LOGICPRIZE-2021: Bimal Krishna Matilal Logic Prize 2021 Orthodox Academy of Crete Crete, Greece, March 28-April 7, 2021 |
Conference website | http://www.uni-log.org/logic-prize-india |
Submission link | https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=logicprize2021 |
Abstract registration deadline | October 10, 2020 |
Submission deadline | October 10, 2020 |
Bimal Krishna Matilal Logic Prize 2021
Bimal Krishna Matilal (1935–1991) was at the same time an exponent of Indian logic and well conversant with modern/Western logical theories. He studied with Quine in the early 1960s and from 1977 to 1991 he was the Spalding Professor of Eastern Religion and Ethics at University of Oxford. He was the founder editor of the Journal of Indian Philosophy.
The Bimal Krishna Matilal Prize in Logic is awarded once every three years.
The prize besides being honorific, supports the participation (housing + registration fee) of the winner in the World Congress of Universal Logic (UNILOG'2021 in Crete, Greece) and the publication of the paper in the journal Logica Universalis, Birkhauser.
The awarded person will present his/her work at the 2nd World Logic Prizes Contest competing with the corresponding award winners from other countries.
Submission Guidelines
Each contender should submit a non published paper (between 10 to 30 pages) in any area of logic, written in English only.
There is no restriction of age, sex, race, nationality. The contender only needs to live in India and be affiliated with a University (or other educational institution) in India.
All papers must be original and not simultaneously submitted to another journal or conference.
Committees
Jury
- Amita Chatterjee, Jadavpur University, Kolkata
- Rohit Parikh, City University of New York
- Raja Natarajan, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai
- Hanamantagouda P. Sankappanavar, State University of New York at New Paltz
- Mihir K. Chakraborty (Chair), Jadavpur University, Kolkata
Organizing committee
- Mihir K. Chakraborty
- Calcutta Logic Circle
Contact
All questions about submissions should be emailed to Mihir K. Chakraborty (mihirc4@gmail.com)