Perspectives on the Philosophy of Time

What is time? Is it dynamic, and if so, what does that mean? And how does our own position within time influence our ability to philosophically reflect on it? The workshop Perspectives on the Philosophy of Time, held at Leiden University on December 8th, brings together six scholars who will discuss the nature of time and the ways that philosophy can approach this perennially perplexing topic.

Location: Oude Sterrewacht room C006, Sterrenwachtlaan 11, Leiden.

Programme:

11:00 – 11:20 Welcome; coffee and tea

11:20 – 12:10 Victor Gijsbers (Leiden), How (not) to Present Presentism

12:10 – 13:00 Yaron Wolf (Utrecht/Middelburg), From the Agent's Perspective: Action, Transparency, and Time

13:00 – 13:50 Lunch

13:50 – 14:40 Catharine Diehl (Leiden), Persistence for the Permanentist

14:40 – 15:30 Jesse Mulder (Utrecht), Thinking about Time within Time

15:30 – 15:50 Coffee break

15:50 – 16:40 Mathilde Tahar (Lille), Time(s) in evolutionary biology: the historicity of evolution and the rhythms of organisms

16:40 – 17:30 Florian Fischer (Siegen), Dynamicity

Registration:

The workshop can be attended free of charge, but please register at least 48 hours in advance by sending an email to one of the organisers, Yaron Wolf and Victor Gijsbers:  [email protected] , [email protected]