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John Locke’s metaphysics of time are relatively neglected but he discussed time throughout his career, from his unpublished 1670s writings to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
14 November – Double Colloquium: Mauro Dorato (Roma Tre) “The Reality of the Now and the Incompleteness of Physics” & Nino Zanghì (INFN Genova) “Physics and Realism”
14 November: Mauro Dorato (Roma Tre) & Nino Zanghì (INFN Genova) Sala Enzo Paci, Via Festa del Perdono 7, h. 15:30-18:30 — Programme: 15:30-16:30 Mauro Dorato – “The Reality of the Now and the Incompleteness of Physics” 16:30-17:00 Coffee Break 17:00-18:00
4 November – Giuseppe Spolaore (Padua) & Giuliano Torrengo (Milan) — “The Moving Spotlight(s)”
4 November: Giuseppe Spolaore (Padua) & Giuliano Torrengo (Milan) — “The Moving Spotlight(s)” Sala Enzo Paci, Via Festa del Perdono 7, h. 16:30-18:30. Abstract: The moving spotlight account (MS) is a view that combines an eternalist ontology and an A-theoretic metaphysics of time.
23 June – Friederike Moltmann (CNRS) — “Actions and their Products”
23 June: Friederike Moltmann (CNRS) — “Actions and their Products” Sala Enzo Paci, Via Festa del Perdono 7, h. 15:00-17:00 Abstract: In this talk, I will argue for an ontological distinction between illocutionary and cognitive actions and their nonenduring products, such
17 May – Ned Markosian (Massachusetts, Amherst) — “The Dynamic Theory of Time and Time Travel to the Past”
17 May: Ned Markosian (Massachusetts, Amherst) — “The Dynamic Theory of Time and Time Travel to the Past” Sala Enzo Paci, Via Festa del Perdono 7, h. 16.30-18.30. Abstract: I argue that time travel to the past is impossible, given a certain metaphysical
5 May – Gottfried Vosgerau (Düsseldorf) — “The Dynamic Nature of Experience”
5 May: Gottfried Vosgerau (Düsseldorf) — “The Dynamic Nature of Experience” Sala Enzo Paci, Via Festa del Perdono 7, h. 15.00-17.00. Abstract: I will argue that all properties we perceive are dynamic in nature, since we perceive them while interacting with the
22 April – Hanoch Ben-Yami (CEU, Budapest) – “Resolving Apparent and Theoretical Puzzles in Reflections on Time”
22 April: Hanoch Ben-Yami (CEU, Budapest) – “Resolving Apparent and Theoretical Puzzles in Reflections on Time” Sala Enzo Paci, Via Festa del Perdono 7, h. 15.00-17.00. Abstract: In our reflections about time and becoming (=things happen), we have often stumbled across puzzles that