The History of Necessity workshop

Details of conference in the Philosophy Department of Leeds May 2012

THE HISTORY OF NECESSITY

Thursday May 17

1.00-2.30      Adriane Rini (Massey University)

Aristotle on the Necessity of the Conclusion

 2.45-4.15       David Efird (University of York)

Theological Idealism About Possible Worlds

4.30-6.00      Jessica Leech (King's College, Cambridge)

Kantian Modality and Kant's Modality

Friday May 18

1.00-2.30      Max Cresswell (Victoria University of Wellington)

Carnap's Modal Logic

2.45-4.15       John Divers (University of Leeds)

Quine's Skepticism about Modality De Re

Further details re registration etc.in due course. Please address any preliminary enquiries or expressions of interest to John Divers (j.divers@leeds.ac.uk).

Location

University of Leeds, Baines Wing, BG 36

Cost

TBC

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