[FOM] IUSS/IHPST Workshop - Mathematical and Metaphysical Explanation II - Explanation, Grounding and Dependance - December 14-16, IUSS Pavia

[Andrea Sereni]

*Apologies for cross-posting*

*Mathematical and Metaphysical Explanation - II**
*/*Explanation, Grounding and Dependance*/

/*Joint IUSS/IHPST Workshop*/

December 14-16, 2017

/School of Advanced Studies IUSS Pavia/ - www.iusspavia.it
/NEtS Center/ - www.nets.iusspavia.it

The second joint workshop on /Mathematical and Metaphysical Explanation/ 
organized by IUSS Pavia and IHPST Paris will be held at IUSS on 
December, 14-16, 2017. The twin workshops aim at building a bridge 
between mathematical and metaphysical explanation, paving the way for 
unexplored and fruitful future directions of research.
*Full description, information and poste*r: 
https://sites.google.com/site/mmexplanation/home/metaphysical-and-mathematical-explanations-new-perspectives-pavia

*Program*

/*Thursday December 14*/

Chair: Francesca Boccuni (San Raffaele University)

14.30-15.45
*Tuomas E. Tahko* (University of Helsinki)

/The Tracking View of Mathematical Explanation/

16.00-17.15
*Matteo Plebani
* (University of Santiago de Compostela)
/Metaphysical dependence, the nature of mathematical objects and the 
indispensability argument./

/Coffee Break/

17.45-19.00
*Pieranna Garavaso
* (University of Minnesota, Morris)
/Frege's explanation of the applicability of mathematics//
/
*Friday, December 15*

Chair: Francesca Poggiolesi (IHPST, CNRS Paris 1)

10.00-11.15
*Andrea Sereni* (IUSS Pavia)

/Neo-Logicism with(out) Grounding/

11.30-12.45
*Robert Schwartzkopff*
 (University of Hamburg)
/Hume’s Principle ReRevisited: A Bootstrapper’s Guide through the Hierarchy/

/Lunch break/

Chair: Matteo Plebani (University of Santiago de Compostela)

14.00-15.15
*Jon Litland
* (University of Texas, Austin)
/Ways of Ground/

15.30-16.45
*Francesca Poggiolesi* (IHPST, CNRS Paris 1)
/On using the account for the notion of complete and immediate grounding 
to characterize non-causal explanations/

/Coffee Break/

17.15-18.30
*Naomi Thompson* (University of Southampton & University of Gothenburg)
/
Explanation and Structure//
/
*Saturday, December 16*

Chair: Marco Panza

10.00-11.15
*Massimiliano Carrara* (University of Padua), *Ciro De Florio* (Catholic 
University of Milan)

/Identity and Conceptual Grounding
//
/
11.30-12.45
*Øystein Linnebo* (University of Oslo)
/Abstraction and grounding/

***

*Organized by:**
*F. Poggiolesi (IHPST, Paris)
A. Sereni (IUSS, Pavia)

*Workshop venue:
*Scuola Universitaria Superiore IUSS Pavia
Palazzo del Broletto
Piazza della Vittoria, 15
27100, Pavia
Italy

*Room*: Sala del Camino, 3rd floor

*Registration*: Attendance is free, everyone is welcome.

*Info at*: andrea.sereni at iusspavia.it


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