Reposted by Alessandro TorzaCentre for Philosophy of Time @cptmilano.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Some moments from the opening of the Joint AMAMI–SIFA Conference: introductory remarks, lively exchanges, and the beautiful view of the Grand Canal from the Ca’ Foscari conference venue. 📍 Ca’ Foscari University of Venice 📅 1–3 September 2026 More info: sifaphilosophy.eu/eventi_sifa/... 131
Alessandro Torza @atorza.bsky.social · 21/07/2026Pleased to announce the program for the joint Mid-Term Conference of the Italian Society for Analytic Philosophy (SIFA) and the Association of Analytic Metaphysics in the Italian-Speaking World (AMAMI): www.amami-philo.com/programme-2/ 010
Alessandro Torza @atorza.bsky.social · 20/06/2026The International Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics (3rd edition) is out, and with it my entry ‘Language in the Ontology Room’. The text is behind a paywall, but let me know if you wish to have a copy. www.sciencedirect.com/science/chap...sciencedirect.comLanguage in the Ontology RoomThe way we answer questions about what there is crucially depends on the language and the logic in which they are framed. This entry introduces the or… 030
Alessandro Torza @atorza.bsky.social · 02/06/2026In or around Parma? I have a plan for you. Info: philevents.org/event/show/1... 020
Reposted by Alessandro TorzaFranz Berto @franzberto.bsky.social · 30/06/2025Spread the word! The Philosophical Quarterly is celebrating the philosopher philosophers love: 'Themes from David Lewis's Metaphysics' will be our next Special Issue, call for papers here: academic.oup.com/pq/pages/cal... @oupphilosophy.bsky.social @standrewsphil.bsky.social 02515
Alessandro Torza @atorza.bsky.social · 26/04/2026Join me in boycotting the Biennale. No to the normalization of rogue countries (and that includes not just Russia and Israel, but the US as well.) www.politico.eu/article/eu-c...politico.euEU to cut Venice Biennale funding over Russia’s participation, Kallas saysThe Italian art exhibition is set to host Russia for the first time since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. 000
Alessandro Torza @atorza.bsky.social · 13/04/2026I stepped in in defense of Pope Leo on X, formerly known as Twitter (how could I not?), and this is what I woke up to. Fortunately he already took it down. 120
Reposted by Alessandro TorzaCentre for Philosophy of Time @cptmilano.bsky.social · 29/01/2026🔷 Program Committee SMS 2026. Chair: C. Calosi. Members: E. Adlam, S. Baron, E. Casetta, S. Dulani, S. Fletcher, F. Guala, S. Leonelli, L. Letrêtre, L. Lorenzetti, C. Mariani, R. Michels, M. Miller, U. Meyer, M. Nathan, A. Ney, V. Seifert, A. Torza, J. Wilson. See you in Toronto! 🚀 011
Alessandro Torza @atorza.bsky.social · 03/02/2026Not open access, alas, but if you need a copy you know the drill. 000
Alessandro Torza @atorza.bsky.social · 31/01/2026If you too are worried about the unsettled future of Greenland, I have a new paper for you.onlinelibrary.wiley.comA Chancy Theory of Metaphysical IndeterminacyMetaphysical indeterminacy (MI) is indeterminacy originating in the nonrepresentational world. I develop a theory of MI in terms of objective chance with a number of attractive features: it provides ... 120
Alessandro Torza @atorza.bsky.social · 27/01/2026Paper alert:argumenta.orgDoes Williamson’s Suppositional Heuristic Have a Problem with Counterpossibles? - Argumenta - Journal of Analytic PhilosophyTimothy Williamson has advanced two central hypotheses about counterfactual conditionals. The first holds that necessity can be defined in counterfactual terms. The second states that we follow a heur... 000
Alessandro Torza @atorza.bsky.social · 25/12/2025Under His eye.news.nd.eduNotre Dame receives $50 million grant from Lilly Endowment for the DELTA Network, a faith-based approach to AI ethicsThe University of Notre Dame has been awarded a $50.8 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. to support the DELTA Network: Faith-Based Ethical Formatio... 000
Alessandro Torza @atorza.bsky.social · 10/11/2025Although my time with him has been limited, I was struck by his generosity and intellectual depth. It is totally on-brand for him, after a career on the bench spent fighting corruption both within and outside government, to be standing up now to the convicted-felon-cum-kleptocrat-in-chief. 000
Alessandro Torza @atorza.bsky.social · 10/11/2025www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1... I have known Judge Mark Wolff through my wife, to whom he has long been a friend and mentor. He is also the guy who kindly agreed to officiate our wedding in 2012—just the three of us in his office overlooking Boston Harbor.theatlantic.comWhy I Am ResigningA federal judge explains his reasoning for leaving the bench. 120
