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One of the most challenging as
pects of the war in Ukraine is the way in which the conflict has been cons
tantly shifting in its form. In the first place\, there is a conventional
ground war between Russia and Ukraine\, in which the identity and will of
the two peoples is at stake. Yet Russia has used weapons supplied by Iran\
, and Ukraine depends on NATO for its own supplies\, indicating that this
war depends on the maintenance and expansion of alliances. The stability o
f these alliances in turn depends on a combination of Realpolitik
and shared values as the glue that holds them together. This logic of all
iances motivates the energy war that Russia is waging with Europe\, reveal
ing that\, unbeknownst to Europe\, Russian energy policy over the last dec
ade was an early form of the war. Similarly\, the threat of nuclear war al
so tests the resolve of NATO\, forcing it to consider the values at stake
in the conflict. Is the war about Ukraine’s sovereignty or the principle o
f nation-state sovereignty itself? Is it about human rights for Ukrainians
or the entire human rights project? For Russia\, is it about self-defense
or a pan-Slavic identity? Is it about the protection of Russian minoritie
s in Ukraine or the threat of Western secularization?
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The material form of the war—economic\, conventional\, n
uclear—will depend on the way in which the participants on all sides and i
n all parts of the world come to an understanding about these questions co
ncerning the moral and spiritual stakes in the war. If it is just a matter
of giving up Ukraine\, then the economic costs for Europe may not be wort
h the fight\, and Russia’s victory in the energy war could lead to a gener
al NATO capitulation. But if the freedom and security of central and weste
rn Europe are also at stake\, then even a severe economic recession would
be a small price to pay for the reestablishment of a NATO-dominated securi
ty order. Is freedom worth the risk of annihilation? Is peace worth the in
dignities and repression of authoritarianism? As the most serious global c
onflict since World War II\, the war in Ukraine risks going beyond the bou
nds of all other forms of war before it. What are the resources that are n
ecessary for meeting its challenges? How can the shifting forms of the war
be contained and channeled toward a future lasting peace?
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These types of questions are not specific to the wa
r in Ukraine but arise in any situation of war. Every war forces us to rec
onsider the character of war and the forms that it can take. In the first
place\, the insight that leads to a war is one about the nature of a confl
ict. War only begins once the parties determine that there is an otherwise
irresolvable conflict about the basis of order. The course of a war also
results in a practical insight into the form of a postwar order. Peace and
stability cannot arrive until all come to an agreement about the new unde
rstanding of order. This intertwining of practical and theoretical gains m
eans that the time of war is also a time of shifting manifestations of the
forms by which war is fought\, as well as the forms of order to be establ
ished by the outcome of the war. The course of a war will be decided by ou
r understanding of the kind of world we want to live in\, the risks we are
willing to take to establish such a world\, and our belief in its practic
al possibility. A war will necessarily change in form depending upon where
we are in the movement from the conflict of competing ideas to the victor
y of a particular conception of order. Since the result of the conflict wo
uld be an establishment of sovereignty based on some understanding of orde
r\, the conflict is not just a material one but also a theoretical and spi
ritual one about the metaphysical basis of order. In the process of war\,
insight leads to conflict\, and conflict leads to insight.
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At the 2023 Telos-Paul Piccone Institute conference
on forms of war\, we will consider different ways of understanding the re
lationship between conflict and insight in war as well as examples of how
the conceptualization of conflict affects the outbreak\, progress\, and ou
tcome of wars. On the one hand\, we will consider the way in which the exp
erience of war\, both on the battlefield and on the home front\, affects t
he outcome of the war. On the other hand\, we will look at how this import
ance of the experience of war in turn affects the strategy of war. Such st
rategizing begins already at the nascent stages of conflict\, before any a
ctual fighting begins\, but in which the possibility of conflict can alrea
dy lead to concessions by one side or the other that lead to a transformat
ion of the basis of order. Similarly\, fears and hopes for the future also
determine the course of a war\, helping the participants to end a war by
offering them a mutually acceptable vision of the terms of peace.
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Questions include:
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\n- What are t
he different causes of war in any particular case? How do these causes att
ain such significance that they become a casus belli? Were there
alternatives to war that were not taken?
