Ontology, Mind and Language
25-27 September 2008
University of Bergamo
Via Salvecchio 19, Bergamo (Upper Town), Italy
The SIFA 2008 national conference brings together leading figures in philosophy to discuss current issues in analytic philosophy.
Organised by SIFA, the Italian Society for Analytic Philosophy, the conference is the 8th of a series of biennial national conferences held since 1992.
Schedule
It is now available the final schedule of events
Book of Abstracts
It is now available the book of abstracts
Round table
A round table on philosophy and communication will be held on September 27. Chair: Andrea Lavazza (L'Avvenire), speakers: Maurizio Ferraris (Torino University) Sergio Galvan (Cattolica University, Milan) Diego Marconi (Torino University) Armando Massarenti (Sole24Ore) Salvatore Natoli (Bicocca, Milano University) Eva Picardi (Bologna University). Details here.Conference Poster
The conference poster is now available and can be downloaded here in English and Italian
Confirmed Speakers for Plenary Sessions- Jonathan Barnes (Paris)
- Kit Fine (New York)
- Manuel Garcìa-Carpintero (Barcelona)
- Michael Tye (Austin)
Confirmed Speakers for Thematic Sessions
- Catharine Abell (Manchester) Aesthetics
- Sarah Broadie (St Andrews) Practical Philosophy
- Paolo Casalegno (Milan) Logic and Philosophy of Language
- Pascal Engel (Geneva) Epistemology
- Martine Nida-Ruemelin (Fribourg) Philosophy of Mind
- Theodore Scaltsas (Edinburgh) History of Ideas
- Richard Swinburne (Oxford) Philosophy of Religion
- Achille Varzi (New York) Metaphysics and Ontology
In addition, contributions will be selected from a call for papers for scholars and graduate students.
For more information, contact sifa2008@unibg.it.
