Floris Eskens

• Baron, Sam & Eskens, Floris (2026). Structuralism and the Individuation of Causal Set Elements in Causal Set Theory. Erkenntnis: An International Journal of Scientific Philosophy. ISSN 0165-0106. doi: 10.1007/s10670-026-01141-9. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  It has been suggested that causal set theory is particularly accommodating to a structuralist interpretation. In this paper, we will evaluate this claim, focusing on a recent version of structuralism proposed by Wüthrich (2012, 2024). We show that structuralism of this variety conflicts with the standard dynamics of causal set theory, and that removing this conflict may require reworking the dynamics. We also show that a structuralist interpretation along these lines requires metaphysically privileging the dynamical aspect of the theory. We consider three potential ways forward for a structuralist, but suggest that matters are difficult: two of these likely require reworking CST and one invokes controversial metaphysical assumptions.

• Baron, Sam & Eskens, Floris (2026). What Could Prototime Be? Journal of Consciousness Studies. ISSN 1355-8250. 33(1-2), s. 147–159. doi: 10.53765/20512201.33.1.147. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  Schneider and Bailey (this issue) propose a ‘prototime’ interpretation of quantum mechanics. We consider the question of what prototime could be. To do this we offer a framework for thinking about different theories of time, and argue that prototime is time based on this framework. We close by offering an alternative interpretation of prototime that treats it in modal, rather than temporal, terms.

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