International Workshop
Freedom and Determinism
Department of Philosophy , University of Cologne
Richard-Strauss-Str. 2 (Room 1.A13), 50931 Köln, Germany
Oct 04 - Oct 05, 2018
This workshop is organised by Andreas Hüttemann and Christian Loew, as an event of the DFG-Research-Group "Inductive Metaphysics" (FOR 2495).
Freedom and Determinism
Department of Philosophy , University of Cologne
Richard-Strauss-Str. 2 (Room 1.A13), 50931 Köln, Germany
Oct 04 - Oct 05, 2018
This workshop is organised by Andreas Hüttemann and Christian Loew, as an event of the DFG-Research-Group "Inductive Metaphysics" (FOR 2495).
Description
The workshop is dedicated to recent work on the problem of free will, in particular the compatibility between freedom and determinism.
The workshop is dedicated to recent work on the problem of free will, in particular the compatibility between freedom and determinism.
Speakers
- Randolph Clarke
- Nadine Elzein
- Alexander Gebharter
- Kristin M. Mickelson
- Seth Shabo
- Maria Svedberg
- Kadri Vihvelin
Program
Thursday, Oct 04
|
09:30 - 10:45
11:00 - 12:15 12:15 - 01:45 01:45 - 03:00 03:15 - 04:30 04:45 - 06:00 07:00 |
Nadine Elzein: “Free Choice, Luck and Chancy Processes”
Seth Shabo: “Undetermined Choices and Normative Expectations: An Argument Against Libertarianism” lunch Christian Loew: “Are we Free to Make the Laws?” Maria Svedberg: “Compatibilist Abilities” Kadri Vihvelin: “Ability and Possibility: Impossible Attempts and Attempting the Impossible” Conference dinner at “Café Feynsinn,” Rathenaupl. 7, 50674 Köln (http://www.cafe-feynsinn.de/). |
Friday, Oct 05
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10:00 - 11:15
11:30 - 12:45 12:45 - 02:00 02:00 - 03:15 |
Randolph Clarke: “Free Will and Abilities to Act”
Kristin Mickelson: “Motte and Bailey Incompatibilism” lunch Alexander Gebharter: “Free Will, Control, and the Possibility to do otherwise from a Causal Modeler’s Perspective” |
Registration and Travel Expenses
Everybody is welcome, but please send a short email to cloew@uni-koeln.de to let us know you are coming.
Refunds of travel expenses (up to 250 Euros) are possible for a limited number of graduate students and advanced undergraduates. If you are interested, please send a CV and a very short (one paragraph) expression of interest to cloew@uni-koeln.de.
Everybody is welcome, but please send a short email to cloew@uni-koeln.de to let us know you are coming.
Refunds of travel expenses (up to 250 Euros) are possible for a limited number of graduate students and advanced undergraduates. If you are interested, please send a CV and a very short (one paragraph) expression of interest to cloew@uni-koeln.de.