Philosophy of Science Higher Seminar: Gui Franzmann
Seminar
Date: Thursday 18 April 2024
Time: 13.15 – 15.00
Location: D700
A tale of emergence
Abstract
The question of what fundamentally is has never been straightforward in physics, yet there had always been a tentative answer for both theoretical and practical purposes.
Everything shifted about a century ago with the advent of quantum mechanics, which challenged our traditional understanding of existence as suddenly we can also talk about things that are in quantum space*, not only in classical spacetime anymore. Nonetheless, were we to keep a strong reductionist position, then we would be left with no choice but to understand how classical spatiotemporal existence can emerge from the quantum mechanical one.
This talk aims to be a pedagogical introduction to this discussion and an invitation for long-lasting collaboration between physicists and philosophers.
*Known as Hilbert space.
Last updated: April 12, 2024
Source: Department of Philosophy