Workshop: Vagueness & Indeterminacy

There is no doubt that indeterminacy and vagueness are ubiquitous in the way we represent the world. It is however highly debated whether the world itself could be the source of any indeterminacy. Discussions about what is known as ontological or metaphysical indeterminacy have become more and more popular among metaphysicians and philosophers of science in recent years. This workshop aims at bringing together some of the most influential figures in the contemporary debate on vagueness and indeterminacy to discuss novel approaches and evaluate the prospects of future discussions on this topic.

Date:

31 May 2023

Venue:

Room A21, Red Building
USI West Campus, Via Buffi 13
Lugano, Switzerland

This workshop will also be streamed on Zoom, to get the link please write to [email protected] 

Speakers:

Kit Fine (NYU)
Robert Michels (LanCog, CFUL, University of Lisbon)
Alessandro Torza (UNAM)
Achille Varzi (Columbia Universtiy)

Programme:

Morning Session: Chair by Claudio Calosi (UNIGE, USI)

9:15 – 9:30 Welcome: Claudio Calosi (UNIGE, USI) & Cristian Mariani (USI)
9:30 – 10:45 Achille Varzi (Columbia University)
10:45 – 11:00 Coffee Break
11:00 – 12:15 Kit Fine (NYU)

12:15 – 14:30 Lunch Break

Afternoon Session: Chair by Cristian Mariani (USI)

14:30 – 15:45 Robert Michels (LanCog, CFUL, University of Lisbon)
15:45 – 16:00 Coffee Break
16:00 – 17:15 Alessandro Torza (UNAM)

Organisers:

Institute of Philosophy (ISFI)
The SNF funded project, Quantum Indeterminacy
The SNF funded project, The Metaphysics of Quantum Objects
https://themetaphysicsofquantumobjects.wordpress.com
 

For any query: [email protected]

Picture: ©AlisaDworsky