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
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
15 March – Claudio Calosi (Neuchâtel) – “Locational Problems for Locational Endurantism”
15 March: Claudio Calosi (Neuchâtel) — “Locational Problems for Locational Endurantism” Sala Enzo Paci, Via Festa del Perdono 7, h. 15:00-17:00. Abstract: The paper presents a new argument against Locational Endurantism. The argument rests on a tension between two of its commitments, i.e. the
1 March – Emily Thomas (Durham) – “John Locke: Newtonian Absolutist about Time?”
1 March: Emily Thomas (Durham) — “John Locke: Newtonian Absolutist about Time?” Sala Enzo Paci, Via Festa del Perdono 7, h. 15:00-17:00. Abstract: John Locke’s metaphysics of time are relatively neglected but he discussed time throughout his career, from his unpublished 1670s writings to
22 February – Marta Jorba (Basque Country) – “The Temporality of Conscious Thought”
22 February: Marta Jorba (Basque Country) — “The Temporality of Conscious Thought” Sala Enzo Paci, Via Festa del Perdono 7, h. 15:00-17:00. Abstract: When it comes to the ontology of our minds, one relevant question is the temporal structure of mental episodes. It has
10 February – Christian Wüthrich (Geneva) – “When the Actual World is Not Even Possible”
10 February: Christian Wüthrich (Geneva) — “When the Actual World is Not Even Possible” Sala Enzo Paci, Via Festa del Perdono 7, h. 15:00-17:00. Abstract: Approaches to quantum gravity often involve the disappearance of space and time at the fundamental level. The
2 December – Francesco Orilia (Macerata) – “A Moderately Presentist Response to Some Recent Anti-Presentist Objections”
2 December: Francesco Orilia (Macerata) — “A Moderately Presentist Response to Some Recent Anti-Presentist Objections” Sala Enzo Paci, Via Festa del Perdono 7, h. 15:00-17:00. Abstract: Recently, some new objections against presentism have been mounted. Michael Tooley (2012) has urged that presentists