Armchair Lab: Issues in Philosophical Methodology
28-29 July 2009
University of Cologne
The first in our series of Emmy Noether Armchair Labs will be a workshop on issues in philosophical methodology, with featured speakers Tamar Szabó Gendler and Zoltán Gendler Szabó of the Yale University philosophy department. Here is the schedule:
Tuesday, 28 July: Meta-Ontology
13:00-15:00 Zoltán Gendler Szabó (Yale)
The Ontological Attitude
15:30-16:30 Benjamin Schnieder (Humboldt Uni Berlin)
The Logic of ‘Because’
16:45-17:45 Brendan Balcerak Jackson (Köln)
Are Ontological Debates Merely Verbal Disputes?
19:00 Workshop Dinner
Wednesday, 29 July: Thought Experiments
10:00-12:00 Tamar Szabó Gendler (Yale)
Philosophical Methodology from an Empirical Point of View
12:00-13:30 Lunch
13:30-14:30 Magdalena Balcerak Jackson (Köln)
Thought Experiments and Model-Based Philosophy
14:45-15:45 Christian Nimtz (Erlangen)
Thought Experiments, Counterfactual Thinking, and the Limits of Empiricism
Information and Registration
The workshop is open to everyone, but advanced registration is required. If you are interested in participating, please contact us by email to register; the deadline for registration is July 10. There will be a registration fee of €15, €10 for PhD students, which includes lunch on Wednesday. Participants will receive instructions for finding our building, signing up for the workshop dinner, etc. upon registration.
