Conf: Ground in Philosophy of Science, Geneva


Ground in Philosophy of Science, University of Geneva, 13-14 September 2016

An international conference in the SNF project Grounding - Metaphysics, Science, and Logic (https://groundingproject.wordpress.com) and a satellite event of the second annual conference of the Society for the Metaphysics of Science (SMS), University of Geneva, September 15-17, 2016 (https://www.facebook.com/metaphysicsofscience/).


*PROGRAM*

13 SEPTEMBER

10:00–11:15 KEYNOTE. Marc Lange (UNC, Chapel Hill): Grounding, Scientific Explanation, and Reducible Physical Properties
11:45–12:30 David Kovacs (Bilkent University): Metaphysical Explanation, Unification, and Understanding
14:00–14:45 David Schroeren (Princeton University): Scientific Explanation, Grounding, and Hyperintensional Ontology
14:45–15:30 Haktan Akcin (Lingnan University): Naturalized Metaphysics, Modal Structuralism, and Grounding
15:30–16:15 Fabio Ceravolo (University of Leeds): Superinternal Grounding vs Relativistic Composition
16:45–17:30 Philipp Blum (University of Lucerne): Structuralism and Relational Individuation
17:30–18:15 Beate Krickel (Ruhr-University Bochum): What is Mechanistic Constitution?

14 SEPTEMBER

10:00–10:45 Christian Wüthrich (University of Geneva): Grounding Time
11:15–12:00 Nina Emery (Brown University): Laws and Their Instances
12:00–12:45 Toby Friend (UCL):Can We Ground Laws but Keep Them Explanatory?
14:00–14:45 Vanessa Trivino & Maria Cerezo (University of Murcia): Dispositions and Grounding
14:45–15:30 Mauricio Suárez (Complutense University of Madrid): The Grounds of Objective Chances
16:00–17:15 KEYNOTE. Michela Massimi (University of Edinburgh): Grounds and Nomological Necessity. Kantian Reflections

For a book of abstracts, see http://www.unige.ch/lettres/philo/files/3114/7187/0059/GPS_Program.pdf.


*REGISTRATION*

Registration is free. For registering to the conference, please email lorenzo.casini@unige.ch.


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Lorenzo Casini
Postdoctoral Fellow
Département de Philosophie
Université de Genève
2, Rue de Candolle
CH-1205 Genève
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Lorenzo_Casini

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