This conference is organised by the ERC Advanced Grant Project "The Emergence of Relativism" and will take place between September 21st and September 23rd at the University of Vienna. The organisers are Martin Kusch,. Natalie Ashton, Katharina Sodoma and Robin McKenna. It will take a systematic look at and re-evaluation of various forms of relativism. The conference is split into five strands:
1. Historicism Today
2. Relativism and Politics
3. Sociologism Revisited
4. Psychologism and Naturalism in Logic and Epistemology
5. New Relativisms, New Data
All of the talks will be in Hörsaal 2G at the NIG. For accessibility information please see here (this is for a different event, but the same information still applies, including contact details). For a map with suggestions for lunch see here.
Here is a programme. For a full version of the programme including abstracts please see here.
Day One (September 21st):
9:00-9:05 Opening Words
Session 1: Historicism Today
9:05-10:20 Kristin Gjesdal (Temple): “The Hermeneutic Response to Relativism: A Critical Review of Gadamer’s Contribution”
10:20-11:35 Katherina Kinzel (Vienna): "Historical Representation. Narratives, Metaphors and Models"
Coffee Break
11:50-13:05 Aviezer Tucker (Harvard): Historicisms Today
Lunch Break
Session 2: Relativism and Politics
14:30-15:45 Natalie Ashton (Vienna): “Relativising Epistemic Advantage”
15:45-17:00 Maria Baghramian (UCD): “The Politics of Relativism”
Coffee Break
17:15:18:30 Johannes Steizinger (Vienna): “The Charge of Relativism. The Significance of Political Motifs”
Day Two (September 22nd):
Session 3: Sociologism Revisited
10:00-11:15 David Bloor (Edinburgh): “Sociologism and Relativism”
11:15-12:30 Martin Kusch (Vienna): “The Relativism of the Strong Programme Revisited”
Lunch Break
14:00-15:15 Paul Boghossian (New York): “Response to Bloor and Kusch"
Session 4: Psychologism and Naturalism in Logic and Epistemology
15:15-16:30 Catarina Dutilh Novaes & Herman Veluwenkamp (Groningen): “Reasoning Biases, Non-Monotonic Logics and Belief Revision”
Coffee Break
16:45-18:00 Hilary Kornblith (Massachusetts, Amherst): “Naturalism, Psychologism, Relativism”
Day Three (September 23th):
Session 4: Psychologism and Naturalism in Logic and Epistemology (contd.)
10:00-11:15 Michiel van Lambalgen (Amsterdam): “Taking Psychologism Seriously”
Session 5: New Relativisms, New Data
11:15-12:30 Delia Belleri (Vienna): “Contextualism and Relativism About Evidence Statements”
Coffee Break
14:00-15:15 Robin McKenna (Vienna): “Understanding, Humility and Relativism”
15:15-16:30 Alexandra Plakias (Hamilton): “Relativism: The Most Ecumenical Metaethics?”
Coffee Break
16:45-18:00 Edouard Machery (Pittsburgh): “Against Parochialism”
19:00 Conference Dinner (Rebhuhn)
1. Historicism Today
2. Relativism and Politics
3. Sociologism Revisited
4. Psychologism and Naturalism in Logic and Epistemology
5. New Relativisms, New Data
All of the talks will be in Hörsaal 2G at the NIG. For accessibility information please see here (this is for a different event, but the same information still applies, including contact details). For a map with suggestions for lunch see here.
Here is a programme. For a full version of the programme including abstracts please see here.
Day One (September 21st):
9:00-9:05 Opening Words
Session 1: Historicism Today
9:05-10:20 Kristin Gjesdal (Temple): “The Hermeneutic Response to Relativism: A Critical Review of Gadamer’s Contribution”
10:20-11:35 Katherina Kinzel (Vienna): "Historical Representation. Narratives, Metaphors and Models"
Coffee Break
11:50-13:05 Aviezer Tucker (Harvard): Historicisms Today
Lunch Break
Session 2: Relativism and Politics
14:30-15:45 Natalie Ashton (Vienna): “Relativising Epistemic Advantage”
15:45-17:00 Maria Baghramian (UCD): “The Politics of Relativism”
Coffee Break
17:15:18:30 Johannes Steizinger (Vienna): “The Charge of Relativism. The Significance of Political Motifs”
Day Two (September 22nd):
Session 3: Sociologism Revisited
10:00-11:15 David Bloor (Edinburgh): “Sociologism and Relativism”
11:15-12:30 Martin Kusch (Vienna): “The Relativism of the Strong Programme Revisited”
Lunch Break
14:00-15:15 Paul Boghossian (New York): “Response to Bloor and Kusch"
Session 4: Psychologism and Naturalism in Logic and Epistemology
15:15-16:30 Catarina Dutilh Novaes & Herman Veluwenkamp (Groningen): “Reasoning Biases, Non-Monotonic Logics and Belief Revision”
Coffee Break
16:45-18:00 Hilary Kornblith (Massachusetts, Amherst): “Naturalism, Psychologism, Relativism”
Day Three (September 23th):
Session 4: Psychologism and Naturalism in Logic and Epistemology (contd.)
10:00-11:15 Michiel van Lambalgen (Amsterdam): “Taking Psychologism Seriously”
Session 5: New Relativisms, New Data
11:15-12:30 Delia Belleri (Vienna): “Contextualism and Relativism About Evidence Statements”
Coffee Break
14:00-15:15 Robin McKenna (Vienna): “Understanding, Humility and Relativism”
15:15-16:30 Alexandra Plakias (Hamilton): “Relativism: The Most Ecumenical Metaethics?”
Coffee Break
16:45-18:00 Edouard Machery (Pittsburgh): “Against Parochialism”
19:00 Conference Dinner (Rebhuhn)
