McTaggart Anniversary

So next year is the 100th anniversary of the publication of "The Unreality of Time", which first introduced the notions of "A-series" and "B-series" to the philosophical literature. Is there anything being done to celebrate this? It seems like there should be some sort of conference on McTaggart's argument, considering it is arguably the most influential article in our field.

Comments

[Nathan Oaklander]

I would welcome papers for a colloquium on McTaggart's famous paper. Organizing a conference requires money, but we could have some sessions devoted to McT. at our meetings next academic year.

[Ernani Magalhaes]

It would be cool to organize a proper conference to commemorate the event. If there were enough enthusiasm for it, I could see whether the powers that be here at WVU have money and interest in hosting something. Perhaps the PTS has money in its coffers for something like this. We could try for later in the spring of '08.

[Tim Schoettle]

I would be extremely interested in participating in a conference on McTaggart. I recently completed a paper that is, roughly speaking, a second try at articulating McTaggart's argument. The argument is my own, but it is very much in the spirit of McTaggart's. I would love to present it at such a conference.

[David Taylor]

We're working on putting something together. Stay tuned for details.

[Steve Savitt]

Next year is also the centenary of Minkowski's famous paper on space and time, a paper that has (rightly) been far more influential than McTaggart's paper will ever be.

Here is a link to one conference celebrating Minkowski's contribution:

http://www.spacetimesociety.org/conferences/2008/