13-14 May 2013 Lyon (France)

General presentation

The Center for the Epistemology of Cognitive Science of the Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon is happy to announce the Workshop "Concepts and Modal Epistemology" that will take place at the Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon (ENSL), France, on May the 13th and 14th 2013.

General argument

This workshop is part of a research project on the foundations of contemporary theories of concepts in the fields of philosophy and cognitive science, conducted at the Center for the Epistemology of Cognitive Science with the financial support of ARC 5 (Région Rhône-Alpes). The goal of the workshop is to concentrate on the connections between theories of concepts and recent attempts to account for modal knowledge (see ARGUMENT for a more detailed presentation).

Speakers

  • Jean-Pascal Anfray (Ecole Normale Supérieure, Paris, France)
  • David Chalmers (Australian National University, Australia)
  • Bob Hale (University of Sheffield, UK)
  • Christian Nimtz (Universität Bielefeld, Germany)
  • Sonia Roca Royes (University of Stirling, UK)
  • Pierre Saint-Germier (Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, France)
  • Scott Shalkowski (University of Leeds, UK)
  • Margot Strohminger (Arché, University of Saint Andrews, UK)

Practical information

The langage of the workshop is English.

Attendance is free of charge - REGISTRATION is compulsory - Limited capacity

Venue : Ecole Normale Supérieure - Site Descartes, Room F-106

15 parvis René Descartes Lyon 7e - Métro Debourg

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Contact

Pierre Saint-Germier pierre DOT saint-germier AT @ens-lyon dot fr

Jean-Michel Roy jean-michel DOT roy AT ens-lyon DOT fr

 

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