Workshop: Philosophy of Spontaneous Collapse
Master in Philosophy
24 February 2024
The aim of the workshop is to discuss the main philosophical implications of the spontaneous collapse models (SCM) of quantum mechanics. Since they were first proposed in the late '80s, the SCM have been among the most discussed solutions to the measurement problem. In this workshop, some of the main figures in the debate on these models (both physicists such as Bassi and Sudarsky, as well as philosophers like Albert, Allori, Egg, and Maudlin) will discuss the viability, the future prospects, and the ontological consequences of SCM. The workshop is organised within Cristian Mariani SNF Ambizione project 'Quantum Indeterminacy' (grant #208762).
Date:
20 – 21 May 2024
Venue:
Room A-31, Red Building (Monday 20th)
Room 2.2, FTL Building (Tuesday 21th)
USI West Campus, Via Buffi 13
Lugano, Switzerland
Speakers:
David Albert (Colombia)
Valia Allori (Bergamo)
Angelo Bassi (Trieste)
Matthias Egg (Bern)
Tim Maudlin (NYU)
Daniel Sudarsky (UNAM)
Programme:
Monday 20th:
TBA
Tuesday 21th:
TBA
Organiser:
Cristian Mariani with his SNF Ambizione: Quantum Indeterminacy
An event of the Institute of Philosophy (ISFI)
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