CFP: Truth in Analytic Philosophy, Minneapolis
This looks nice, but too far away for me! Fraser Macbride as the invited speaker. Here is the CFP, not much time left though:
The Society for the Study of the History of Analytical Philosophy (SSHAP) will be meeting in Minneapolis during the Central APA (March 30-April 2, 2011). SSHAP wishes to invite members and non-members to submit contributions on the following topic:
Truth in Analytic Philosophy
Invited speaker: Fraser MacBride (University of Cambridge)
The nature of truth is a perennial topic for philosophy, but the advent of analytic philosophy seems to have put debates about truth on a new course. Initially writers such as Frege, Russell and Wittgenstein tried to distinguish themselves by arguing that their views of truth were considerably clearer than their predecessors. Later Tarski’s seminal writings on truth forced a reevaluation of some earlier approaches and also led to some new theories as in the work of Carnap, Quine and Davidson. These debates continue into the present where philosophers combine issues from logic, semantics, metaphysics and epistemology in order to articulate and defend their preferred proposals. The questions this raises include the following: Is there anything distinctive about the way analytic philosophers have approached truth historically? What lessons can we learn about current debates on truth by considering earlier analytic philosophers? What have been the neglected trends in the history of analytical philosophical thought about truth?
CALL FOR PAPERS
A limited number of papers will be selected for presentation at the meeting. Time allowed for presentations is 60 minutes including discussion. Submitted papers should have a maximum of 4000 words and should be accompanied by a 200 words abstract.
All submitted papers should be PREPARED FOR BLIND REVIEW, and should be sent electronically to:
bolzano@ksu.edu
EXTENDED DEADLINE: 1 September 2010. Authors will be notified shortly thereafter.
In addition to individual papers, the scientific committee will be considering PROPOSALS FOR SYMPOSIA. Time allowed for symposia is 3 hours (including discussion). Symposia should include a minimum of three and a maximum of four contributions. Submissions should be clearly identified as “Symposium proposal” and include:
1) The title of the symposium
2) A brief description of the topic and its relevance to the conference (200 words)
3) The name, affiliation and academic status (student, lecturer, assistant professor, etc.) of each participant
4) The title of each contribution as well as an extended 500-1000 word abstract.
5) The name, affiliation and academic status of the person who will be chairing the symposiumSymposium proposals should be sent electronically to:
bolzano@ksu.edu
EXTENDED DEADLINE: 1 September 2010. Authors will be notified shortly thereafter.
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