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Globus

Professor for Theoretical Philosophy

with special emphasis on Metaphysics, Epistemology and Logic

Formal Approaches to Metaphysics

Time
18. - 20. September 2024
9:00 - 18:00

Location
Room G227

Organizer
Leon Horsten, Sam Roberts

Speaker:
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There is a rich tradition within metaphysics that uses formal methods to shed light on metaphysical questions – for example, questions concerning essence, grounding, properties, possibility, mereology, and arbitrary objects. The growing body of work on higher-order metaphysics is just one of the most recent example. The goal of this conference is to bring together researchers working with a broad range of formal methods on a broad range of metaphysical topics. Our hope is that this will encourage a fruitful cross pollination of ideas.

Speakers:

Aaron Cotnoir, University of St. Andrews

Peter Fritz, University College London

Wesley H. Holliday, University of California – Berkeley

Katherine Hong, Oxford University

Leon Horsten, University of Konstanz

Hannes Leitgeb, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Munich

Jon Litland, University of Texas – Austin

Beau Madison Mount, Oxford University

Alexander Roberts, University of Wisconsin – Madison

Sam Roberts, University of Konstanz

Gabriel Uzquiano, University of Southern California

Lisa Vogt, University of Geneva

Xinhe Wu, London School of Economics and Political Science