessment Sensitivity: Relative Truth and Its Applications, chapter 4
- Discussion leader:Elisabetta Lalumera
- Venue: sala Rossa, III floor, Via Azzo Gardino 23, Bologna
Reading material attached below
Further optional readings:
Philosophy of Language Reading Seminar: MacFarlane Book - chapter 3
- MacFarlane J. (draft) Reading: Assessment Sensitivity: Relative Truth and Its Applications, chapter 3
- Discussion leader: Delia Belleri
- Venue: sala Rossa, III floor, Via Azzo Gardino 23, Bologna
Reading material attached below
Further optional readings:
Philosophy of Language Reading Seminar: Soames on Relative Truth
- Reading: S. Soames (forthcoming)True at
- Discussion leader: Michele Palmira
- Venue: sala Rossa, III floor, Via Azzo Gardino 23, Bologna
Reading material attached below
Further optional readings:
