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From: Peter Verdée
International conference @ UCLouvain, Belgium, funded by FNRS
Second instalment of the conference ExLog (first one: ExLog19
https://sites.google.com/view/exlog2019)
In memory of Mike Dunn (1941-2021)
Website
https://cefises.be/misexinf/exlog2022
Dates and place
12-14 July 2022, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Invited speakers (some in-person, some online)
Singa Behrens (Hamburg University)
Hannes Leitgeb (LMU Munich),
Francesca Poggiolesi (CNRS, IHPST, Paris),
Stephan Krämer (Hamburg University),
Jon Litland (University of Texas, Austin),
Andrew Tedder (RUB, Bochum),
Martin Pleitz (independent scholar),
Ed Mares (Victoria University of Wellington),
Joke Meheus (Ghent University)
Topics
The topic of the conference is the relation between explanation,
relevance, and logic. More specific topics include:
logics of explanation,
explanatory relevance,
relevance logic,
grounding,
truthmaker semantics,
explanatory proofs,
hyperintensionality,
analytic implication,
logics for connectors like “because”,
etc.
The central topics may be approached from a purely logical, philosophy
of science, epistemological, linguistic or metaphysical perspective.
We are open to receiving technical, conceptual, and historical
contributions.
Mode
Hybrid mode with a mix of online and in-person talks (but the more
in-person talks the better)
Length of talks
Invited speakers give talks of 75 minutes, discussion included. Other
speakers give talks of 45 minutes, discussion included.
Submissions
Submitted abstracts are in English and between 500 and 1500 words.
Young researchers (PhD students or recent PhDs) and researchers of
underrepresented communities are particularly encouraged to submit an
abstract.
Submit abstracts in pdf format as the attachment of an e-mail to
peter....@uclouvain.be mentioning [EXLOG] in the subject line.
Important dates
Deadline for submissions: 15/5/2022
Notification of acceptance: 1/6/2022
Organizers
Peter Verdee
Pierre Saint Germier
Pilar Terres
Joao Daniel Dantas