ABOUT THE CONFERENCE

The conference aims to foster greater debate and dialogue about the costs and benefits of potentialism in mathematics. In recent years there has been a resurgence of interest in potential infinity in a variety of forms, most notably (though certainly not exclusively) in Modal Potentialism.

The exploration of potentialism emerges from different motivations and philosophical projects. For some it offers a more rigorous account of the iterative conception of sets; for others it is part of a broader pluralism about mathematics; whilst for others still who have lingering scepticism about the philosophical plausibility of actual infinity, potentialism offers a less problematic way to interpret much of the work traditionally done in actualist set theory and mathematics......

Provisional Schedule Subject to Change.

09:30 - 10:05

Registration

11:20 - 11:50

Contingentist Sets as Potentialist Properties

James Studd

11:50 - 13:05

13:05 - 14:30

14:30 - 15:45

15:45 - 16:15

16:15 - 17:30

Intensional Classes and Strict Potentialism

Øystein Linnebo & Stewart Shapiro

COnference speakers

We are delighted that the following have confirmed that they will be speaking at the conference.

Tim Button

University College London

Sharon Berry

Joel David Hamkins

Notre Dame / Oxford

Geoffrey Hellman

University of Minnesota

Øystein Linnebo

University of Oslo

Stewart Shapiro

Ohio State University

Contact Info

Venue

St Luke's, Radcliffe Observatory Quarter
Oxford, OX2 6GG

Contact

conference@challengetheinfinite.com