THE ANSWERS OF PHILOSOPHY: SIFA 20th ANNIVERSARY CONFERENCE

Tenth National Conference of the Italian Society for Analytic Philosophy

Alghero (University of Sassari), 12-15 September 2012 (new dates!)

Given the great number of submissions the conference will start on September 12, 2012 on the afternoon. 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. Open lecture for the 20th anniversary of the society by Diego Marconi (University of Turin).

WI-FI CREDENTIALS

Here you can find the credentials to access the wireless network in “Asilo Sella” and “Pou Salit” buildings:

Username: sifa2012

Password: hf82ty7cx

You should have received an email with the configuration guides for different versions of MS Windows. If you happen to have any difficulty, feel free to ask our staff.

Under Apple OS X no configuration is required, just insert username and password when asked.

A different wireless network is available in the “San Francesco” conference room:

Username: sanfrancesco

Password: sifa2012

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), Carolina Sartorio (University of Arizona), 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,  on the late morning (in cooperation with the LABONT – University of Turin). Speakers: Paul Boghossian, Petar Bojanic, Maurizio Ferraris, Marco Panza and Achille Varzi.

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 12-15, 2012 (New)