The Schedule International Conference on Williamson, Logic and Philosophy Organized by Department of Philosophy, Peking University Institute of Foreign Philosophy, Peking University Center of Analytic Philosophy, Peking University Funded by Program of Foreign Famous Expert Lecture, Peking University Creation Project of Graduate Education, Peking University Keynote Speaker: Professor Timothy Williamson (University of Oxford, UK) Invited Speakers: Professor Johan van Bentham (University of Amsterdam & Stanford University, Netherland) Professor CHEN Jiaming (Xiamen University, China) Professor Chung-ying Cheng (University of Hawaii at Manoa, USA) Professor Douglas Lackey (Baruch College & City University of New York, USA) Professor Osytein Linnebo (University of Oslo, Norway) Professor Nedad Miscevic (University of Maribor and Central European University, Croatia) October 16, 2015 8:30-9:00 Opening Session Chair: Professor Han Linhe 8:30-8:40, Professor Wang Bo (Director of Office of Social Science PKU, Head of Department of Philosophy, PKU): Welcome address 8:40-8:50, Ms. Jia Aiying (Graduate School, PKU): Address 8:50-8:55, Professor Chen Bo (Department of Philosophy, PKU): Organizer Address 8:55-9:20, Taking Photo together 9:20-10:20 Keynote Speech, one hour, including Chair: Professor Douglas Lackey (Baruch College & City University of New York, USA) 10:20-10:40, Tea Break Professor Timothy Williamson (University of Oxford, UK): Abductive Philosophy 1
10:40-12:00, Invited Speeches, each speaker has 40 minutes, including the time for question and reply Chair: Professor Max Deutsch (The University of Hong Kong) Professor Johan van Bentham (University of Amsterdam & Stanford University): Talking about Knowledge Professor Chung-ying Cheng (University of Hawaii at Manoa, USA): From Knowledge First to Unity of Knowledge, Belief and Action 12:00-14:00 Lunch Break, Conference Place Philosophy Group October 16, 2015 14:00-15:30, Presentation and Discussion, each speaker has 30 minutes, including Chair: Professor Nedad Miscevic (University of Maribor and Central European University, Croatia) Professor Max Deutsch (The University of Hong Kong): Arguments, Intuitions, and Philosophical Cases: A Note on a Metaphilosophical Dialectic Professor Feng Ye (Capital Normal University, China): What Intuitions Are Available to Naturalism? Dr. Xu Zhaoqing (Sichuan University, China): Williamson s Challenges to the A Priori-A Posteriori Distinction 15:30-15:50, Tea Break 15:50-17:50, Presentation and Discussion, each speaker has 30 minutes, including Chair: Professor Jiang Yi (Beijing Normal University, China) Professor Michael Nelson (UC-Riverside, USA): Contingent Existents Professor Richard Hou and Mr. Ming-Yuan Hsiao (Chung Cheng University, Taiwan): How to think about an external-world-knowledge sceptical argument? Professor Nick Kroll (Franklin and Marshall College, USA): Trivializing Williamson s Modest Proposal Mr. Sameul Kampa (Fordham University, PhD Student): Williamson on Haecceities 18:00-20:00, Chinese Buffet, Beijing Post Conference Center 2
October 17, 2015 8:30-10:00, Presentation and Discussion, each speaker has 30 minutes, including Chair: Professor John Maier (Peking University, China) Professor Jennifer Nado (Lingnan University, Hong Kong): Knowledge Second Professor Masaki Ichinose (University of Tokyo, Japan): How to solve the problem of profligate causation Professor Tang Refeng (Chinese Academy of Social Science): Knowledge, Belief, and Justification 10:00-10:20, Tea Break 10:20-12:00, Presentation and Discussion, each speaker has 30 minutes, including Chair: Professor Masaki Ichinose (University of Tokyo, Japan) Professor Jiang Yi (Beijing Normal University, China): The Revival of Metaphysics and the New Understanding of Logic Dr. Paul Dimmock (Peking University, China): 'Chance, Fallibilism, and Paradox Professor Ren Huiming (Shandong University, China): Illusion and Epistemic Norm 12:00-14:00 Lunch