Program

Workshop Concepts Modal Epistemology

Program

May, 13th - Room F-106

9h00-9h30 : Registration

9h30-9h45 : Welcome Address

SESSION 1

9h45-11h15 : Scott Shalkowski (University of Leeds), “The Metaphysics of Concepts and the Prospects of Modal Knowledge”

11h15-11h30 : Break

11h30-13h00 : Christian Nimtz (Universität Bielefeld), “Modal Knowledge from Conceptual Truth”

13h00-14h30 : Lunch

SESSION 2

14h30-16h00 : Sonia Roca-Royes (Stirling University), “Concepts and the epistemology of essential truths”

16h00-16h15 : Break

16h15-17h45 : Bob Hale (University of Sheffield), “Knowledge of the Nature of Things”

17h45-18h15 : General Discussion

May, 14 th - Room F-106

SESSION 3

9h30-11h00 : Jean-Pascal Anfray (Ecole Normale Supérieure), “How relevant is modal ontology to modal epistemology? Descartes on Objective possibility, Essences and the Creation of Eternal Truths”

11h00-11h15 : Break

11h15-12h45 : David Chalmers (Australian National University / New York University), “Two concepts of metaphysical possibility”

12h45-14h00 : Lunch

SESSION 4

14h-15h30 : Margot Strohminger (Arché, University of St Andrews), “Metaphysical Conceivings and Appearances of Possibility”

15h30-15h45 : Break

15h45-17h15 : Pierre Saint-Germier (ENS de Lyon), “What conceivability could be (and what it could imply)”

17h15-17h45 : General Discussion