[PhilPhys] Lisbon Philosophy of Physics Seminars: Vassallo & Naranjo (11 May on Zoom)

[Andrea Oldofredi]

Dear List Members,

On Wednesday, 11 May, *Antonio Vassallo* (Warsaw University of Technology) and
*Pedro Naranjo *(Warsaw University of Technology) will give a talk titled "*A
Proposal for a Metaphysics of Self-Subsisting Structures*" (abstract below).

The series of online seminars is organized in the context of the activities
of the LanCog Research Group <https://cful.letras.ulisboa.pt/lancog/> at
the Centre of Philosophy of the University of Lisbon, and will focus on the
foundations of quantum and spacetime physics.

The meeting will be online on Zoom (17:00-19:00 CEST). If you have not
registered yet, you can do so here
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1pe9-CUZwKFA_uS0j-wD7bRQatIO-SdzxBqKlmkM6XOY/edit?usp=drive_web>
.

You can address any question to Andrea Oldofredi (
aoldofredi at letras.ulisboa.pt).

ABSTRACT:
We present a new metaphysical framework for physics that is conceptually
clear, ontologically parsimonious, and empirically adequate. This framework
relies on the notion of *self-subsisting structure*, a set of fundamental
physical elements whose individuation and behavior are described in purely
relational terms, without any need for a background spacetime. Although the
specification of the fundamental aspects of the ontology depends on the
particular physical domain considered–and is thus susceptible to scientific
progress–the structural features of the framework are preserved through
theory change. The kinematics and dynamics of these self-subsisting
structures are technically implemented using the theoretical framework of *Pure
Shape Dynamics*, which provides an entirely relational physical description
of a system in terms of the intrinsic geometry of a suitably defined
Riemannian space, called *shape space.*

Best regards,

Andrea Oldofredi
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Dr. Andrea Oldofredi

Postdoc FCT

Internet Resources:
https://unil.academia.edu/AndreaOldofredi
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Andrea_Oldofredi

Mailing Address:
University of Lisbon
Centre of Philosophy
Alameda da Universidade, 1600-214, Lisbon
Portugal
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