Themes from Charles Travis: Language, Perception and the Early Analytic Legacy
Location: University of East Anglia
Date: 29 Jun 2012 – 1 Jul 2012
The aim of this conference is to explore the consequences of Charles Travis’s position for the possibility of systematic theoretical investigation into human psychology and linguistic understanding. In particular, our intention is to open up a forum for debate and discussion of the current status of Travis’s work in relation to those issues upon which his ideas have exerted the most influence, such as the semantics-pragmatics interface, perceptual disjunctivism, and (more generally) theories of representational content, each of which have come to dominate current research in analytic philosophy.
The conference will bring together a group of distinguished philosophers who have engaged directly with Travis’s work over the years. Keynote speakers include:
John Collins (UEA)
Mark Kalderon (UCL)
Guy Longworth (Warwick)
Michael Martin (UCL)
Marie McGinn (UEA)
Francois Recanati (Institute Jean Nicod)
Peter Sullivan (Stirling)
Charles Travis (KCL)
Joan Weiner (Indiana)
Charles Travis is currently Professor of Philosophy at King’s College London, and has published extensively in the field of analytic philosophy over the last four decades. Throughout his career, Travis has looked to the early analytic tradition of Frege, Russell, Wittgenstein, and Austin, reassessing and developing their philosophical insights, whilst also continuing to articulate a range of highly original views that have greatly contributed to many of the core preoccupations of contemporary philosophy.
This will be the first conference aimed explicitly at investigating Travis’s unique contribution to contemporary philosophy, and we believe that it will provide an essential opportunity for postgraduates and established academics alike to share views on these important matters and to take part in direct discussion with Travis and other leading figures in the field.
Sponsors
This conference was made possible by the generous support from Mind Association, The Aristotelian Society, The Analysis Trust and UEA School of Philosophy