\n- In what situations does
the refusal of war lead to an outcome that is tantamount to surrender in
war? How can the threat of war be used as a political tool?
\n- To w
hat extent is war a continuation of politics? Or is war the breakdown of p
olitics?
\n- How have different wars been experienced on the battlef
ield and on the home front? How have the different experiences of war affe
cted the outcomes?
\n- How does our understanding of world order aff
ect the turn to war?
\n- What is the relationship between war and pe
ace in terms of international order?
\n- How do fictional or histori
cal representations of war affect the conduct of war?
\n- What is th
e relationship between war and the collective identity of a people?
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- How are wars between nation-states linked to their domestic politics?
In what situations does an external enemy create unity or division in dome
stic politics?
\n- How is war used as a tool in domestic politics\,
for instance\, as a way to divert attention from domestic political proble
ms?
\n- What are the characteristics of different types of war\, suc
h as limited war\, absolute war\, civil war\, cold war\, proxy war\, phony
war\, trade war\, guerilla war\, war on terror\, nuclear war? What factor
s lead to a war being fought in a particular way?
\n- To what extent
can a representation of war replace a real war\, for instance\, when sing
le combat is supposed to substitute for the combat of armies\, or when war
is televised?
\n- What is the relationship between spiritual concer
ns and the forms of war? Are all wars in some sense religious wars?
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Conference Location
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The conference will take place at the John D. Calandra Italian Ame
rican Institute in New York City from Thursday\, March 30\, to Saturda
y\, April 1\, 2023.
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Abstract Submissions
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Please note: Abstracts for
this conference will only be accepted from current Telos-Paul Piccone Inst
itute members. In order to become a member\, please visit our membership enrollment page.
Telos-Paul Piccone Institute memberships are valid until the end of the an
nual New York City conference.
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If yo
u are interested in making a presentation\, please submit a 200-word abstr
act and 50-word bio by December 15\, 2022\, to t
elosnyc2023@telosinstitute.net. Please place “The 2023 Telos Conferenc
e” in the email’s subject line.
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DESCRIPTION:
Lectures:
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Romina Birman\, Paul Boghossian\, Michael
Devitt\, Hartry Field\, Melvin Fitting\, Daniel Isaacson\, Carl Posy\, Rob
ert Stalnaker
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Reminiscences:
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James Burgess\, David Chalmer
s\, Mircea Dumitru\, Margaret Gilbert\, Antonella Mallozzi\, Oliver Marsha
ll\, Yiannis Moschovakis\, Stephen Neale\, Gary Ostertag\, David Papineau\
, Graham Priest\, Teresa Robertson Ishii\, Nathan Salmon\, Larry Tribe\, l
akovos Vasiliou\, Timothy Williamson
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For more information contact
kripkecenter@gc.cuny.edu
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After the stimulating discussion at the Conference on Philos
ophy in the Pandemic Generation\, participants decided then and there to b
egin something bigger: The Society for Philosophers of the Pandemic Genera
tion. This group is open to any and all who feel that the pandemic influen
ced them during their formative years of philosophical training.
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T
he First Conference of the Society for Philosophers of the Pandemic Genera
tion welcomes abstracts:
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That explicitly engage with the role of p
andemics\, epidemics\, and the unique challenges\, academic or otherwise\,
of 2020-2023.
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That are the result of a research project in philos
ophy conceived or written during\, or affected by\, said challenges.
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That may be on a range of topics that need not be limited by content\,
this includes topics on the crossroads of philosophy and another disciplin
e.
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We encourage PhD students and early career researchers to submi
t an abstract\, particularly those whose philosophical research overlaps w
ith the timing of the pandemic. The objective of the conference is to prov
ide a platform for graduate and postgraduate philosophers to present their
work to peers\, and to discuss experiences and research from the past thr
ee years. Ideas do not have to be finished or perfect\; it can be work in
progress. We also encourage undergraduate students of philosophy affected
by the pandemic to submit research for a special showcase portion of the c
onference.
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Formal requirements:
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Abstracts should be suitab
le for a 30-minute presentation.
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Abstracts should be written in En
glish.
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Abstracts for papers should be fully anonymised.
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Ab
stracts should not exceed 500 words\, including references.
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Your a
bstract will be anonymously reviewed.
