CFP: Conference on David Lewis – Urbino, June 2011

Università degli Studi di Urbino “Carlo Bo”, www.uniurb.it
Dipartimento di Scienze della Comunicazione
Dipartimento di Scienze di Base e Fondamenti
APhEx, Analytical and Philosophical Explanations, www.aphex.it

With the patronage of:
Icephy, Interuniversitary Center of research in Philosohpy and Foundations of Physics
www.uniurb.it/Filosofia/icephy/index.htm
Y.E.A.S., Young European Association of Sciences, www.yeas.org
SILFS, Italian Society for Logic and Philosophy of Science, dinamico2.unibg.it/silfs

The University of Urbino, APhEx (Analytical and Philosophical Explanation) and Y.E.A.S. (Young
European Association of Sciences) are pleased to announce:

“Another World is Possible”.
Conference on David Lewis

Dates: June 16-18, 2011

Venue: University of Urbino, Italy
PALAZZO ALBANI, Via Timoteo Viti, 10
Room B3, “Clemente XI”

Call for Papers

The impact of David Lewis on contemporary philosophy is still tangible, ten years after his
premature departure. The conference intends to discuss LewisÂ’ long-lasting contribution in the
fields of logic and metaphysics, with particular focus on the nature of modality, his views on
possible worlds, counterfactuals, causation, and convention. We also wish to provide a setting for
young philosophers and logicians to present topics related to LewisÂ’ philosophy and discuss the
state of art of his legacy in the contemporary philosophical debate.

Keynote Speakers

Andrea Bottani (University of Bergamo)
Sonia Roca-Royes  (University of Stirling)
John Collins (Columbia University)
John Divers (University of Leeds)
Vincenzo Fano (University of Urbino)

Submission details

We invite all scholars working in Lewisian philosophy to submit an abstract on one of the following
topics:

1)     Convention
2)     Mereology, properties, and persistence
3)     Counterfactuals
4)     Modality and Possible worlds
5)     Causality and Time

Please submit abstracts in English and prepared for blind-review, of no more than 500 words, in
either .pdf, .doc, or .rtf format. Submissions must be sent by email attachment to the organising
committee at conlewis2011@gmail.com by March 1, 2011. An acknowledgment of reception will
be sent.
Please specify on a separate page name, affiliation, e-mail address, and the session in which the
paper is to be presented. Successful applicants will be notified by April 1, 2011.

Registration Fees

25 euro: B.A., M.A. and PhD students
50 euro: non-students

Please note: the conference fee does not include accommodation. Information regarding
accommodation will be provided on the conference website and at the registration desk.
Unfortunately we are unable to offer travel grants.

Key Dates

1 March 2011: Deadline for the submission of abstracts
1 April 2011: Notification of acceptance
June 16, 2011 : Registration

Ministerial Autorization

The Italian Ministry of Education will be asked to grant high school teachers a leave of absence and
permission to attend the conference as a form of professional development.

Further Information

For further information and for the conference program, please contact conlewis2011@gmail.com
or visit the website at sites.google.com/site/conferencelewis/

Organising Committee
Marianna Antonutti (University of Bristol)
Francesca Ervas (University of Cagliari, Institut Jean Nicod, Paris)
Pierluigi Graziani (University of Urbino)
Daniele Santoro (LUISS, Rome)
Vera Tripodi (University of Barcelona)
Stefano Vaselli (University of Rome “La Sapienza”)

Scientific Committee
Mario Alai (University of Urbino)
Francesco Berto (University of Aberdeen)
Vincenzo Fano (University of Urbino)
Andrea Iacona (University of Aqulia)
Friederike Moltmann (CNRS, Paris)
Daniel Nolan (University of Nottingham)
Isidora Stojanovic (Institut Jean Nicod, Paris)
Gino Tarozzi (University of Urbino)
Isabella Tassani (University of Urbino)
Achille Varzi (Columbia University)