A new chapter by Antonio Vassallo, “Relationalism about Space and Time: Revisiting an Unfinished Revolution,” has been published in The Forgotten Giants: Overlooked Revolutions in Natural Philosophy (Springer, 2026). The chapter reassesses the Leibnizian/Machian tradition of relationalism in light of recent developments in physics and metaphysics, focusing in particular on Pure Shape Dynamics and the metaphysics of self-subsisting structures as resources for a modern relational account of space, time, and dynamics.
New publication: “Metaphysical Hybridization”
A new article by Antonio Vassallo, “Metaphysical Hybridization,” has been published in Erkenntnis. The paper develops a novel framework for modeling determination relations such as causation and grounding, drawing on the geometrical approach of conceptual spaces. It argues that hybrid forms of determination can be represented within a unified framework and explores the broader metaphysical implications of this approach.
The article is available Open Access: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10670-026-01140-w