Ideal of Proof Seminar

Thursday, January 22nd (ENS, 45 rue d'Ulm,75005. Salle Dussane).

-Session I (9:00--10:25): Mattia Petrolo (IP Fellow),
``Ideal proofs and logical constructivity: From intuitionistic to classical logic''
-Session II (10:30--11:55): Renaud Chorlay (IP Fellow),
``Ways out of the Grey''
-Session III (13:15--14:40): Paola Cantu (IP Fellow),
``Ideal numbers and magnitudes: a matter of degree?''
-Session IV (14:45--16:10): Andrei Rodin (IP Fellow),
``How Mathematical Concepts Get Their Bodies: The example of Forcing''
-Session V (16:15--17:45): Agustin Rayo (IP visitor),
``Towards a Trivialist Account of Mathematics'' *

Agustin Rayo (updated)

Agustin Rayo is going to give a series of lectures at the ENS : "On Possibility and Content".
Dates and venue :
- mercredi 7, 10h à 12h, salle de réunion IJN-LSCP (au 29 rue d'Ulm, 75005 Paris)
-mardi 13, 10h à 12h, salle Weil (au programme: 'Broad Content')
-mercredi 21, 10h à 12h, salle de réunion IJN/LSCP, 29, rue d'Ulm.
-mardi 27, 10h à 12h, salle Weil

Abstract:
The seminar will be on possibility and content. I will argue that these two notions are closely related, and cannot be understood independently of one another. The core idea can be stated simply: to describe a sentence's truth-conditions is to explain how the world must be in order for the truth-conditions to be satisfied. But it has far reaching consequences. I will argue that it can help address puzzles in modal epistemology, ontology and vagueness.
The seminar will draw on material from a book manuscript I am working
on, which is based on the following papers:
A account of possibility
A actualist's Guide to quantifying in
On specifying truth-conditions
Vague Representation
For a more user-friendly introduction to some of the main themes of
the seminar, I recommend:
Succes by default ?

Paul McCallion

Le 12 janvier 2009, le séminaire Philmath accueillera Paul McCallion (Philosophie, Université de St Andrews): "The Ontology of Formalism". IHPST, Grande Salle, 17h30-19h30.

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REPHA - (CFP)

Je signale la naissance de la Revue Etudiante de Philosophie Analytique, une revue francophone de philosophie avec comité de lecture. Le site de la revue, est déjà en place à l'adresse suivante : www.repha.fr/. La revue encourage les contributions d'étudiants. Premier numéro prévu vers mars 2009.
L'appel à contribution est ici.