XVI International Ontology Congress: Conceptions of Nature from Ionian Thought to Contemporary Science

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When
2025/10/07 - 2025/10/10
Place
Chillida-Leku Museum and UPV/EHU, Donostia / San Sebastian
Organizers
Gotzon Arrizabalaga (UPV/EHU), Juan Ramón Makuso (San Sebastián), José Ignacio Garparsoro (UPV/EHU), Bárbara Jiménez (UPV/EHU), Jon Umerez (UPV/EHU), Alberto García (UPV/EHU), Víctor Gómez Pin (UAB), Albert Solé (UAB), Javier Aguirre (UPV/EHU), Pedro Uribe (ESIC), Elide Pittarello (Università Ca' Foscari Venezia), Stefano Maso (Università Ca' Foscari Venezia), Davide Spanio (Università Ca' Foscari Venezia)
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XVI International Ontology Congress: Conceptions of Nature from Ionian Thought to Contemporary Science

XVI INTERNATIONAL ONTOLOGY CONGRESS
Conceptions of Nature from Ionian Thought to Contemporary Science
With the Honorary Presidency of Professor Artur Ekert

SAN SEBASTIÁN (7-10 October 2025) - Chillida-Leku Museum and UPV/EHU
SAINT JEAN DE LUZ (11 October 2025) - Salon d’actes de la Mairie
Special Session in A Coruña (TBA October 2025) - Fundación Paideia-Galiza


The philosophical reflection on Nature, once known as Natural Philosophy, cannot be conducted "without the support of the natural science of our times," as Heisenberg noted. The theoretical aim of the International Ontology Congress has always been to revisit the ancient questions of Greek Ontology concerning Physis and confront them with contemporary discoveries. In this upcoming edition of the Congress, we will explore how these ancient concepts resonate and evolve when examined through the lens of modern scientific advances and philosophical debates.
This exploration will be structured around several key themes, each of which delves into different facets of the intersection between classical ideas and contemporary issues, as outlined in the following 5 sections:

1. From Schrödinger's Vision to the Second Quantum Revolution: The Philosophical Significance and Technological Impact of Entanglement
2. Greek Thought and Classical Polarities Concerning Physis
3. Debates on Artificial Life and Artificial Intelligence
4. Techné as Art and Nature
5. The Evolutionary Conception of Nature

More Information: https://www.ontologia.info/