>From: Antony Duff <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Workshop on 'Nominalizations and Abstract Objects' , 24 October
>Date: Sat, 27 Sep 2003 14:20:58 +0100
>
>
>Announcement of Workshop 'Nominalizations and Abstract Objects'
>Friday, October 24, Stirling University
>
>organizer:Friederike Moltmann ([log in to unmask])
>
>General Description:
>Nominalizations (such as 'wisdom', 'laughter' or 'the fact that it is
>raining') involve a process by which a nonreferential expression
>is turned into an expression that is usable as a singular term standing
>for an object -- generally an abstract or derived object. The semantics
>of nominalizations seems to lead to a proliferation of such objects,
>however, which challenges various ontological views and raises many
>philosophical concerns. To address the problem of nominalizations
>properly, though, purely ontological considerations need to be
>complemented by detailed linguistic analyses. This workshop will bring
>together scholars working on nominalizations and / or abstract objects
>with a linguistic or a philosophical background for a much needed
>interchange of perspectives.
>
>Preliminary Program:
>
>9.30-10.00: coffee
>10.00-10.30: Friederike Moltmann (University fo Stirling)
> 'Nominalizations and Abstract Objects: Some General Remarks'
>10.30-11.45: Dory Scaltsas (Uiversity of Edinburgh):
> 'Sharing a Property'.
>11.45-12.00: coffee break
>12.00-1.15: Benjamin Schnieder (University of Hamburg):
> 'Talking about Properties'
>1.15-2.30: lunch break (lunch provided)
>2.30-3.45: Jacquez Jayez (University of Lyon):
> 'Life without Proxies'
>3.45-4.00: coffee break
>4.00-5.15: Philip Percival (University of Glasgow):
> 'Bare Possibilia: Possible and Actual'
>
>location: Iris Murdoch Building, Stirling University, Room TBA
>registration fee: £ 15
>registration deadline: October 17
>Please send cheque made out to 'University of Stirling' to:
>Yvonne McClymont ([log in to unmask])
>Department of Philosophy
>University of Stirling
>Stirling, FK9 4LA
>
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