“Themes from Travis: Language, Perception and the Early Analytic Legacy”

Data: 29 de Junho - 1 de Julho de 2012

 University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK

The aim of this conference is to explore the consequences of Charles
Travis’s position for the possibility of systematic theoretical
investigation into human psychology and linguistic understanding. In
particular, our intention is to open up a forum for debate and
discussion of the current status of Travis’s work in relation to those
issues upon which his ideas have exerted the most influence, such as the
semantics-pragmatics interface, perceptual disjunctivism, and (more
generally) theories of representational content, each of which have come
to dominate current research in analytic philosophy.

The conference will bring together a group of distinguished philosophers
who have engaged directly with Travis’s work over the years.

Keynote speakers are:

John Collins (UEA)
Mark Kalderon (UCL)
Guy Longworth (Warwick)
Michael Martin (UCL)
Marie McGinn (UEA)
Francois Recanati (Institute Jean Nicod)
Peter Sullivan (Stirling)
Charles Travis (KCL)
Joan Weiner (Indiana)

Programme

29/06/12

Mark Kalderon (UCL) – “Experiential Pluralism and the Power of Perception”
John Collins (UEA) – “Perceiving Language: Issues between Travis and Chomsky”
Michael Martin (UCL) – TBA

30/06/12

Guy Longworth (Warwick) – “Something about John L. Austin”
Francois Recanati (Institute Jean Nicod) – “Semantic Reference and Speaker’s Reference”
Charles Travis (KCL) – “Thread By Thread”

Including: Young Researchers Session (Alex Davies, Michael O’Sullivan)

01/07/12

Marie McGinn (UEA) – “Travis versus McDowell and Wright on Wittgenstein and Rule Following”
Peter Sullivan (Stirling) – TBA
Joan Weiner (Indiana) – “Frege, Benacerraf and the Beast of Reality”

Including: Round-Table Session with Mark Kaplan, Anna Bergqvist, Oskari Kuusela, Nat Hansen and others

This will be the first conference aimed explicitly at investigating
Travis’s unique contribution to contemporary philosophy, and we believe
that it will provide an essential opportunity for postgraduates and
established academics alike to share views and to take part in direct
discussion with Charles Travis and other leading figures in the field.

This conference is made possible by the generous support from Mind
Association, The Aristotelian Society and UEA School of Philosophy.

Conference organisers:

Alun Davies
Tamara Dobler
Ben Walker