Reposted by Alessandro TorzaLMU Lehrstuhl für Metaphysik @lmumetaphysik.bsky.social · 21/10/2025LMU Munich Metaphysics Colloquium David Papineau (Kings College London) 'Causal Inference and the Metaphysics of Causation' 22.10.2025, 16:00 to 18:00, in Ludwigstraße 31, Room 021 002
Alessandro Torza @atorza.bsky.social · 27/10/2025🚨 2nd Parma Workshop in Analytic and Scientific Metaphysics December 15-16, 2025 Program & abstracts now available at the link below. Save the date! philevents.org/event/show/1...philevents.org2nd Parma Workshop in Analytic and Scientific MetaphysicsDecember 15 Polo Didattico di via Kennedy, Aula K11 9.50 - 10.00 Introduction 10.00 - 11.20 Claudio Calosi (Ca’ Foscari Venezia): Presence and Absence 11.20 - 11.30 Break 11.30 - 12.50 Cristia... 153
Alessandro Torza @atorza.bsky.social · 10/09/2025Coming up: 8th Parma Workshop on Semantics and Pragmatics. 031
Alessandro Torza @atorza.bsky.social · 08/09/2025letterboxd.comA ★★★★½ review of Gods of Mexico (2022)There is a standard, 'humanistic' style of shooting documentaries about people and cultures in this day and age that foregrounds, and empathizes with, individuals. The recipe is straightforward: under... 000
Alessandro Torza @atorza.bsky.social · 01/09/2025Last Call for Abstracts 2nd Parma Workshop in Analytic and Scientific Metaphysics Submission deadline: 15th September Info: philevents.org/event/show/1...philevents.org2nd Parma Workshop in Analytic and Scientific Metaphysics 031
Alessandro Torza @atorza.bsky.social · 21/08/2025Is the Principle of Sufficient Reason just a useful heuristic? (Grounding intensifies.) 000
Alessandro Torza @atorza.bsky.social · 14/08/2025American society in the 21st century is a dystopia. But why is it so? ...letterboxd.comA ★★★★ review of Eddington (2025)American society in the 21st century is a dystopia. But why is it so? Ari Aster gives us his diagnosis: the average Joe, here embodied in sheriff Joe Cross of a small New Mexico town, is manipulated b... 010
Alessandro Torza @atorza.bsky.social · 05/08/2025A radical reform of education could be the answer, but what shape and form it would have is anyone’s guess. 3/3 @harveylederman.bsky.social 110
Alessandro Torza @atorza.bsky.social · 05/08/2025Education is by many seen instrumentally as a ticket to the job market, and if there is no job market, there might be just not enough motivation at the individual level to undertake college or even graduate school. 2/3 110
Alessandro Torza @atorza.bsky.social · 05/08/2025My 2 cent: humans might end up looking for meaning in some of the old places. Religion, which has been gradually pushed to the margins of our post-Enlightment society, might make a comeback—not only because it is comforting, but also because it is typically set aside as a result of education. 1/3scottaaronson.blogChatGPT and the Meaning of Life: Guest Post by Harvey LedermanScott Aaronson’s Brief Foreword: Harvey Lederman is a distinguished analytic philosopher who moved from Princeton to UT Austin a few years ago. Since his arrival, he’s become one of my … 111
Reposted by Alessandro TorzaISFI - Institute of Philosophy (Lugano) @isfi-lugano.bsky.social · 14/07/2025📌Framed Moments Workshop: Quantum Indeterminacy 3-5 July, 2025 011
Alessandro Torza @atorza.bsky.social · 12/07/2025The impossibility of grieving publicly in the face of a secret can be a harrowing experience. These are the premises, which I thought were interesting and introduced in a most compelling way. Full review: letterboxd.com/torschau/fil...letterboxd.comA ★★½ review of When the Light Breaks (2024)The impossibility of grieving publicly in the face of a secret can be a harrowing experience. These are the premises, which I thought were interesting and introduced in a most compelling way. Unfortun... 000
Alessandro Torza @atorza.bsky.social · 15/06/2025After a workshop on essence, nothing like a FINE coffee. 000
Alessandro Torza @atorza.bsky.social · 04/06/2025letterboxd.comA ★★★½ review of April (2024)Dea Kulumbegashvili's sophomore feature shines in the cinematography department, as did her debut. So, props to DP Arseni Khachaturan. On the other hand, the amazing opening and arresting imagery fail... 000
Alessandro Torza @atorza.bsky.social · 02/06/2025boxd.itA ★★★½ review of Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1975)When it comes to using scissors, the film editor could have learned a thing or two from Jeanne Dielman. 010
