Sumários
Laws of nature and indeterminacy
22 Maio 2025, 14:00 • Ricardo Santos
The students attended a talk titled “How Should Humeans Deal
With Tied Best Systems?”, given by Lisa Vogt and Robert Michels, followed by a
period of Questions and Answers.
Time (3)
15 Maio 2025, 14:00 • Ricardo Santos
The growing block theory of time. Characterization of the view and
comparison with the other contenders. Main motivation for the growing block: an
ontological explanation for the asymmetry in openness between past and future.
Discussion of the epistemic objection to the growing block.
Time (2)
8 Maio 2025, 14:00 • Ricardo Santos
Presentism as a dynamic theory of time. Its central ontological thesis
and accompanying claims. Reply to the triviality complaint. Prominent
objections to presentism: (i) singular propositions about wholly past objects;
(ii) conflict with the special theory of relativity; (iii) the grounding
objection concerning truths about the past.
Time (1)
24 Abril 2025, 14:00 • Ricardo Santos
Eternalism as a static theory of time. Main theses of the theory. Three
arguments in favor of eternalism: no possible rate for the rate of the passage
of time; McTaggart’s argument against the A-series; and the consequences of
Einstein’s special theory of relativity. Problems for eternalism.