[MaFLA] Konferenciafelhívás: "Knockdown arguments"

[István Danka]

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Hadd hívjam fel a figyelmüket az alábbi online eseményre, melyre előadókat
várunk október 15-ei jelentkezési határidővel.

Üdvözlettel:
Danka István
BME FTT



Workshop on 'Knockdown arguments'
Call for abstracts


Venue: your armchair (i.e., fully online)
Date: 16th of December 2022
Time zone: GMT+1
Registration fee: not applicable


Many argue that in philosophy, there are no knockdown arguments (most
notably, D. Lewis and P. Van Inwagen), while others challenge this claim
(most recently, B. Frances). There are, however, decisive arguments in
science, at least in the pragmatic sense that those arguments are accepted
by the majority of experts (N. Ballantyne). In this pragmatic sense, there
is almost no decisive argument in philosophy though (Bourget-Chalmers).
What is the ground for this difference between the two fields of research?
A lack of empirical evidence in philosophy, or a lack of philosophical
rigour in science? Or something else?

What makes an argument 'knockdown' or decisive in philosophical and
scientific contexts? On what pillars the decisiveness of an argument rests?
Does decisiveness consist of forcing logical conclusiveness, persuasive
rhetorical power, or a consensus of experts on the matter? Does it consist
of intuitive insights or coherence with already accepted beliefs? Or maybe
a combination of any, or all, of these?

In the workshop titled 'Knockdown arguments', we aim to encourage an
online, interactive, conversation-oriented discourse. We warmly welcome
proposals of 15-20min presentations with a fully theoretical focus drawn
from a perspective of any relevant approach from the philosophy of science
to argumentation theory and beyond, as well as case studies from the
history of decisive arguments in any field, as long as the analyses of
particular cases have a clear consequence for the wider aim of the
investigation.

The workshop is planned to be fully online, so no registration, travel,
accommodation, or any other costs apply other than your access to the
internet and coffee of your own.


Please send your abstract of 2-300 words to

Alexandra Karakas (karakas.alexandra at filozofia.bme.hu) and
István Danka (danka.istvan at filozofia.bme.hu).


Submission deadline: 15th of October
Notification of acceptance: 4th of November


Organisers:

'Measures of Rationality' Research Group
Department of Philosophy and History of Science
Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Hungary

'Value-Polarizations in Science' Research Group
Institute of Philosophy, Hungarian Academy of Sciences
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