CFP: Reason, Intuition & Objects

Call for Papers

Traditionally, logic and mathematics have been considered exemplary cases of fields in which our knowledge is a priori.  Consequently, questions about the epistemological status and ontological import of logical and mathematical truths have recurred throughout the history of philosophy.  This is a call for papers dealing with questions of the epistemology and ontology of logic and related disciplines.  Themes of interest include: the nature of logic and mathematics, the nature of logical and mathematical knowledge, the relationship of logic to ontology, and the question of how our minds are able to think about and come to know logical and mathematical truths.  Papers from any tradition (continental, analytic, pragmatic) and from any perspective (problem-based, historical, and exegetical) are welcome.   However, ideal papers will address at least two of the following issues: logic, ontology, mind, epistemology, and will be thesis-driven in nature.  

Papers should be 10-15 pages (no more than 35 minutes reading time), include an abstract and be suitable for blind review, and be accompanied by a title page containing:

a.    Paper Title
b.    Author’s name
c.    Academic status and affiliation
d.    Contact information (preferably e-mail)

Please send electronic copies in Word or PDF format to Andrew Spear (make sure to write “Logic Conference” in the subject-line).  

Submission Deadline: Friday August 3, 2007

For Information, Please Contact Andrew Spear or Amanda Hicks, or visit the Conference Web-Site.

Sponsors: SUNY Buffalo Graduate Philosophical Association; SUNY at Buffalo Philosophy Department; C.S. Peirce Professorship in American Philosophy.