[FOM] CONF: Practice-based philosophy of logic and mathematics

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Second announcement

WORKSHOP: Practice-based philosophy of logic and mathematics
ILLC -- Amsterdam, August 31st to September 2nd 2009

http://www.illc.uva.nl/pplm/


PRACTICAL INFO


* The list of talks scheduled for the workshop is now available on the website, including the list of contributed papers:

http://www.illc.uva.nl/pplm/#URI=Program


Speakers are
  
Juliet Floyd (Philosophy – Boston University) 

Rohit Parikh (Philosophy and Computer Science – City University of New York) 

Stephen Read (Philosophy – St. Andrews) 

Benedikt Löwe (ILLC – University of Amsterdam) 

Martin Stokhof (Philosophy and ILLC – University of Amsterdam) 

Wilfrid Hodges (Mathematics – University of London) 

Samson Abramsky (Computer Science – Oxford University) 

Jean Paul van Bendegem (Philosophy – Free University Brussels) 

Thomas Müller (Philosophy – Utrecht University) 

Göran Sundholm (Philosophy – Leiden University) 

Mathieu Marion (Philosophy – University of Quebec - Montreal) 

Johan van Benthem (ILLC – University of Amsterdam) 

Catarina Dutilh Novaes (Philosophy and ILLC – University of Amsterdam)

Danielle Macbeth (Philosophy –Haverford College)

Otavio Bueno (Philosophy – University of Miami)

John Baldwin (Mathematics and Computer Science –University of Illinois at Chicago)

Sébastien Gandon (Philosophy – Université Clermont II)

Andrew Aberdein (Philosophy –Florida Institute of Technology)

Amirouche Moktefi and Fabien Schang (IRIST, Strasbourg and Archives Poincare, Nancy)


* Registration is now open:

http://www.illc.uva.nl/pplm/#URI=Registration

The registration fee is EUR 50/ EUR 25 for students, unemployed and (non-invited) speakers:


* Information on accommodation:

http://www.illc.uva.nl/pplm/#URI=Accommodation

If
you are considering attending the workshop, we strongly suggest that
you book accommodation as soon as possible. Amsterdam is a popular
touristic destination, especially in summer, and hotels get booked-up
very quickly!



THEME

Traditionally, the
philosophy of logic pays little attention to the actual practices of
logicians. This is somewhat surprising, as the works of several
influential authors have shown the relevancy of attending to actual
scientific practices within the philosophy of the empirical sciences as
well as the philosophy of mathematics. But there is no hint of a similar 'practical' turn in the philosophy of logic. 

The
workshop is intended to enable philosophers, logicians and
mathematicians to discuss the fruitfulness and viability of a
practice-based approach to logic. Within the philosophy of mathematics
this approach already has a certain standing, so practice-based
philosophy of mathematics can serve as a starting point for the
development of a practice-based philosophy of logic. We hope to offer a
novel vantage point into what is after all an essentially human and social activity,
the
practice of logic. What do logicians do? How do they conduct their
researches, individually and within the scientific community? How do
they communicate with each other? What is the cognitive nature of logical practices? Answers to these questions may offer
new insights into the most fundamental issues that the philosophy of
logic must address.