[News] Invitation: talk by Prof. Giuseppe Longo, Directeur de Recherches Emeritus, CNRS - Ecole Normale Supérieure, Paris_March 26, 2026

Dear colleagues, We cordially invite all of you to a talk by Prof. Giuseppe Longo, Directeur de Recherches Emeritus, CNRS - Ecole Normale Supérieure, Paris. Former “Professore Ordinario di Informatica”, Università di Pisa, Italy. Date: March 26, 2026 at 17:30 Venue: Seminarraum 3a (D0312) Department of Philosophy, Universitätsstraße 7, A-1010 Vienna Title: Models of Emergence in Physics vs Theories of Novelty Production in Biology Abstract: Several notion of ‘‘emergence’’ have been proposed in physics. They mostly concern the emergence of new structures and forms (morphogenesis). From Turing and Thom’s analysis of morphogenesis to self-organization in far from equilibrium thermodynamics and Parisi’s networks, a few types of emerging phenomena in complex systems will be recalled. Then the difference will be stressed with “novelty production” in biology. In Darwinian evolution, in particular, the conceptual (and possibly mathematical) frames require the construction of new perspectives, due to the nature of the intended observables and their historical specificity. The issue of “unification” with the many theories of inert matter involved in the understanding of biology will be hinted, by setting bridges and proposing conceptual dualities. This talk is organized by Prof. Dr. Tarja Knuuttila. We look forward to your participation and to engaging discussions! With kind regards Florian Kolowrat -- *Florian Kolowrat *KgbU0UP0l8ByOdbG.png Universität Wien | University of Vienna Institut für Philosophie | Department of Philosophy Universitätsstraße 7, 1010 Wien | Vienna Organisational Assistant to Univ.-Prof. Mag. Mag. Dr. Georg Schiemer Department of Philosophy – University of Vienna Organisational Assistant to Univ.-Prof. Tarja Knuuttila, MSc M.Soc.Sc PhD Department of Philosophy – University of Vienna Mail: Universitätsstraße 7, 1010 Wien E-Mail:florian.kolowrat@univie.ac.at Phone: +43-1-4277-46461 Web:https://ufind.univie.ac.at/en/ person.html?id=53614 <https://ufind.univie.ac.at/en/person.html?id=53614>