[IHPST] 2nd CFP: ABSTRACT OBJECTS IN SEMANTICS AND THE PHILOSOPHY OF MATHEMATICS

[Arapinis Alexandra]

**Apologies for multiple postings**
   
  SECOND CALL FOR PAPERS
  
Joint Paris-Arché workshop:
   
  ABSTRACT OBJECTS IN SEMANTICS AND THE PHILOSOPHY OF MATHEMATICS
   
  Paris, February 29-March 1, 2008
   
  Institut d’Histoire et de Philosophie des Sciences et des Techniques, IHPST (CNRS/Paris 1/ENS)
  http://www-ihpst.univ-paris1.fr/
  http://semantics.univ-paris1.fr/
   
  Arché, The AHRC Research Centre for the Philosophy of Logic, Language, Mathematics and Mind, University of St Andrews, Scotland, UK. 
  http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/~arche/index.php
   
  Conference organizers:  
   
  Paul McCallion (Arché-StAndrews), Francesco Berto (IHPST)
   
  Keynote and internal speakers:
   
  Daniel Isaacson (Oxford)
  Crispin Wright (Arché-StAndrews)
  Jacques Dubucs IHPST (CNRS/Paris 1/ENS)
  Friederike Moltmann IHPST (CNRS/Paris 1/ENS)
  Paul McCallion (Arché-StAndrews)
  
Description:
   
  The issue of the existence and nature of abstract objects has a long and controversial history in philosophy. On the one hand, such objects – in particular, numbers and sets – are apparently the subject matter of ordinary mathematical thought, and seem to be indispensable to an account of mathematical content. On the other hand, how can we come to refer to and know about such objects, since we cannot interact causally with them? This issue naturally extends to broader questions in general semantics. Can the intuitions deposited in the semantics of ordinary language play a role in an explanation of reference to abstract objects? To what extent can plural quantification provide an “ontologically innocent” account of the matter?
   
  This workshop aims at promoting interdisciplinary research on this topic at the interface between semantics, ontology, and the philosophy of mathematics.
  We invite high-quality papers on the topic. Electronic submissions to the following address are welcome:
   
  alexandra.arapinis at malix.univ-paris1.fr
   
  Please include your name and institutional affiliation in the body of the e-mail, and attach an anonymous abstract of no more than two pages for refereeing. Abstracts can be submitted in .doc, .rtf, .ps, or .pdf.
  Abstracts will be reviewed anonymously by a joint IHPST-Arché committee. The deadline for submissions is January 13, 2008. Authors will be notified of acceptance by January 31, 2008. 
   
  Links:
   
  http://semantics.univ-paris1.fr/index.php/visiteur/activite/afficher/activite/47
  http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/~arche/events/event?id=137
   

             
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