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UID:/NewsandEvents/Archives/2013/newsitem/5195/2-3
 -September-2013-Workshop-Thought-Experiments-Count
 erfactuals-and-Modal-Knowledge-Berlin-Germany
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SUMMARY:Workshop: Thought Experiments, Counterfact
 uals and Modal Knowledge, Berlin, Germany
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130902
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130903
LOCATION:Berlin, Germany
DESCRIPTION:In philosophy, claims of knowledge are
  often based on considering non-actual scenarios. 
 But it is not so clear what explains and justifies
  such practices. Opposing the traditional view tha
 t the knowledge at stake is conceptual or based on
  rational intuitions, Timothy Williamson has come 
 up with a revolutionary proposal: both modal claim
 s and thought experiments can be accounted for in 
 terms of our capacity for evaluating everyday coun
 terfactuals. No wonder this innovative proposal sp
 arked intense debate.  To mention just two critica
 l points: First, one might wonder whether our abil
 ity to evaluate the relevant counterfactuals depen
 ds upon prior knowledge of metaphysical necessity 
 or essentiality. If so, the account runs the risk 
 of being circular. Second, Williamson's account of
  thought experiments is designed to address the pr
 oblem that any case description could be realised 
 in a deviant way. One might suspect that Williamso
 n?s own counterfactual account falls prey to the s
 ame difficulty. The workshop aims at promoting the
  critical discussion of the counterfactual account
  of both modal knowledge and thought experiments. 
   For more information, see https://www.philosophi
 e.hu-berlin.de/institut/lehrbereiche/idealismus/. 
 If you would like to participate, please contact D
 aniel Dohrn: dohrndan at cms.hu-berlin.de.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\n      <p>In philoso
 phy, claims of knowledge are often based on\n     
  considering non-actual scenarios. But it is not s
 o clear what\n      explains and justifies such pr
 actices. Opposing the traditional\n      view that
  the knowledge at stake is conceptual or based on\
 n      rational intuitions, Timothy Williamson has
  come up with a\n      revolutionary proposal: bot
 h modal claims and thought\n      experiments can 
 be accounted for in terms of our capacity for\n   
    evaluating everyday counterfactuals. No wonder 
 this innovative\n      proposal sparked intense de
 bate.</p>\n      <p>To mention just two critical p
 oints: First, one might wonder\n      whether our 
 ability to evaluate the relevant counterfactuals\n
       depends upon prior knowledge of metaphysical
  necessity or\n      essentiality. If so, the acco
 unt runs the risk of being\n      circular. Second
 , Williamson's account of thought experiments is\n
       designed to address the problem that any cas
 e description could\n      be realised in a devian
 t way. One might suspect that\n      Williamson?s 
 own counterfactual account falls prey to the same\
 n      difficulty. The workshop aims at promoting 
 the critical\n      discussion of the counterfactu
 al account of both modal knowledge\n      and thou
 ght experiments.\n      </p>\n    \n      <p>For m
 ore information, see\n        <a target="_blank" h
 ref="https://www.philosophie.hu-berlin.de/institut
 /lehrbereiche/idealismus/veranstaltungen/counterfa
 ctuals">https://www.philosophie.hu-berlin.de/insti
 tut/lehrbereiche/idealismus/</a>.\n        If you 
 would like to participate, please contact Daniel D
 ohrn: \n        <a class="email">dohrndan <span cl
 ass="at">at</span> cms.hu-berlin.de</a>.        \n
       </p>\n    
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