Alessandro Torza @atorza.bsky.social · 28/05/2025CFA: 2nd Parma Workshop in Analytic and Scientific Metaphysics December 15-16, 2025 University of Parma (Italy) Invited Speakers: Claudio Calosi (Ca’ Foscari University of Venice) Catharine Diehl (Leiden University) Carl Hoefer (University of Barcelona) Submission guidelines 👇philevents.org2nd Parma Workshop in Analytic and Scientific MetaphysicsCall for Abstracts 2nd Parma Workshop in Analytic and Scientific Metaphysics Dates: December 15-16, 2025 Venue: University of Parma (Italy) All scholars are invited to submit an abstract for presentat... 041
Alessandro Torza @atorza.bsky.social · 21/05/2025In or around Lisbon over the next couple of days? Come say hi! Updated schedule: sites.google.com/view/indeter...sites.google.comWebsite of the INDIS project - EventsWe'll organize two workshops which will bring team-members and collaboration partners to the University of Lisbon. First Workshop: Thursday 22 May 2025 - Friday 23 May 2025, University of Lisbon - Mo... 000
Alessandro Torza @atorza.bsky.social · 18/05/2025A Frankenstein of old (analog) and new (digital) footage, narratively too thin to not be tedious, and with too much show-don't-tell for non-Chinese viewers to pick up on the trail of cultural references, other than a few obvious ones. Read more: boxd.it/9JtXu5boxd.itA ★★½ review of Caught by the Tides (2024)A Frankenstein of old (analog) and new (digital) footage, narratively too thin to not be tedious, and with too much show-don't-tell for non-Chinese viewers to pick up on the trail of cultural referenc... 010
Alessandro Torza @atorza.bsky.social · 14/05/2025Everybody gangsta until the neighbor knocks on the door. Honor to the people of Iraq.boxd.itA ★★★½ review of Warfare (2025)Everybody gangsta until the neighbor knocks on the door. Honor to the people of Iraq. 000
Alessandro Torza @atorza.bsky.social · 14/05/2025I got an invitation to contribute to the Journal of Atmospheric Science Research. Too bad I only deal in the supra-celestial. 000
Alessandro Torza @atorza.bsky.social · 08/05/2025When I was a kid, the future sounded badass, like HAL from 2001 Space Odyssey. But, to my outmost dismay, even Siri has started uptalking. 000
Alessandro Torza @atorza.bsky.social · 07/05/2025EU law and philosophy. h/t @gonigonipipironi.bsky.social 010
Alessandro Torza @atorza.bsky.social · 07/05/2025And here's another upcoming workshop on indeterminacy, this time in St Andrews. www.st-andrews.ac.uk/arche/event/...st-andrews.ac.ukMetaphysical Indeterminacy ConferenceMetaphysical Indeterminacy Conference – Arche 010
Alessandro Torza @atorza.bsky.social · 07/05/2025Cool workshop on indeterminacy coming up in Lisbon, organized by Robert Michels. sites.google.com/view/indeter...sites.google.comWebsite of the INDIS project - EventsWe'll organize two workshops which will bring team-members and collaboration partners to the University of Lisbon. First Workshop: Thursday 22 May 2025 - Friday 23 May 2025, University of Lisbon - Mo... 010
Alessandro Torza @atorza.bsky.social · 01/05/2025I'm old enough to remember when the Un Certain Regard section at the Cannes Film Festival used to be the place to showcase daring and unusual work, mostly by young directors. Read more: boxd.it/9zo5Sdboxd.itA ★★★ review of Souleymane's Story (2024)I'm old enough to remember when the Un Certain Regard section at the Cannes Film Festival used to be the place to showcase daring and unusual work, mostly by young directors. Souleymane's Story, the l... 010
Reposted by Alessandro TorzaTuomas Tahko @ttahko.bsky.social · 23/04/2025Another Metaphysics Cambridge Element is out! Phil Corkum on "Neo-Aristotelian Metaphysics", freely available until 7th May. Also, this is the 30th title in the series. Just two more commissioned titles coming out before I'll conclude my term as the editor. www.cambridge.org/core/element...cambridge.orgNeo-Aristotelian MetaphysicsCambridge Core - Epistemology and Metaphysics - Neo-Aristotelian Metaphysics 064
Reposted by Alessandro TorzaFranz Berto @franzberto.bsky.social · 23/04/2025Metaphysicians: spread the word! The Philosophical Quarterly is celebrating the philosopher philosophers love: 'Themes from David Lewis's Metaphysics' will be our next Special Issue, Guest Editor Jonathan Tallant, call for papers here: academic.oup.com/pq/pages/cal...academic.oup.comCall for Papers: Themes From David Lewis’s MetaphysicsGuest Editor: Prof. Jonathan Tallant (Nottingham) Deadline for Submissions: June 30, 2026 Scope 2026 marks forty years since the publication of David L 11710
Alessandro Torza @atorza.bsky.social · 21/04/2025Yup. My stylistic examples are Aristotle's Metaphysics and Spinoza's Ethics, and I get praised by fans on a daily basis. :) 010
Alessandro Torza @atorza.bsky.social · 19/04/2025Website of the Lisbon-based project on Indeterminacy in Science, spearheaded by Robert Michels, is up and runningsites.google.comWebsite of the INDIS projectWelcome to the website of the project Indeterminacy in Science! 000