The deadline for this call for papers has passed.
Fabrice Correia and Benjamin Schnieder, together with the research groups phlox and eidos, invite submissions on grounding and non-causal explanation for the conference Because II. The conference is a follow-up to Because, which took place in Geneva in 2008. Invited speakers are:
- Kit Fine (keynote lecture).
- Paul Audi
- Ross Cameron
- Chris Daly
- Carrie Jenkins
- Stephen Yablo
Issues that may be addressed include, but are not limited to:
- Accounts of Grounding
- Varieties of Non-causal Explanations
- The Semantics of ‘Because’
- Applications of Notions of Grounding and Non-causal Explanation (e.g. in the Debates on Dependence, Truthmaking, Constitution)
- General Issues About Explanation
Submissions should consist of longer abstracts, not exceeding 1.000 words. The abstract should outline the topic and the main arguments of the paper. The deadline for submissions is the 6th of June 2010. Notifications of acceptance will be sent out by the 4th of July 2010. From the submissions, six papers will be selected for the conference. The accepted papers should be made available (through the conference webpage) to all participants two weeks before the conference. Presentations should not take longer than 40 minutes.
Phlox will provide accommodation for the selected speakers; additionally, they will receive a moderate travel grant.
Submissions should be sent to: justbecause (at) gmx (dot) de.
A pdf version of the Call for Papers can be downloaded here.
