Obiettivo The proposed project aims at investigating the metaphysics of indeterminacy in ancient philosophy. By relying on the aid ofcontemporary metaphysics (in particular, Van Inwagen's materialism and Merricks', and Stage-theory of material objects),the project will show that the metaphysics of indeterminacy was an important, yet neglected, part of ancient metaphysics,from the time of Democritus to that of Aenesidemus.The project will deal with a variety of Greek philosophers, traditionally understood as subjectivists (this very general label asmeant to include relativists, sceptics, infallibilists and nihilists). These are the following ones: Democritus, Protagoras andGorgias, Heraclitus, the Socratic schools of the Cyrenaics (including later exponents of the school, such as Theodorus theGodless) and the Megarians (Euclides, Eubulides, Diodorus Cronus, Stilpo), Pyrrho and neo-pyrrhonism (Aenesidemus).The project will demonstrate that, although in different ways, all the philosophers just mentioned adhered to a view of theworld according to which either 1) objects of perception are indeterminate with regard to their properties or 2) objects inthemselves are best understood as indeterminate items (in particular, on this latter view, objects as stable and unitary itemsare denied to be existing).The project is both historical and philosophical, in so far as not only does it attempt to reconstruct the details of ancientconceptions of metaphysical indeterminacy, but it will also try to demonstrate the philosophical viability of those conceptionsby drawing close parallelisms with current theories of metaphysical indeterminacy.To appreciate the pervasiveness of metaphysical indeterminacy in ancient Greek philosophy is tantamount to providing arevolutionary insight in the history of ancient metaphysics (and of metaphysics tout court) by challenging the standard viewthat sees it dominated by Plato’s and Aristotle’s different, yet cognate, essentialisms. Campo scientifico humanitiesphilosophy, ethics and religionphilosophyhistory of philosophyancient philosophyhumanitieshistory and archaeologyhistorynatural sciencesphysical sciencesquantum physicshumanitiesphilosophy, ethics and religionphilosophymetaphysics Programma(i) H2020-EU.1.3. - EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Main Programme H2020-EU.1.3.2. - Nurturing excellence by means of cross-border and cross-sector mobility Argomento(i) MSCA-IF-2014-EF - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships (IF-EF) Invito a presentare proposte H2020-MSCA-IF-2014 Vedi altri progetti per questo bando Meccanismo di finanziamento MSCA-IF-EF-ST - Standard EF Coordinatore UNIVERSITY OF DURHAM Contribution nette de l'UE € 195 454,80 Indirizzo STOCKTON ROAD THE PALATINE CENTRE DH1 3LE Durham Regno Unito Mostra sulla mappa Regione North East (England) Tees Valley and Durham Durham CC Tipo di attività Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Collegamenti Contatta l’organizzazione Opens in new window Sito web Opens in new window Partecipazione a programmi di R&I dell'UE Opens in new window Rete di collaborazione HORIZON Opens in new window Costo totale € 195 454,80