Summer school
The Metaphysics of Time Continuum
2 - 4 September 2019
Imperia, Italy
The summer school and conference “Time-Continuum” focus on the philosophy of time and more precisely on the topic of temporal continuity. The following questions will be addressed within the week:
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  • Does time have a continuous structure? If yes, how is temporal continuity to be understood?
  • How does the continuity differ from that of space?
  • Can formal mathematical models of the continuum help us understanding temporal continuity?
  • What do contemporary physical theories have to say about temporal continuity?
  • What consequences do particular understandings of temporal continuity have for a temporal ontology​
The summer school will provide the historical background to the contemporary discussion of the Time-Continuum. The focus will be on Aristotle, Kant and Bergson and their thoughts on temporal continuity. Each day will be focusing on a different historical figure, with two 1,5 hours sessions in the morning and an 1,5 hour discussion in the afternoon. The first 1,5 hour session will give an introductory overview. Hence, no previous knowledge of the author will be required. The second session will be more in-depth and the speakers will present their own works on the topic. In the afternoon session, a paper will be discussed in group. The topic of the paper will be closely related to that of the morning’s session in order to give students the opportunity to develop their own thoughts on the topic. Participants should be postgraduate students as well as young researchers interested in the philosophy of time or in on of the author discussed.
Lecturers
Tom Crowther (University of Warwick) - Aristotle, Analytic Philosophy of Mind, Time and Metaphysics
Florian Fischer (University of Siegen) - Analytic Philosophy of Time, Dispositions, Bergson
Cord Friebe (University of Siegen) - Kant, Analytic Philosophy of Time, Philosophy of Physics and Metaphysics
Marcello Garibbo (University of Siegen) - Kant, Philosophy of Time
Magali Roques (University of Hamburg) - Medieval Philosophy, Modality, Ockham
Keith Ansell-Pearson (University of Warwick) - Bergson, Nietzsche, Delueze
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This summer school is adjoined by a conference: Time Continuum
Call for Participation
​There are only limited spots available. To apply please sent a letter of motivation (about 1 page) and a CV to garibbo@philosophie.uni-siegen.de and florian.fischer@uni-siegen.de Deadline: 31 March 2019. Notification of acceptance: 15 April 2019.
Organisation
Florian Fischer and Marcello Garibbo

​The summer school“Time-Continuum” is co-organized by the Society for the Philosophy of Time (https://s-p-o-t.weebly.com), the University of Siegen and the online journal Philosophy Kitchen (http://philosophykitchen.com/).