PERSONS BY CONVENTION
The University of Sydney, December 16-18 2008.
http://web.mac.com/slezak/Persons_by_Convention/Home.html
Some things in world are perfectly real, but not perhaps instances of
natural kinds. Corporations, nations, swimming pools are all rightly
so called because of sets of conventional practices in which they are
involved. Could persons fall into this category? In the last decade or
so a number of theorists have argued so. This conference focuses on
the state of this debate—both exploring new ways to make sense of the
idea, and new stumbling blocks to its progress.
Speakers include:
David Braddon-Mitchell (Sydney)
Brian Garrett (ANU)
Mark Johnston (Princeton)
Sarah-Jane Leslie (Princeton)
Catriona Mackenzie (Macquarie)
Kristie Miller (Sydney)
Denis Robinson (Aukland)
Carol Rovane (Columbia)
David Shoemaker (BGSU)
Caroline West (Sydney)
Registrations will open shortly. For more information see
http://web.mac.com/slezak/Persons_by_Convention/Home.html or email
Michael Slezak at m.slezak@usyd.edu.au .