ARIZONA ONTOLOGY CONFERENCE

January 11th-15th, 2006
White Stallion Ranch, Tucson

"Even cowgirls get the grues." —Karen Bennett
"Count me in, partner.  Yee hah!"—Adam Elga
"The more I think think about it, the more I like it."—Ned Markosian
"Duuuuude!"—Ted Sider
"It's like some kind of dream come true." —Michael Strevens

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE

Wednesday	January 11th
7pm-?	Dinner and Drinks Pool at Ranch Bar
Thursday	January 12th
8-9am	Breakfast
9:15am 9:30-11am	Welcoming Remarks Speaker: Elizabeth Harman Title: "Ethics as a Guide to Metaphysics?" Commentator: Sarah Moss Chair: Mark Heller
11:15am-12:45pm	Speaker: Susanna Siegel Title: "The Experience and Perception of Causation" Commentator: Andy Egan Chair: Benj Hellie
1-2pm	Lunch
2:30-4pm	Speaker: Jonathan Schaffer Title: “Monism” Commentator: Carolina Sartorio Chair: Terry Horgan
4:30-6:30pm	Hike (Alternatives)
7-8pm	Dinner
Friday	January 13th
8-9am	Breakfast
9:30-11am	Speaker: Joseph Tolliver Title: “The Metaphysics of the Occupants of Fiction” Commentator: Matti Eklund Chair: Michael Rea
11:15-12:45 1-2pm	Speaker: Michael Strevens Title: “What are Special Science Laws Made Of?” Commentator: Adam Elga Chair: Michael Fara Lunch

Friday	January 13th (cont.)
2:30pm	Horseback Ride to Cookout Site
3:30-5pm	Speaker: L.A. Paul Title: “Essentialism” Commentator: Ted Sider Chair: Steffi Lewis
5pm	Horseback Ride back to Ranch
7-8pm 8-10pm	Dinner Speaker: John Hawthorne Title: “Three Dimensionalism” Chair: Delia Graff (Dessert and Drinks in Longhorn Room)
Saturday	January 14th
8-9am	Breakfast
11:15am-12:45pm	Speaker: Ned Markosian Title: “The Right Stuff” Commentator: Kathrin Koslicki Chair: Ishani Maitra
12:45-2pm	Lunch
2:30-4pm	Speaker: Karen Bennett Title: “Composition, Coincidence, and Metaontology” Commentator: Sarah McGrath Chair: Kris McDaniel
4:15-5:45pm	Speaker: Jessica Wilson Title: “Hume’s Dictum” Commentator: Brian Weatherson Chair: Juan Comesana
5:45-7pm 7-8pm	Pickup Basketball Dinner
Sunday	January 15th
8-9am	Breakfast

AOC Papers Available Online

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Complete List of Participants

All papers presented are drafts.  Please do not cite without permission.

Papers will be pre-read. Format for Talks: Comments (10 min); Reply (5 min); Discussion (75 min).

TRAVEL AND ACCOMMODATIONS INFO

University of Arizona Department of Philosophy

Contact Chris Brown for further information.