Break 14:00-15:00, Presentation and Discussion, each speaker has 30 minutes, including Chair: Professor Ye Chuang (Peking University, China) Andrea Altibrando (JSPS-Research Fellow at the Hokkaido University, Italy): The Limits of Self-Knowledge Mr. Tinghao Wang (Lingnan University, Hong Kong, Graduate): The Experimental Critique and Philosophical Practice Logic Group: October 16, 2015 14:00-15:30, Presentation and Discussion, each speaker has 30 minutes, including Chair: Professor Tomoyuki Yamada (Hokkaido University, Japan) Professor Dan Marshall (Lingnan University, Hong Kong): Counterpart Theory and 3
the Problem of Actuality Professor Wen-fang WANG (Yang Ming University, Taiwan): Three-Valued Plurivaluationism of Vague Predicates Professor Yanjing WANG (Peking University): A Logic of Knowing How 15:30-15:50, Tea Break 15:50-17:50, Presentation and Discussion, each speaker has 30 minutes, including Chair: Professor Wen-fang WANG (Yang Ming University, Taiwan) Professor Roy Cook (University of Minnesota, USA): Necessity, Necessitism, and Numbers Professor Tomoyuki Yamada (University of Hokkaido University): Assertions and Commitments Professor Masaharu Mizumoto (Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology): Knowledge-First Semantics for Insensitive Invariantism and the Generalization of Knowledge-First Approach Dr. Zixin Luo (Xi an Jiaotong University, China) and Professor Yetao Liu (Yanshan University, China): Williamson s Anti-KK Argument October 17, 2015 8:30-10:00, Presentation and Discussion, each speaker has 30 minutes, including Chair: Professor Dan Marshall (Lingnan University, Hong Kong) Dr. Richard Dietz (University of Tokyo, Japan): Vagueness --Two Decades After Ms. Wang Hairuo (Peking University, China, PhD student) and Dr. Liu Jingxian (Liaoning University, China): Epistemicism and the Phenomenon of higherorder vagueness Dr. Nan Li (Dalian University of Technology, China): A Narrow-Target Fallibilism Solution to Phenomenal Sorites Paradoxes 10:00-10:20, Tea Break 10:20-12:00, Presentation and Discussion, each speaker has 30 minutes, including Chair: Professor Osytein Linnebo (University of Oslo, Norway) Professor Masashi Kasaki (Kyoto University): Knowledge, Evidence and Inference Professor Koji Nakatogawa and Ms. Satoru Hanada (Hokkaido University, Japan): Application of Substructurized Epistemic Logic to Two Wise Girls Puzzle: Rational Agent, Intention and Neighborhood Semantics 4
Mr. Jeremy Goodman (New York University, PhD student): Counting incompossibles 12:00-14:00 Lunch Break, Conference Place 14:00-15:00, Presentation and Discussion, each speaker has 30 minutes, including Chair: Professor Koji Nakatogawa (Hokkaido University, Japan Dr. YuGuo fei (Yunnan University, China): Should I change my mind when you disagree? Epistemic Rationality and Evidence Professor Chen Bo (Peking University, China): On Williamson s Argument about Bivalence 15:00-15:10 Short Tea Break Two groups meet together, attend four invited speeches. 15:10-16:30, Invited Speeches, each speaker has 40 minutes, including the time for question and reply Chair: Professor Michael Nelson (UC-Riverside, USA) Professor Douglas Lackey (Baruch College & City University of New York, USA): Williamson and Resurrection Professor Nedad Miscevic (University of Maribor and Central European University, Croatia): Tim Williamson on Pejoriatives and Their Semantic Status--A Critical Discussion 16:30-16:40, Short Tea Break 16:40-18:00, Invited Speeches, each speaker has 40 minutes, including the time for question and reply Chair: Professor Roy Cook Professor Chen Jiaming (Xiamen University, China): Knowledge First and the Space of Reasons Professor Osytein Linnebo (University of Oslo, Norway): Williamson on Absolute Generality 18:30-20:30, Reception banquet, Beijing Post Conference Center October 18, 2015 18:00-18:05, Professor Chen Bo (Peking University, China): Closing Address 5
Tour to Great Wall and Summer Palace 6