Nature and its Classification
As part of a three year AHRC funded Metaphysics of Science project investigating the closely-related topics of causation, laws, dispositions and natural kinds, the universities of Birmingham, Bristol and Nottingham invite paper submissions for the international conference “Nature and its Classification”. The broad topic of the conference is natural kinds as they appear across the literature in metaphysics, philosophy of […]
As part of a three year AHRC funded Metaphysics of Science project investigating the closely-related topics of causation, laws, dispositions and natural kinds, the universities of Birmingham, Bristol and Nottingham invite paper submissions for the international conference “Nature and its Classification”. The broad topic of the conference is natural kinds as they appear across the literature in metaphysics, philosophy of science, philosophy of language and philosophy of mind.
We are also pleased to announce the following featured keynote speakers:
Alexander Bird
Richard Boyd
John Dupré
Paul Griffiths
Joseph LaPorte
Ruth Millikan
Jonathan Schaffer
Further information on the Metaphysics of Science project can be found at: www.bristol.ac.uk/metaphysicsofscience
Contacts:
Dr. Francis Longworth
Nigel Leary
Department of Philosophy
University of Birmingham
f.longworth@bham.ac.uk
nigelleary@hotmail.com
