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

Call for Papers
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The impact of David Lewis on contemporary philosophy is still tangible, ten years after his premature departure. The conference intends to discuss Lewis? 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 Lewis? 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)