Ashley Atkins
Department of Philosophy, Western Michigan University
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Semantics: Mathematics or Psychology?

Princeton University, Sept 14-15, 2013
Organizers: James Martin and Ashley Atkins
Robertson Hall, Bowl 2, Woodrow Wilson School

Barbara Partee's classic paper, "Semantics: Mathematics or Psychology?" raised a question of central importance to the practice of semantics, but at a time when formal semantics was still in its infancy and when syntacticians in the Chomskyan tradition were not yet attempting to address foundational questions in semantics.

We're in a better position to address this question today. Formal semanticists and generative syntacticians have both made considerable progress over the past 30 years. This two-day conference will focus on revisiting the question "Semantics: Mathematics or Psychology?" in light of these advances.

Schedule

September 14, 2013
10:30-11:00: Breakfast
11:00-01:00: Anandi Hattiangadi: The Fundamentality of Intentionality
01:00-02:00: Lunch
02:00-04:00: David Nicolas: Mass and Count
04:00-04:30: Coffee Break
04:30-06:30: Barbara Partee: Changing Perspectives on the "Mathematics or Psychology" Question
07:30: Dinner

September 15, 2013
9:30-10:00: Breakfast
10:00-12:00: Paul Egré: Moral Asymmetries and the Semantics of Many
12:00-01:00: Lunch
01:00-03:00: John Burgess: Episodes in the History of 'Semantics'
03:00-03:30: Coffee Break
03:30-05:30: Paul Pietroski: Church to Chomsky, Marr to Most
05:30-06:30: Cocktail Hour
7:00: Dinner
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