*P E R S O N S B Y C O N V E N T I O N* December 16 - 18, The University of Sydney
Some things in the 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. Persons by Convention will be directly followed by the conference, Contingency in Metaphysics<http://homepage.mac.com/centre.for.time/KristieMiller/Kristie/Conferences.html> . *Speakers:* David Braddon-Mitchell (Sydney) Brian Garrett (ANU) Jenann Ismael (U of Arizona/Sydney) Catriona Mackenzie (Macquarie) Kristie Miller (Sydney) Denis Robinson (U of Auckland) Carol Rovane (Columbia) David Shoemaker (BGSU) Caroline West (Sydney) *CLICK HERE FOR REGISTRATION AND MORE INFORMATION*<http://web.mac.com/slezak/Persons_by_Convention/Home.html> For inquiries, email Michael Slezak: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://web.mac.com/slezak/Persons_by_Convention/Home.html
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