THE ANSWERS OF PHILOSOPHY: SIFA 20th ANNIVERSARY CONFERENCE
Tenth National Conference of the Italian Society for Analytic Philosophy
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS (EXTENDED): April 29, 2012
Website: www.sifa.unige.it/sifa2012
This year the Italian Society for Analytic Philosophy (SIFA) will celebrate its 20th anniversary with a National Conference that will be held in Alghero (in Sardinia), September 13-15, 2012. The Conference will offer an occasion for discussion of many themes of research in analytic philosophy. We invite submissions on the following areas:
Philosophy of language, Metaphysics, Epistemology, Ethics and metaethics, Philosophy of science, Philosophy of logic, Philosophy of mathematics, Philosophy of law, Political philosophy, Philosophy of mind, Aesthetics, Philosophy of religion, History of philosophy, History of science.
Open lecture for the 20th anniversary of the society by Diego Marconi (University of Turin).
INVITED SPEAKERS
Maria Rosa Antognazza (King’s College), Elvio Baccarini (University of Rijeka), Paul Boghossian (New York University), Petar Bojanic (University of Belgrad), Roberto Casati (Institut Jean-Nicod), Pascal Engel (Université de Genève), Pieranna Garavaso (University of Minnesota Morris), Diego Marconi (Università di Torino), Genoveva Martì (ICREA and Universitat de Barcelona), Martine Nida-Rümelin (Université de Fribourg), Stefano Predelli (University of Nottingham), Claudine Tiercelin (Collège de France), Achille Varzi (Columbia University), and more to be confirmed.
A workshop on “Realism” will be held before the conference in Alghero, starting on September 12, 2012, at 2 pm (in cooperation with the LABONT – University of Turin). Speakers: Paul Boghossian, Petar Bojanic, Maurizio Ferraris, Marco Panza and Achille Varzi.
SUBMISSIONS
Contributors will have 40 minutes, ideally divided into 30 minutes of exposition and 10 minutes of discussion. The languages of the conference are English and Italian. Those wishing to make a presentation should submit:
A short abstract (about 200 words)
A long abstract (1000-1500 words)
Long abstract should be thoroughly prepared for blind refereeing, with any and all revealing references to the author removed, including personal acknowledgments.
Both short and long abstracts should be submitted electronically using the EasyChair submission page at:
https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=sifa2012
The creation of an EasyChair account will be required. For any problems, please refer to the conference webpage:
Abstracts will be subject to double blind refereeing and acceptance will be notified by May 15, 2012.
Deadline for submissions (Extended): April 29, 2012.
REGISTRATION
Participation in the conference is subject to a registration fee and to the payment of the SIFA membership.
If paid BEFORE July 15, 2012:
50 (conference fee) + 50 euros (SIFA): permanent faculty
30 (conference fee) + 25 (SIFA) euros: others
If paid AFTER July 15, 2012:
80 (conference fee) + 50 (SIFA) euros: permanent faculty
50 (conference fee) + 25 (SIFA) euros: others
Early registration will be open on May 1, 2012 at the SIFA website: www.sifa.unige.it/sifa2012
PRACTICAL INFORMATION
Alghero is a town of Catalan origin right on the Sardinian Sea (one of the most beautiful Italian towns: http://www.alghero-turismo.it/Default.asp?l=en). It is served by low-coast airlines and it has many not expensive accommodations. Check the Conference website in few weeks for all the practical information.
SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE
Mario De Caro (SIFA President), Cristina Amoretti, Fabio Bacchini, Carola Barbero, Massimiliano Carrara, Massimo Dell’Utri, Michele Di Francesco, Marcello Frixione, Pierdaniele Giaretta, Simone Gozzano, Andrea Iacona, Andrea Sereni
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
Fabio Bacchini, Stefano Caputo, Massimo Dell’Utri
SPONSOR
University of Sassari
LabOnt (Laboratorio di Ontologia, Dip. di Filosofia, Università di Torino)
IMPORTANT DATES
Deadline for submissions (Extended): April 29, 2012
Registration opens: May 1, 2012
Notifications of acceptance: May 20, 2012
Deadline for early registration: July 15, 2012
Conference dates: September 13-15, 2012