International Conference

26th to 28th March 2012University of Bonn

Prospects for a

New Realism

SPE A K ER S IN FO

Jovan Babić University of Belgrade

Akeel Bilgrami Columbia University, New York

Paul Boghossian New York University

Petar Bojanić University of Belgrade

Mario De Caro University Roma Tre

Maurizio Ferraris University of Turin

Markus Gabriel University of Bonn

Werner Gephart University of Bonn

Lewis Gordon Temple University, Philadelphia

Susan Haack University of Miami

Andrea Kern University of Leipzig

Diego Marconi University of Turin

Stefano Poggi University of Florence

Hilary Putnam Harvard University

John R. Searle University of California, Berkeley

Pirmin Stekeler-Weithofer University of Leipzig

Dieter Sturma University of Bonn

Venue

University of Bonn Aula Am Hof 1, 53113 Bonn

Contact

Dr. Stephan Zimmermann, Stephan.Zimmermann@uni-bonn.de

www.new-realism.de

Participating Institutions

Organized by

With generous financial support by the

Lehrstuhl für Erkenntnistheorie, Philosophie der Neuzeit und Gegenwart Prof. Dr. Markus Gabriel

Laboratorio di Ontologia

Institute for Philosophyand Social Theory Belgrade

Società Italiana di Filosofia Analitica

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Prof. Dr. Markus Gabriel Lehrstuhl für Erkenntnistheorie,

Philosophie der Neuzeit und

Gegenwart

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D-53113 Bonn

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E-Mail: GabrielM@uni-bonn.de

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Monday, 26th March

PR O G R A M

Tuesday, 27th March Wednesday, 28th March

09:00 – 09:15

IntroductionMarkus Gabriel, University of Bonn

Moderation: Markus Gabriel

09:15 – 10:30

The Unity of Reality. Why We Live in One World at MostJohn R. Searle, University of California, Berkeley

10:30 – 11:30

Knowledge and the Possibility of ErrorAndrea Kern, University of Leipzig

11:30 – 11:45 Coffee Break

11:45 – 12:45

The Reach of RealismAkeel Bilgram, Columbia University, New York

12:45 – 14:30 Lunch Break

Moderation: Andreas Speer

14:30 – 15:30

Analyses of Legal Cultures as New Legal RealismWerner Gephart, University of Bonn

15:30 – 15:45 Coffee Break

15:45 – 16:45

A Realistic Concept of Knowledge. Hegel’s Overcoming of Skepticism and Subjective IdealismPirmin Stekeler-Weithofer, University of Leipzig

Moderation: Christoph Horn

09:00 – 10:00

The Pluralistic Universe of Innocent RealismSusan Haack, University of Miami

10:00 – 11:00

Minimal RealismDiego Marconi, University of Turin

11:00 – 11:15 Coffee Break

11:15 – 12:15

For Reality’s Sake: Teleological Suspensions of Disciplinary DecadenceLewis Gorden, Temple University Philadelphia

12:15 – 14:15 Lunch Break

Moderation: Louis Assier-Andrieu

14:15 – 15:15

Naturalism and Moral RealismDieter Sturma, University of Bonn

15:15 – 16:15

What is New in New Realism?Maurizio Ferraris, University of Turin

16:15 – 16:30 Coffee Break

16:30 – 17:30

Real InstitutionPetar Bojanić/Prof. Dr. Jovan Babić, University of Belgrade

Moderation: Pirmin Stekeler-Weithofer

09:00 – 10:00

Realism and RelativismPaul Boghossian, New York University

10:00 – 11:00

Ontological Realism, Meta-Metaphysical Nihilism, and the Argument from FacticityMarkus Gabriel, University of Bonn

11:00 – 11:15 Coffee Break

11:15 – 12:15

Scientific Realism and Common Sense RealismMario De Caro, University Roma Tre

12:15 – 14:15 Lunch Break

Moderation: Theo Kobusch

14:15 – 15:15

Overcoming Naturalism: Toward a New Realism in Abstract Art?Stefano Poggi, University of Florence

15:15 – 15:30 Coffee Break

15:30 – 16:45 Why Realism MattersHilary Putnam, Harvard University(via video conference)