Modality, Laws and Causation Workshop
April 27 and 28, 2020
Simon Fraser University Department of Philosophy presents a conference on Modality, Laws and Causation. The workshop will be held online; please register on Eventbrite to obtain access.
Contact: Jennifer Wang (jwa265 [at] sfu.ca) or Holly Andersen (holly_andersen [at] sfu.ca)
Speakers:
- Holly Andersen (Simon Fraser University)
- Michael Bertrand (Ohio State University)
- Heather Demarest (University of Colorado-Boulder)
- Nina Emery (Mount Holyoke College)
- Michael Miller (University of Toronto)
- Erica Shumener (University of Pittsburgh)
- Peter Tan (Middlebury College)
- Jennifer Wang (Simon Fraser University)
- Alistair Wilson (University of Birmingham)
Register
Register for online access
Instructions for participating our workshop
Register on Eventbrite to get the Zoom link (password-protected).
Log on with your real first and last names.
Please keep audio off during talks, and only turn on during Q&A if you are called on.
Click on “chat” to monitor chatroom during sessions.
Q&A protocol: There will be a managed queue. Participants will be asked to privately message the moderator to be added to the queue.
Breakout room protocol: Because only Zoom hosts can create breakout rooms during a meeting, participants should notify the hosts by private message if they would like to suggest a breakout room for themselves and interested parties on breaks. Those in a breakout room can then return to the main workshop meeting at any time.
| Monday | |
|---|---|
| 9:15 – 9:30am | Introduction and Welcome |
| 9:30 – 10:30am | Al Wilson, “Counterpossible Dependence in Physics” [pdf download below] | moderator Jenn Wang |
| 10:45 – 11:45am | Holly Andersen, “Lebesgue Necessity” | moderator Jenn Wang |
| 11:45am – 12:45pm | Virtual lunch (open to everyone) |
| 12:45 – 1:45pm | Michael Bertrand, “Two Concepts of Metaphysical Grounding” | moderator David Rattray |
| 2:00 – 3:00pm | Jenn Wang, “Are There Fundamental Individuals?” | moderator David Rattray |
| 3:15 – 4:15pm | Heather Demarest, “Relativistic Causation” | moderator David Rattray |
| 4:15 – 5:15pm | Virtual happy hour (open to everyone) |
AWilson_Modality_counterpossiblereasoninginphysics v11.pdfAl Wilson: Counterpossible Dependence in Physics
| Tuesday | |
|---|---|
| 9:15 – 9:30am | Logistical check-in |
| 9:30 – 10:30am | Michael Miller, “Laws and Precision” | moderator Holly Andersen |
| 10:45 – 11:45am | Erica Shumener, “Are Laws of Nature Intrinsic to the Universe?” | moderator Holly Andersen |
| 11:45am – 12:45pm | Virtual lunch (open to everyone) |
| 12:45 – 1:45pm | Peter Tan, “Ceteris Paribus Laws and Physical Impossibility” | moderator David Rattray |
| 2:00 – 3:00pm | Nina Emery, “The Governing Conception of Laws” (pre-read: download here) | moderator David Rattray |
| 3:00 – 4:00pm | Virtual happy hour (open to everyone) |
Instructions for participating our workshop
Zoom Basic User Guide: https://assets.zoom.us/docs/user-guides/meeting-control-digital-signage.png
Register on Eventbrite to get the Zoom link (password-protected).
Log on with your real first and last names.
Please keep audio off during talks, and only turn on during Q&A if you are called on.
Click on “chat” to monitor chatroom during sessions.
Q&A protocol: There will be a managed queue. Participants will be asked to privately message the moderator to be added to the queue.
Breakout room protocol: Because only Zoom hosts can create breakout rooms during a meeting, participants should notify the hosts by private message if they would like to suggest a breakout room for themselves and interested parties on breaks. Those in a breakout room can then return to the main workshop meeting at any time.
Image credit: detail from Paul Klee: Red Balloon / Public domain
