Fourth IAPT Meeting June 12-14, 2017 Gargnano del Garda, Italy – The International Association for the Philosophy of Time (IAPT) is pleased to announce its 4th annual IAPT conference, to be held from 12th–14th June 2017, at the Palazzo Feltrinelli, Gargnano, Lake
2-3 May 2017 – TMW “The Open Future”
The Open Future 2-3 May 2017 University of Milan, Sala Crociera Alta della Facoltà di Giurisprudenza, Via Festa del Perdono 7, Milan – – Programme Tuesday 2nd May 10.30-11.45 Fabio Del Prete (Toulose) – “Open Future and Modal Interpretation of Future Tensed Sentences”
18-21 April – U. Kriegel (Institut Jean Nicod) — “Phenomenal Attitudes”
18-21 April 2017: Uriah Kriegel (Institut Jean Nicod)— “Phenomenal Attitudes” Sala Paci, Via Festa del Perdono 7 – Tuesday, April 18, h. 10-13: Session 1 – “Belief and the Role of Attitudes” Reading: U. Kriegel, “Belief-that and Belief-in: Which Reductive
3-5 April – J. Ladyman (Bristol) — “Structural Realism in the Philosophy of Physics”
3-5 April: J. Ladyman (Bristol) – “Structural Realism in the Philosophy of Physics” Sala Paci, Via Festa del Perdono 7
27 June – David Braddon-Mitchell (Sydney) – “Lessons From a Decision Theory for Time Travellers”
27 June: David Braddon-Mitchell (Sydney) — “Lessons From a Decision Theory for Time Travellers“ Sala Enzo Paci, Via Festa del Perdono 7, h. 16:00-18:00. Abstract: It’s generally agreed that, on most models of time, the past cannot be changed, even if it
5-7 June – S. Bernstein (Notre Dame) and Daniel Nolan (Notre Dame) — “The Structure of Time: Divisibility and Causation”
5-7 June 2017: Sara Bernstein (Notre Dame) and Daniel Nolan (Notre Dame) — “The Structure of Time: Divisibility and Causation” Sala Paci, Via Festa del Perdono 7 –
9 June – Sara Bernstein (Notre Dame) – “Temporal Passage and Time Travel”
9 June: Sara Bernstein (Notre Dame) — “Temporal Passage and Time Travel” Sala Enzo Paci, Via Festa del Perdono 7, h. 15:00-18:00. Abstract: This talk explores how and whether a commitment to temporal passage affects the plausibility of a commitment to the possibility of time
8 June – Daniel Nolan (Notre Dame) – “Time and Parsimony”
8 June: Daniel Nolan (Notre Dame) — “Time and Parsimony” Sala Enzo Paci, Via Festa del Perdono 7, h. 16:00-18:00. Abstract: Reflections on scientific method suggest that we should value parsimony in our theories, though how much parsimony should be valued, and why it
5 April – Mauro D’Ariano (Pavia) “Quantum Epistemology: Structuralism and Algorithmic Ontology” & James Ladyman (Bristol) “Information, Physics, and Structural Realism”
5 April: Mauro D’Ariano (Pavia) & James Ladyman (Bristol) Sala Enzo Paci, Via Festa del Perdono 7, h. 15:00-18:00. — Programme: 15:00-16:00 Mauro D’Ariano – “Quantum Epistemology: Structuralism and Algorithmic Ontology“ 16:00-16:15 Break 16:15-17:15 James Ladyman – “‘Information, Physics, and Structural Realism” 17:15-18:00
29 March – Graeme A. Forbes (Kent) – “The Practical Rationality of Tralfamadorians”
29 March: Graeme A. Forbes (Kent) — “The Practical Rationality of Tralfamadorians” Sala Enzo Paci, Via Festa del Perdono 7, h. 15:30-17:30. Abstract: In Kurt Vonnegut Jr.’s novella Slaughterhouse Five, the alien civilisation the Tralfamadorians, perceive time as ‘we perceive a panorama of the Rocky