Call for Registration: How Could Truth Possibly Be Plural?

Call for Registration: How Could Truth Possibly Be Plural?

Dates: 18th - 19th of June 2021

Location: Online (Zoom)

Institute: Arché, University of St Andrews

Conference Description

It has been nearly thirty years since Crispin Wright’s Truth and Objectivity was published, and in these thirty years alethic pluralism has established itself as a strong contender in the current debate on truth. Yet, while various intricate versions of alethic pluralism have been developed over the years, many philosophers are still hesitant to buy into the very idea that truth is plural. Our conference, “How Could Truth Possibly Be Plural?”, offers the alethic pluralist the opportunity to face their critics and defend their views.

Schedule (all times are in UTC+1)

Day 1 (18th of June):

2.45 – 3pm Crispin Wright (NYU/Stirling) — Introduction

3 – 4.15pm Mark Jago (Nottingham) — On Ways of Being True

4.30 – 5.45pm Cheryl Misak (Toronto) — Ramsey’s Unified Pragmatist Concept of Truth

6 – 7.15pm María José Frápolli (Granada) — Semantic Pluralism and the Complex Meaning of Truth

7.30 – 8.45pm Chase Wrenn (Alabama) — Blindspots and Brightspots in Alethic Pluralism

Day 2 (19th of June):

3 – 4.15pm William Gamester (Leeds) — A Place and Purpose for Pluralism

4.30 – 5.45pm Douglas Edwards (Utica) & Nikolaj J. L. L. Pedersen (Yonsei) — Moderate Pluralism: Doubly Grounded?

6 – 7.30pm Douglas Edwards, Nikolaj J. L. L. Pedersen, Crispin Wright — Panel Discussion

Registration

If you would like to attend the conference, please register by emailing Tom Kaspers (tk70@st-andrews.ac.uk) or Niccolò Aimone Pisano (nap6@st-andrews.ac.uk). The conference is free and open to all.

-- Tom Kaspers PhD Candidate Department of Philosophy University of St Andrews University of Stirling

http://tomkaspers.com/