Logical Form

This conference will tackle the notion of logical form, and its application to natural and formal languages. In what sense is an argument valid (or invalid) in virtue of its form? What are the goals of formalisation? Does grammatical form really mislead as to logical form? And what are forms anyway, and how do they reflect the structure of the world?

The conference will run for two full days, Tuesday 18th and Wednesday 19th September 2012, at The Møller Centre in Cambridge.

The confirmed speakers are:

• James Cargile, University of Virginia
• Catarina Dutilh Novaes, University of Groningen
• Brendan Balcerak Jackson, University of Cologne
• Rosanna Keefe, University of Sheffield
• Ernest Lepore, Rutgers University
• Kevin Mulligan, University of Geneva
• Alex Oliver, University of Cambridge
• Michael Potter, University of Cambridge
• Stephen Read, University of St Andrews
• Timothy Smiley, University of Cambridge