The
Concept of Example
May
22-25, 2020
Ascea,
Italy
~call
for papers~
The
question ”Are There Counterexamples to Aesthetic Theories of Art?”,
raised by Nick Zangwill (JAAC, 2002), hasn’t made deep marks, and
we invite proper analyses, expansions and interpretations. A
counterexample is after all just an example and examples are legion
as are samples, instances, cases, and so on, but what exactly is the
logic of ‘example’? What’s the matter with examples? Do
examples matter? Examples are deployed in many ways, e.g. to confirm,
support, disconfirm, explain, clarify, illustrate, teach, and more.
Do they? If they do, how is that? Why are examples taken to be so
consequential? Why so prominent in practically speaking all the
sciences, human and natural? If a thing (person, work, event, or
other) is unique, how could it be an example of something? If it is
“one of a kind”, what is the kind? This call is for fresh and
detailed examinations of the logic of the concept of ‘example’.
The
Xth
International Wassard Elea Symposium
is dedicated to investigation of this most frequent element in
reasoning. We seek to engage philosophers and scholars in a
conceptual analysis of what it means to be an example (good, bad,
irrelevant, paradigm, etc.).
Wassard
Elea
invites philosophers and aestheticians to submit papers on the topic
of this year’s theme. Sessions of 90 min. include speaker,
commentator and open discussion (40/20/30). Participants whose papers
are accepted are expected to also prepare a commentary on another
presentation at the meeting. All suitable contributions are published
in our journal, Wassard
Elea Rivista.
Inquiries
are welcome.
Full papers (attached in format: word) should be sent directly to
organizers: Prof. Lars Aagaard-Mogensen, Italy:
wassardelea@gmail.com,
or Prof. Jane Forsey, University of Winnipeg, Canada:
j.forsey@uwinnipeg.ca.
Deadline
for submissions: February 15, 2020.
There
is no registration fee; participants will receive details about base
rate accommodations in due course.
Wassard
Elea
Refugium
for writers, artists, composers, and scholars in Southern Italy
Wassardelea.blogspot.it
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