The project is funded by the Polish National Science Centre (NCN) through the OPUS grant nr. 2023/49/B/HS1/01091, and is hosted by the Faculty of Administration and Social Sciences, Warsaw University of Technology. The research contributes to the activities of the Philosophy of Physics Research Group.
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New Publication: “Shape Space as a Conceptual Space” (Open Access in Synthese)
We are pleased to announce that the paper “Shape Space as a Conceptual Space” by Antonio Vassallo has been published open access in Synthese. You can read the full article here. This paper argues that the configuration space central to pure shape dynamics—shape space—should be understood not as a physical arena but as a conceptual …
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Are space and time really necessary?
The Warsaw University of Technology has published a short feature on the research project and its investigation into the relational foundations of physics. Read the article (in Polish) here.
Call for Applications: Postdoctoral Researcher in Philosophy of Physics
The Department of Philosophy and Ethics in Administration at Warsaw University of Technology invites applications for a postdoctoral researcher (assistant professor) position within the research project “A Machian Framework for Quantum Physics,” led by Dr. hab. Antonio Vassallo and funded by the National Science Center (OPUS-25 grant). Position Details: Duration: 30 months, full-time (40 hours/week) …
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