Early Influences on Lewis
Dates: | 8 March 2017 |
Times: | 09:30 - 17:30 |
What is it: | Conferences |
Organiser: | School of Social Sciences |
Who is it for: | University staff, Adults, Current University students, General public |
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- PLEASE NOTE THE CHANGE OF VENUE. Now G.030/31, Arthur Lewis Building.*
A workshop organised as part of the 'Age of Metaphysical Revolution' research project. No booking required; just turn up!
Programme:
9.30-10.30am Frederique Janssen-Lauret (Manchester). ‘The Quinean Roots of Lewis’s Early Philosophy’
10.30-11.30 Anthony Fisher (Manchester). ‘David Lewis and His Sojourn at Oxford, 1959-60’
11.30-12: Tea & Coffee
12.-1: Fraser MacBride (Manchester). ‘Quine and Lewis on Epistemic Humility’
1-2 Lunch
2-3 Marianna Antonutti-Marfori (Paris). TBA
3-4 Timothy Williamson (Oxford). TBA
4-4.30 Tea & Coffee
4.30-5.30 Panel discussion on Lewis, his formative influences, and his place in the history of analytic philosophy. Panellists: Peter Hylton, Fraser MacBride, Adrian Moore, Peter Simons, Timothy Williamson.
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Arthur Lewis Building
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