Fundamentality in Philosophy - The 7th International Philosophy Graduate Conference

Conference

Friday, April 13, 2018, 10:00 am – Saturday, April 14, 2018, 7:00 pm

Speaker

Michael Williams (Johns Hopkins University)

7th CEU INTERNATIONAL PHILOSOPHY GRADUATE CONFERENCE

In most philosophical disciplines, the notion of fundamentality is of crucial importance. Discussions on which normative concepts are fundamental and what fundamental rights human beings have are central in both moral and political philosophy. In metaphysics, disputes about consciousness and ontological dependence all hinge on the problem of the fundamental. In the philosophy of science, a lively debate continues as to whether any special science concepts are fundamental and what features are essential to good scientific explanation.

These are just some of the ways in which the notion of fundamentality can be essential in various areas of philosophical enquiry. We therefore conceive of the theme of the conference broadly and we invited speakers whose papers engage with the notion of fundamentality from various perspectives.

PROGRAM

Friday, 13 April 2018
10.00–10.20	Registration
10.20–11.10	Qiong Wu: From actual to possible objects	Respondent: Tim Crane
11.15–12.05	Benjamin Marschall: Easy ontology and categorical quantification	Respondent: Huaming Xu
12.05–12.20	Coffee break
12.20–13.10	Huzeyfe Demirtas: Stocker’s Schizophrenia, alienation, and a solution	Respondent: Chrysovalantis Margaritidis
13.10–14.10	Lunch break
14.10–15.00	Victoria Lavorerio: Fundamentality in deep disagreements	Respondent: James Cartlidge
15.05–15.55	Jordi Fairhurst: Problems in a normative understanding of morality: A Wittgensteinian critique of Pleasants’ basic moral certainties	Respondent: Maarten Van Doorn
15.55–16.10	Coffee break
16.10–17.00	Li Li Tan: The fundamental features of visual phenomenology	Respondent: Katalin Farkas
17.05–18.35	KEYNOTE Michael Williams (Johns Hopkins University): Wittgenstein and the Limits of Doubt
SATURday, 14 April 2018
09.00–09.50	Victor Tamburini: Grounding truths without a grounding relation	Respondent: Maşuk Şimşek
09.55–10.45	Jonas Werner: A grounding-based measure of relative fundamentality	Respondent: Zsolt Kapelner
10.45–11.00	Coffee break
11.00–11.50	Joaquim Gianotti: Ontological fundamentality	Respondent: Marta Santuccio
11.55–12.45	Simon Thunder: Reduction, identity, and reference	Respondent: Andrew Mckilliam
12.45–14.00	Lunch break
14.00–14.50	Konstanty Kuzma: Aristotle on fundamental concepts	Respondent: Nicola Carraro
14.55–15.45	Abel M. Suñé: A naturalistic account of metaphysical fundamentality	Respondent: Garrett Mindt
15.45–16.00	Coffee break
16.00–17.30	KEYNOTE Philip Goff (CEU): Is Consciousness Fundamental?
17:45	Wine reception

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Friday, April 13, 2018 - 8:00AM - Saturday, April 14, 2018 - 5:00PM Add to Calendar 2018-04-13 08:00:00 2018-04-14 17:00:00 Fundamentality in Philosophy - The 7th International Philosophy Graduate Conference 7th CEU INTERNATIONAL PHILOSOPHY GRADUATE CONFERENCE In most philosophical disciplines, the notion of fundamentality is of crucial importance. Discussions on which normative concepts are fundamental and what fundamental rights human beings have are central in both moral and political philosophy. In metaphysics, disputes about consciousness and ontological dependence all hinge on the problem of the fundamental. In the philosophy of science, a lively debate continues as to whether any special science concepts are fundamental and what features are essential to good scientific explanation. These are just some of the ways in which the notion of fundamentality can be essential in various areas of philosophical enquiry. We therefore conceive of the theme of the conference broadly and we invited speakers whose papers engage with the notion of fundamentality from various perspectives. PROGRAM Friday, 13 April 2018 10.00–10.20 Registration 10.20–11.10 Qiong Wu: From actual to possible objects Respondent: Tim Crane 11.15–12.05 Benjamin Marschall: Easy ontology and categorical quantification Respondent: Huaming Xu 12.05–12.20 Coffee break 12.20–13.10 Huzeyfe Demirtas: Stocker’s Schizophrenia, alienation, and a solution Respondent: Chrysovalantis Margaritidis 13.10–14.10 Lunch break 14.10–15.00 Victoria Lavorerio: Fundamentality in deep disagreements Respondent: James Cartlidge 15.05–15.55 Jordi Fairhurst: Problems in a normative understanding of morality: A Wittgensteinian critique of Pleasants’ basic moral certainties Respondent: Maarten Van Doorn 15.55–16.10 Coffee break 16.10–17.00 Li Li Tan: The fundamental features of visual phenomenology Respondent: Katalin Farkas 17.05–18.35 KEYNOTEMichael Williams (Johns Hopkins University): Wittgenstein and the Limits of Doubt SATURday, 14 April 2018 09.00–09.50 Victor Tamburini: Grounding truths without a grounding relation Respondent: Maşuk Şimşek 09.55–10.45 Jonas Werner: A grounding-based measure of relative fundamentality Respondent: Zsolt Kapelner 10.45–11.00 Coffee break 11.00–11.50 Joaquim Gianotti: Ontological fundamentality Respondent: Marta Santuccio 11.55–12.45 Simon Thunder: Reduction, identity, and reference Respondent: Andrew Mckilliam 12.45–14.00 Lunch break 14.00–14.50 Konstanty Kuzma: Aristotle on fundamental concepts Respondent: Nicola Carraro 14.55–15.45 Abel M. Suñé: A naturalistic account of metaphysical fundamentality Respondent: Garrett Mindt 15.45–16.00 Coffee break 16.00–17.30 KEYNOTEPhilip Goff (CEU): Is Consciousness Fundamental? 17:45 Wine reception Michael Williams (Johns Hopkins University) Philip Goff UTC public

Friday

April

2018

10:00AM

Budapest Site

Nador u. 15

Host

Department of Philosophy

Audience

Public

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