20 April 2026
Dynamic and Static Models of Reality
Sala Martinetti – Department of Philosophy “Piero Martinetti”, University of Milan, Via Festa del Perdono 7, Milano
PROGRAM
Sala Martinetti, 14:00-19:00
14:00-15:00
Jonthan Tallant (Nottingham) — Why Existence Presentism?
Commentator: Donatella Donati (L’Aquila)
15:15-16:15
Davide Serpico (Milano) — Dynamic Kinds: From Property Clusters to Developmental TrajectoriesCommentator: Silvia De Bianchi (Milano)
16:30-17:30
Giuseppe Spolaore (Padova) — “Branching models and the arrow of time” (joint work with Giuliano Torrengo)
Commentator: Samuele Iaquinto (UPO – Vercelli)
17:45-18:45
Ludovica Conti (Vienna) — Static and Dynamic Abstraction through the Lens of Impredicativity
Commentator: Matteo de Ceglie (IUSS – Pavia)
General comments by Silvia De Toffoli (IUSS – Pavia)
Organizers: Giuliano Torrengo and Silvia De Bianchi
If you are interested in following online the conference, please email to: giuliano.torrengo@unimi.it