2:52 p.m.
*James Ladyman *
*“What is Ontic Structural Realism?”*
*February **25th *at* 6:00 **PM (CET)*
The *MAP (Master in Philosophy)* at *USI (Università della Svizzera
Italiana, Lugano) *is pleased to announce the second talk of the Lugano
Philosophy Colloquia, titled *“What is Ontic Structural Realism?”*
The guest speaker is:
*James Ladyman *(Professor of Philosophy at the University of Bristol)
The talk is chaired by:
*Claudio Calosi *(Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the University of
Geneva, Visiting Professor at the MAP).
Date:
*Thursday February **25th *at* 6:00 PM **(CET).*
Location:
The talk will be held on *Zoom*.
To participate:
Please write an email to amm.map(a)usi.ch or send a message to our Facebook
page (www.facebook.com/usimap).
The *Abstract *of the Talk:
*Ontic structural realism (OSR) began as an interpretation of Worrall’s
proposal for a structural form of scientific realism compatible with the
problem of theory change. Ladyman (1998) argues that construed
metaphysically structural realism is also able to take account of issues of
identity and individuality in quantum physics and general relativity.
Different authors have taken up the idea of OSR in different ways. For
some, such as Esfeld and Lam (2008) it is a view about the ontology of
physics only. For French (2014) its implications for the ontology of the
special sciences are eliminativist. On the other hand, Ladyman and Ross
(2007) use ontic structural realism as the basis for realism about science
beyond physics. This paper sets out the core components of different forms
of ontic structural realism, and the arguments for them. It is argued that
the form of OSR defended by Ladyman and Ross offers a unified picture of
the ontologies of the sciences.*
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This talk is part of the *Lugano Philosophy Colloquia *- a series of events
organized by:
- *Master in Philosophy at USI*
- *Ratio* – Philosophical Association
- *Istituto di Studi Filosofici*, Lugano
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