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Conference Announcement Theme: Contemporary Language, Logic, and Metaphysics Subtitle: African and Western Approaches Type: International Conference Institution: University of the Witwatersrand Location: Johannesburg (South Africa) Date: 14.–16.8.2017 __________________________________________________ The Contemporary Language, Logic, and Metaphysics: African & Western Approaches Conference (#CLLM) will be taking place on 14–16 August, 2017, at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa. This conference aims to explore contemporary developments in the philosophy of language, logic, and metaphysics that fall wholly within either African or Western philosophical traditions, as well as scholarship exploring the interconnections of these areas of philosophy, both with one another and across these two currently disparate traditions of African philosophy and Western analytic thought. Programme Monday 14 August 2017 7:30–8:30 Registration and breakfast 8:30–9:45 ‘Revisiting the language question in African philosophy: Why conversationalism is a viable alternative’ Chukwueloka Uduagwu ‘Questioning the idea of ‘African ontology’: A constructive case for Ezi n’ulo model’ L. Uchenna Ogbonnaya ‘A naturalistic solution to the liar paradox’ Casper Storm Hansen 10:00–11:15 ‘Why we should go beyond linguistic rebellion in African philosophy: A case for linguistic de-structuring’ Jonathan O. Chimakonam ‘Onyeaghalanwanneya ontology: A way out of the desolation and subject-object dichotomy in African philosophy’ Umezurike Ezugwu ‘Is the liar paradox an aberration?’ Eric Epstein 11:15–11:45 Tea break 11:45–13:00 ‘A new semantics for the conditional’ Monique Whitaker ‘Is there a language of Philosophy?’ Samuel Segun ‘Izibongo, inkumbulo nokuqukethwe kwigama: Negotiating social meanings of identity’ Siseko H. Kumalo 13:00–14:00 Lunch 14:00–15:15 ‘How to live with meaninglessness: In and beyond Ada Agada’s consolationist metaphysics’ Aribiah Attoe and Victor Nweke ‘A philosophical reaction to the growing menace of language endangerment in Africa: A case study of the Igbo language’ Eleazu Osita Ibe ‘Are there any viable biologically realist theories of race left?’ Phila Msimang 15:15–15:45 Tea break 15:45–17:00 ‘Nihilism and pessimism in the perspective of consolation philosophy: The implication for interculturality’ Ada Agada ‘The semantics of surnames and the surnaming strategy’ André Bazzoni ‘Ontologically legitimated ableist language against disabled persons in African traditions’ Elvis Imafidon 17:30–19:30 Keynote Talk: ‘Naming and Necessity Revisited’ Saul Kripke Tuesday 15 August 2017 7:30–8:30 Registration and breakfast 8:30–9:45 ‘An inferential articulation of metaphorical assertions’ Richmond Kwesi ‘What is the explanatory content of Kripke’s causal theory?’ JP Smit ‘Moderate modal skepticism: Strengthening the skeptical argument with a pragmatic twist’ Lucia Martinengo 10:00–11:15 ‘The mixed-designation phenomenon and object-invoking expressions’ Murali Ramachandran ‘Destiny-in-a-case: Making sense of choice in the Yoruba conception of destiny’ Ashley Tshabalala ‘Defeasible modalities and modes of reasoning’ Arina Britz and Ivan Varzinczak 11:15–11:45 Tea break 11:45–13:00 ‘Wiredu and Lewis on the right modal logic’ David Martens ‘Who gets a place in person space?’ Simon Beck and Tony Oyowe ‘The limits of modal knowledge’ Rehan Visser 13:00–14:00 Lunch 14:00–15:15 ‘Is there an African logic?’ Lawrence Ogbo Ugwuanyi ‘Fiction and ontological independence’ Adetayo Alade ‘Threshold: Worlds and individuals’ Michael Omoge 15:15–15:45 Tea break 15:45–17:00 Epistemology of logic (title TBA) Romina Padro ‘Correctness, Conscience and Following a Rule’ Michael Losonsky ‘Kripke and the contingency of existence’ Michael Nelson Wednesday 16 August 2017 7:30–8:30 Registration and breakfast 8:30–9:45 ‘Inferentialism and the possibility of an African philosophy of language and logic’ Ryan Nefdt ‘The mechanics of accredited double-talk: Scientific consenses, non-evidential criteria, and professional referencing practices’ Helen Lauer 10:00–11:15 ‘What Is the essence of an essence?: Comparing Western and African metaphysics’ Thaddeus Metz ‘Problems for descriptivism’ Kyle Blumberg 11:15–11:45 Tea break 11:45–13:00 ‘Subjectivism, assertoric content, and disagreement’ Sara Packalén ‘On Kripke’s epistemic argument against descriptivism’ Eric Johannesson 13:00–14:00 Lunch Venues - Senate Room, second floor, East Wing, Solomon Mahlangu House (formerly Senate House) - Disability Rights Unit Boardroom, first floor, East Wing, Solomon Mahlangu (formerly Senate House) - Room RS 8, ground floor, Robert Sobukwe Block (formerly Central Block) - Room RS 3C, Philosophy Department Seminar Room, Robert Sobukwe Block (formerly Central Block) Registration is open for this conference. The full conference programme, registration details, and other information are available on the conference website: http://opencuny.org/cllm/ Contact: Dr Monique Whitaker, Associate Lecturer Department of Philosophy University of the Witwatersrand Rm 102, Robert Sobukwe Block Wits East Campus, Braamfontein Johannesburg, 2000 South Africa Email: monique.whita...@wits.ac.za __________________________________________________ InterPhil List Administration: https://interphil.polylog.org InterPhil List Archive: https://www.mail-archive.com/interphil@list.polylog.org/ __________________________________________________
