New Perspectives on Social Ontology

May 29, 2025
Department of Humanities, University of Eastern Piedmont

Palazzo Tartara, Sala Riunioni 2
Via Galileo Ferraris 109
Vercelli 13100
Italy

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Speakers:

Università degli Studi di Torino
Stockholm University
University Vita-Salute San Raffaele
University of Aberdeen
University of Groningen
University of Eastern Piedmont

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University of Aberdeen
University of Eastern Piedmont

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The workshop will focus on new research topics in social ontology by bringing together scholars from different European universities who share a research interest in this field. It will be a one-day event featuring talks and Q&A sessions. The main aim of the workshop is to facilitate interactions among social ontologists from diverse philosophical backgrounds and to establish a national and international network of scholars interested in social ontology. The second aim of the workshop is to introduce to PhD students and academics some of the most recent developments in social ontology.

Programme

10:25 – 10:30

Welcome 

(45-minutes talks followed by 15 minutes of Q&A)

Morning Session

10:30 – 11:30

Johan Brännmark (Stockholm University)

“Social fictionalism and the politics of interpretation”

11:30 – 12:30

Tiziana Andina (Università degli Studi di Torino)

“Thinking about the future. A social ontology for future generations”

12:30 – 14:00

Lunch Break

Afternoon Session

14:00 – 15:00

Sandro Guli’ & Luca Moretti (University of Aberdeen & Università del Piemonte Orientale)

“Internalism and externalism about social role normativity: the Hegelian model”

15:00 – 16:00

Frank Hindriks (University of Groningen)

“Social Functions: Etiological or Teleological”

16:00 – 16:30

Afternoon Coffee Break

16:30 – 17:30

Francesca Maria De Vecchi (Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele)

“Qualitative social ontology and non-ideal social ontology”

The workshop is supported by Bando Ricerca UPO 2022, funded by Next Generation EU and Compagnia di San Paolo. 

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