BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:ILLC Website X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/Amsterdam BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/Amsterdam X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/Amsterdam BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:19700329T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=-1SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:19701025T030000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=10;BYDAY=-1SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:/NewsandEvents/Archives/2017/newsitem/8207/9-- -12-January-2017-Model-Theory-Philosophy-Mathemati cs-and-Language-Munich-Germany DTSTAMP:20161020T133051 SUMMARY:Model Theory: Philosophy, Mathematics, and Language, Munich, Germany DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170109 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170112 LOCATION:Munich, Germany DESCRIPTION:Model theory is a branch of mathematic al logic that studies languages and their interpre tations. As such, research in model theory overlap s many areas in philosophy, linguistics, and mathe matics. The introduction of model theory in the be ginning of the previous century was intertwined wi th the development of set-theoretic foundations fo r mathematics; the implications and applications f or philosophy and linguistics soon followed. The a im of this conference is to bring together philoso phers, linguists and mathematicians for whom model theory is a basic tool-kit. We wish to facilitat e knowledge transfer between these disciplines and create a fruitful discussion on the applicability and the foundational role of model theory. To do this, the conference will explore the following re search questions: Are model-theoretic tools suffic ient for an adequate demarcation of logical from n on-logical constants? How does the model-theoretic definition of truth advance our understanding of the semantic paradoxes? How is meaning in natural language represented in models? How can models acc ount for specific linguistic phenomena (e.g., natu ral language quantifiers)? What are the philosophi cal and linguistic consequences of a theory's comp lexity as measured by model-theoretic classificati on theory? We invite the submission of abstracts, suitable for a 45 minute talk, on topics related to any aspects of model theory. We encourage submi ssions from early-career researchers and PhD stude nts. Submission deadline: 15 October, 2016. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Model the ory is a branch of mathematical logic that studies languages and their interpretations. As such, res earch in model theory overlaps many areas in philo sophy, linguistics, and mathematics. The introduct ion of model theory in the beginning of the previo us century was intertwined with the development of set-theoretic foundations for mathematics; the im plications and applications for philosophy and lin guistics soon followed. The aim of this conference is to bring together philosophers, linguists and mathematicians for whom model theory is a basic to ol-kit.
\n\nWe wish to facilitate knowledg e transfer between these disciplines and create a fruitful discussion on the applicability and the f oundational role of model theory. To do this, the conference will explore the following research que stions: Are model-theoretic tools sufficient for a n adequate demarcation of logical from non-logical constants? How does the model-theoretic definitio n of truth advance our understanding of the semant ic paradoxes? How is meaning in natural language r epresented in models? How can models account for s pecific linguistic phenomena (e.g., natural langua ge quantifiers)? What are the philosophical and li nguistic consequences of a theory's complexity as measured by model-theoretic classification theory?
We invite the submission of abstracts, suitable for a 45 minute talk, on topic s related to any aspects of model theory. We encou rage submissions from early-career researchers and PhD students. Submission deadline: 15 October, 20 16.