The metaphysics of causality, causal powers and dispositions
Monday, August 30, 2010.
An International workshop at the Department of Behavioural Sciences and Philosophy, University of Turku.
Lecture room 150, Publicum, Assistentinkatu 7.
Program:
9.30
Stephen Mumford (University of Nottingham):
Spoils to the Vector
10.45
Rani Lill Anjum (University of Nottingham & University of Oslo)
Causal production without necessitation
lunch
13.30
Panu Raatikainen (University of Helsinki):
Causal powers and reduction
14.20
Jussi Jylkkä (University of Turku):
Categoricalism, dispositionalism and the question of intrinsic nature
15.10
Markku Keinänen (University of Turku):
Natural kinds of powerful particulars
espresso
16.10
Valtteri Viljanen (University of Turku):
Aristotelians, Spinoza, Leibniz, and the two paths to intrinsic power
17.00
Jani Hakkarainen (University of Tampere):
Why does Hume think that power is unknown?
17.50
Closing
Welcome!
The workshop is organized by the Academy of Finland research project "Tropes, change and dispositional essentialism".
Further information: Markku Keinänen, markku.keinanen[at]utu.fi