workshop on modality
University of Geneva, 18-20 April
organisation: Kevin Mulligan, Gianfranco Soldati, Michael Esfeld, Philipp Keller
Tuesday, 18 April (A206):
13h30-15h Philipp Keller: Contingent Truthmaking
15h15-16h45 Luc Schneider, The Predicate Modifier View of Modalities in a Particularised Predicate Logic
17h-19h John Divers, Possible-Worlds Semantics Without Possible Worlds: The Agnostic Approach
19h30 fondue at the „Bain des Pâquis“, quai du Mont-Blanc 30
Wednesday, 19 April (A206):
10h30-12h Luc Schneider, Rodriguez-Pereyra vs. Hawthorne on bundle theory and the principle of the identity of indiscernibles
12h30 lunch at the „Perle du Lac“, rue de Lausanne 128 15h-16h30 Discussion: Might there be nothing?
16h45-18h Ghislain Guigon, Plural Logics for Comparative Similarity and the Truth-Conditions of Counterfactual Conditionals
18h15-20h15 (L208) Daniel Nolan, The Extent of Metaphysical Necessity 20h30 dîner at the „Pasta d‘Oro“, rue Micheli-du-Crest 16
Thursday, 20 April (A206):
10h30-12h Ghislain Guigon, Resemblance Nominalism - how to get it easily 12h15 lunch at the „Universal“, 26 bd du Pont-d'Arve
16h30-18h00 Philipp Keller, Contingent Essence
18h15-20h15 (L208) Gonzalo Rodriguez-Pereyra: The Entailment Principle in Truthmaking Theory
20h30 dîner at the „Café Galley“, bd St Georges 42 Friday, 21 April (A 206):
10h30-11h20 Otto Bruun, Philipp Keller: Agnosticism 11h30-12h30 Final Discussion
12h30 lunch at the „Bleu Nuit“, 4 rue du Vieux Billard
For any questions, call Philipp Keller: 0786092579 (+41786092579 from abroad)
More information at http://www.unige.ch/lettres/philo/enseignants/philipp/services/summerschool06.html L'Universal: 022 7811881, La Perle du Lac: 022 9091020, Bain des Pâquis: 022 7381616, Café Gallay 022 3210035, Pasta d‘Oro 022 3297298, Bleu Nuit: 022 3283444