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There is no registration fee
for this conference. However\, travel and stay costs cannot be reimbursed
.
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The deadline for submissions is
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15 August 2023 to: pande
micgenerationphilosophy@gmail.com
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The conference will be held:
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September 1 and 2\, the CUNY Graduate Center
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Organizers:
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V Alexis Peluce
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Liam D. Ryan
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DESCRIPTION:
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This conference will be hosted in a
hybrid format. Accepted presenters can choose to participate in person or
virtually. We will provide a limited number of need-based travel awards f
or graduate students and underfunded scholars who wish to attend in person
.
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We invite paper and panel submissions from philosophers at all c
areer stages. We highly encourage submissions from current graduate studen
ts\, as well as recent Ph.D. graduates.
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We welcome submissions fro
m Latinx philosophers in any area of philosophy\, including (but not limit
ed to) Critical Theory\, Epistemology\, Ethics\, Feminist Philosophy\, His
tory of Philosophy\, Indigenous Philosophy\, Latin American Philosophy\, M
etaphysics\, Philosophy of Language\, Philosophy of Mind\, Philosophy of R
ace\, Philosophy of Science\, and Social and Political Philosophy.
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In addition\, we welcome submissions from non-Latinx philosophers working
in Latin American Philosophy or whose work explicitly addresses issues re
levant to Latinx and Latin American peoples.
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Submission In
structions
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Paper submissions require an 800–1000 w
ord extended abstract (excluding notes and bibliography) prepared for anon
ymous review. The final version of the project should be suitable for a 25
-minute presentation.
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Panel proposals should be 1000–1500 w
ords (excluding notes and bibliography) and should set out in some detail
the focus of the proposed panel. Please only submit proposals if all propo
sed panelists have confirmed a willingness to attend if selected (either i
n person or online). Panels should include no more than three panelists an
d each panelist should plan to present for 20 minutes.
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For both
paper and panel proposals: submissions should be sent as a PDF file t
o latinxphilosophyconference@gmail.com. Below the submission title\, inclu
de a word count and list the primary subfield(s) under which the submissio
n falls\, plus 1–3 keywords\, e.g.\, epistemology (testimonial injustice\,
social epistemology). In a separate PDF file\, please include your name(s
)\, paper/panel submission title\, academic affiliation (if applicable)\,
career stage (e.g.\, graduate student\, recent PhD graduate\, associate pr
ofessor)\, email address\, preferred mode of attendance (in person or onli
ne)\, and whether you wish to be considered for a need-based travel award.
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ies-imaginative-kripke-puzzles-and-semantic-transparency/
DESCRIPTION:
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The Saul Kripke Center is pleas
ed to announce that James Shaw (Associate Professor\, Philosophy\, Univers
ity of Pittsburgh) will deliver a talk on Thursday\, February 17th\, 2022\
, from 2:00 to 4:00 pm (NY time) via Zoom. The talk is free and open to al
l\, but those interested in attending should email the Saul Kripke Center
in advance to register if they are not part of the CUNY Graduate
Center’s Philosophy Program or are not on the Saul Kripke Center’s mailing
list.
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Title: Kripkean Necessities\, Imaginative
Kripke Puzzles\, and Semantic Transparency
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Abstract: Kripke (1980) famously argued that some a posteriori statements are ne
cessary when true. I begin by exploring an unusual technique to try to lea
rn these necessities merely through imagination that I call “Semantic Imag
inative Transfer”. I explore an idealized instance of this technique which
I suggest leads to an imaginative variant of Kripke’s (1979) puzzle about
belief. I note that on some widespread assumptions (including that propos
itional idiom can be maintained in the face of Kripke puzzles)\, the ideal
ized example restricts the space for accommodating Kripkean necessities to
two families of views: familiar\, broadly Guise-Theoretic approaches to p
ropositional attitudes\, and unconventional and largely unexplored views e
mbracing semantic transparency principles. I briefly review some of the hi
story of transparency principles\, make some conjectures as to why they we
nt out of fashion following the work of semantic externalists (including K
ripke)\, and make a plea for exploring the consequences of their adoption.
Along the way I note the significance of doing so: the transparency princ
iples render Kripkean necessities a priori.
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