ERC STARTING GRANT FICTA - FICTIONAL AND IMPOSSIBLE OBJECTS, COUNTERPOSSIBLE REASONING AND THOUGHT EXPERIMENTS. A STUDY OF MEDIEVAL THEORIES OF IMPOSSIBILITY AND THEIR CONTEMPORARY RELEVANCE” (FICTA)

Position: Technologist Institute: Uni. Parma
Posted on: 21/04/2026 Deadline: 12/05/2026

Scientific-Disciplinary Group

11/PHIL-02 - Logic, History And Philosophy Of Science And Technology

Description

The ERC Starting Grant project FICTA – Fictional and Impossible Entities, Counterpossible Reasoning, and Thought Experiments. A Study of Medieval Theories of Impossibility and Their Contemporary Relevance investigates the role of fictional and impossible entities, counterpossible reasoning, and thought experiments in medieval philosophy, with a particular focus on their relevance to contemporary philosophical debates in metaphysics, logic, and the philosophy of language.

Working time

Part-time

Number of positions

1