Philosophical perspectives on the exact sciences I
Weekly outline
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The course booklet (see below) contains all the important information about the course.
To contact the teaching staff, please use the following e-mail adresses:
Prof. Michael Esfeld, michael.esfeld@unil.ch
Amine Rusi, main assistant for the course, amine.rusielhassani@unil.ch (Philosophy of physics and mathematics)
Dr. Alin Cucu, alin.cucu@unil.ch (Philosophy of mind, AI and free will)
Dr. Cristian Lopez, cristian.lopez@unil.ch (Metaphysics of physics, philosophy of time)
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General news and announcements
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Please enter your full name(s) followed by (YES or NO) (If you accept or not new members in your group.)
The max limit is 5 members per group.
Choose the subject you want to work on (Titles on the Booklet).
If you want to work on a subject that is not mentioned on the booklet, please email your suggestion to the corresponding assistant teacher.
The deadline to join a group is October 16th
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Wed 11 Sept.:
16h15-17h30 Cristian López: Physics and philosophy
17h45-18h45 Amine Rusi: Philosophy of space and time
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Wed 18 Sept.:
16h15-17h30 Michael Esfeld: Newton on natural philosophy
17h45-18h45 Michael Esfeld: What is a law of nature?
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Wed 25 Sept.:
16h15-17h30 Alin Cucu: Philosophy of artificial intelligence and consciousness
17h45-18h45 Michael Esfeld: Mind and free will
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Wed 2 Oct.:
16h15-17h30 Michael Esfeld: Quantum physics: non-locality and the measurement problem
17h45-18h45 Michael Esfeld: The ontology of quantum physics
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Wed 9 Oct.:
16h15-17h30 Cristian López: Mathematical structure and ontology
17h45-18h45 Amine Rusi: How to write an essay
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by Wed 16 Oct. at the latest: Definite fixing of the groups & essay subjects
Work on essay plan, one meeting with supervising assistant; submit essay plan to supervising assistant at least one week before your presentation.
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Work on essay plan
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Work on essay plan
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Work on essay plan
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Work on essay plan
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Work on essay plan
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Wed 27 Nov. 16h-19h essay plan presentations
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Wed 4 Dec. 16h-19h essay plan presentations
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Wed 11 Dec. 16h-19h essay plan presentations
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Wed. 18 Dec.: 16-19h essay plan presentations