[PhilPhys] Metaphysical Perspectives on Contemporary Physics, Lisbon 17-18 October 2024

[Andrea Oldofredi]

Dear List Members,

We are happy to announce the workshop *Metaphysical Perspectives on
Contemporary Physics*, which will be held at the University of Lisbon on
October 17-18, 2024.

This workshop presents a selection of metaphysical and foundational issues
that arise in connections with modern physical theories. The main focus is
on the metaphysical aspects of quantum mechanics, including such topics as
the stochastic interpretation of quantum field theory, the relation between
scientific realism and the measurement problem in quantum mechanics,
perspectivism in general philosophy of science and in quantum mechanics,
permutation-invariance of quantum theory. Other issues discussed in the
workshop are: the relation between determinism and epistemic
incompleteness, non-standard cosmology and metaphysical infinitism, and the
use of partial structures in ontic structural realism.

*Where: * Room B112.D, Library Building of the Faculty of Letters,
University of Lisbon
*When:* Thursday October 17 (14:00–19:00) and Friday October 18
(10:00–15:30)

*Conference Program:*

*Thursday, October 17*:

14:00–15:00 Hans C. Öttinger (ETH Zürich) – Stochastic bra-ket
interpretation of quantum mechanics based on quantum field theory

15:00–16:00 Kian Salimkhani (Radboud University) – The Non-Fundamentality
of Spacetime

16:00–16:30 Coffee Break

16:30–17:30 Valia Allori (University of Bergamo) – Against the Measurement
Problem: On the Incompatibility between Scientific Realism and Quantum
Mechanics
17:30–18:30 Quentin Ruyant (University of Lisbon) – Perspectivism, Concrete
and Abstract


*Friday, October 18*:

10:00–11:00 Matteo Morganti (University of Rome 3) – Non-Standard Cosmology
and Metaphysical Infinitism. A Case Study in Naturalistic Metaphysics

11:00–12:00 Jennan Ismael (Johns Hopkins University) – Determinism and
Incompleteness

12:00–13:30 Lunch & Coffee Break

13:30–14:30 Tomasz Bigaj (University of Warsaw) – Symmetries and
qualitative indistinguishability

14:30–15:30 Raoni Arroyo (Universidade Estadual de Campinas) – OSR
shouldn’t use partial structures anymore



The poster as well as the book of abstracts are available on the webpage
<https://cful.letras.ulisboa.pt/lancog/events/metaphysical-perspectives-on-contemporary-physics/>
of
the conference. Everyone is welcome, no registration is required.


Best wishes,

Andrea Oldofredi (University of Lisbon)
Tomasz Bigaj (University of Warsaw)

(The organizers)
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