Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin - Klassische Deutsche Philosophie

Metametaphysics –
On the Sense and Non-sense of Ontological Disputes

 

Research Colloquium

The research colloquium is a weekly event organised by members of both the project Metametaphysics and Thought Experiments, Counterfactual Conditionals and Philosophical Knowledge where we discuss selected papers of the current literature on both topics.

Venue: Room 3042b, main building of HU

Time: Tuesday, 10 AM to 1 PM

People interested in the topics are welcome to join, but are asked to send an email to metametagroup@gmail.com.

 

Date

Text(s) Chair
16.10.
  • Dorr & Hawthorne (MS): Naturalness
Catharine
23.10.
  • Fine (2010): Some Puzzles of Ground, in: Notre Dame Journal of Formal Logic 51/1, pp. 97-118
Catharine
30.10.
  • Schnieder (2011): A Logic for 'Because', in: The Review of Symbolic Logic, 4/3, pp. 445-465
Catharine
06.11.
  • Williamson (2007): Knowledge of Metaphysical Modality, in: Williamson: The Philosophy of Philosophy, pp. 134-178
Daniel
13.11.
  • Williamson (2007): Thought Experiments, in: Williamson: The Philosophy of Philosophy, pp. 179-207
Daniel
20.11.

no session

 
27.11.

no session

 
04.12.
  • Malmgren (2011): Rationalism and the Content of Intuitive Judgements, in: Mind 120, pp. 263-327
Daniel
11.12.
  • Dohrn (MS)
Daniel
18.12.
  • Ichikawa & Jarvis (2009): Thought-experiment intuitions and truth in fiction, in: Philosophical Studies 142, pp. 221-246
  • Ichikawa (2009): Knowing the intuition and knowing the counterfactual, in: Philosophical Studies 145, pp. 435-443
Daniel
08.01.
  • Yablo (2006): Non-Catastrophic Presupposition Failure, in: Thomson & Byrne (eds.): Content and Modality. Themes from the Philosophy of Robert Stalnaker, pp. 164–190
Julia
15.01.
  • Yablo (2009): Must Existence-Questions have Answers?, in: Chalmers, Manley, Wasserman (eds.): Metametaphysics. New Essays on the Foundations of Ontology, pp. 507–525
Julia
22.01.
  • Zakkou (MS)
Julia
29.01.
  • Zakkou (MS)
Julia
05.02.
  • Dohrn & Rosefeldt (MS)
Daniel & Tobias