[parislinguists] The notion of an object, 20-21 mai 2003, Paris

[David NICOLAS]

The Notion of an Object

Criteria for Objecthood in Philosophy, Linguistics, and Cognitive Science

May 20-21, Reid Hall, conference room, 4 rue Chevreuse Paris 75006 
(Montparnasse, métro Vavin)

La notion d'objet est aujourd'hui au coeur d'un débat nourri au carrefour 
de la philosophie, de la sémantique et des sciences cognitives. Ce colloque 
est l'occasion de présenter différentes perspectives sur cette notion, et 
d'initier une discussion interdisciplinaire concernant ses usages et sa 
pertinence. Il est organisé conjointement par l'Institut Jean-Nicod 
(CNRS/EHESS/ENS) et Reid Hall.

The notion of an object is much debated notion at the crossroad of 
philosophy, linguistic semantics, and cognitive science. This workshop will 
act as forum for presentations of different perspectives of the notion and 
an interdisciplinary discussion of its uses and its relevance. The workshop 
is coorganized by Institut Jean-Nicod (CNRS/EHESS/ENS) and Reid Hall.


Tuesday, May 20:

9.30 -11.00: Roberto Casati (CNRS/IJN): "Representational Advantages"
                      commentator: Jérôme Dokic (Rouen/IJN)

11.00 -11.30. coffee/tea break

11.30 -1.00: Peter Simons (Leeds): "Modes of Reification"
                     commentator: Friederike Moltmann (Stirling/Reid Hall)

lunch

2.30 - 4.00: Sacha Bourgeois-Gironde (ENS Lyon/IJN): "Objectual Conceivability"
                  commentator: Frederic Ferro (ENS Paris/DEC)

4.00 - 4.30 coffee/tea break

4.30 - 6.00: Ede Zimmermann (Frankfurt): "Indefinite Objects"
                   commentator: Jacques Jayez (ENS Lyon)

6.00 -7.30: Pierre Livet (Aix en Provence): "What Kinds of Wholes could 
there be in the Domain of Social Objects"
                  commentator: Frederic Nef (EHESS/IJN)

Wednesday, May 21:

9.30 -11.00: E. J. Lowe (Durham): "The Concept of Object in Formal Ontology"
                     commentator: Max Kistler (Paris X / IJN)

11.00 -11.30 coffee/tea break

11.30 -1.00: Friederike Moltmann (Stirling/Reid Hall): "Two Notions of an 
Object"
                     commentator: D. Nicolas (CNRS/IJN)

lunch

2.30 - 4.00: Frederic Nef (EHESS/IJN): "In what Sense are Abstract 
Particulars Particular Objects"
                     commentator: G. Guigon (CEA, Rennes 1)

4.00 - 4.30: coffee/tea break

4.30 - 6.00: Jerome Pelletier (CNRS, IJN): "Talking about Fictional Objects"
                    commentator: TBA

6.00 - 6.30: final discussion


Contact: J. Dokic (Jerome.Dokic at ehess.fr), F. Nef 
(<mailto:fredericnef at aol.com>fredericnef at aol.com) and F. Moltmann 
(<mailto:fm15 at stir.ac.uk>fm15 at stir.ac.uk)


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