If a non-spatiotemporal structure underlies space- time and the latter emerges from the former, then spacetime is not a fun- damental entity. Leaning on this, it has been defended that fundamental physical objects cannot be spatiotemporal (see, e.g., Wüthrich (2019)). How should the building relationship between fundamental physical ontology and spacetime then be understood? According to whether or not composition is adequate to grasp this relationship, some have proposed understanding it in mereological terms (see, e.g., Bihan (2018)), whereas others have advocated alternatives which overcome mereology (see, e.g., Baron (2021)). The work- shop aims to further explore the current metaphysical discussions concerning this relationship by considering different perspectives on the emergence of spacetime and how it relates to fundamental physical ontology, and in par- ticular whether that relationship is to be understood in mereological terms.

Oradores principais
Sam Baron (Australian Catholic University) – online
Baptiste Le Bihan (University of Geneva)
Christian Wüthrich (University of Geneva)

Programa

8:50-9:00 Welcome

9:00-10:00 Sam Baron, Dianoia Institute of Philosophy (online)
10:00-10:45 Alex Murphy, University College London

10:45-11:00 Break

11:00-12:00 Baptiste Le Bihan, University of Geneva
12:00– 12:45 Nathaniel Gan, National University of Singapore (online)

12h45-14:30 Lunch

14:30-15:15 Jacopo Giraldo, University of Lisbon
15:15 – 16:00 Lucy James, University of Bristol (online)

16:00 – 16:15 Break

16:15-17:00 Yazan Freij, University of Milan
17:00-18:00 Christian Wüthrich, University of Geneva

Informações
O workshop será realizado presencialmente, no Anfiteatro da FCiências.ID, mas será possível assistir também em videoconferência, via Zoom.

Link Zoom
https://videoconf-colibri.zoom.us/j/96447956412?pwd=QStzVDlPUDF4Vkl5NnhFekpZVngrUT09

Contacto
stem2023@fc.ul.pt