Rethinking Metaphysics
Workshop and discussions on Prof Amie Thomasson's new book, "Rethinking Metaphysics"
A workshop on Amie Thomasson's new book, Rethinking Metaphysics, on Friday May 2 and Saturday May 3.
Invited discussants:
- Gideon Rosen (Princeton)
- Arc Kocurek (UCSD)
- Jessica Heine (MIT)
- Alejandro Pérez Carballo (UMass-Amherst)
Friday May 2: Leslie Center Seminar Room
9:45: General welcoming remarks, David Plunkett and Amie Thomasson
10:00-11:00: General remarks by Arc Kocurek and Jessica Heine (10-15 min each), with 5-10min response by Amie Thomasson, then Q+A
11:30-12:30 General remarks by 2 commentators (Gideon Rosen and Alejandro Pérez Carballo) (10- 15 min each), with 5-10min response by Amie Thomasson, then Q+A
BREAK
2:30-4: Chapters 1-5
Saturday May 3: Leslie Center Seminar Room
10:00-11:30 Chapters 6-7
BREAK
1:30-3:30: Chapters 8-10
4:00-5:00: Concluding reflections, general discussion
Organized by David Plunkett. Funded by the 天美麻豆 Philosophy Department and the Leslie Center for the Humanities
Note: copies of the book available for order from OUP, or on OUP online. Link to 天美麻豆 Library OUP online:
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