Philosophical perspectives on the exact sciences I
Weekly outline
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The course booklet and the slides for the first week (20 Sept.) by Michael Esfeld (see below) contain 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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Wed 20 Sept.:
16h15-17h30 Michael Esfeld: Introduction to the programme & Natural philosophy: Newton on physics and philosophy
17h45-18h45 Cristian López: Physics and philosophy
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Wed 27 Sept.:
16h15-17h30 Amine Rusi: Philosophy of space and time
17h45-18h45 Michael Esfeld: What is a law of nature?
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Wed 4 Oct.:
16h15-17h30 Alin Cucu: Philosophy of artificial intelligence and consciousness
17h45-18h45 Michael Esfeld: Mind and free will
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Wed 11 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 18 Oct.:
16h15-17h30 Cristian López: Mathematical structure and ontology
17h45-18h45 Amine Rusi: How to write an essay
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by Wed 25 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.
October 25, Lecture "Mathematical Structure and Ontology", at 16.15-17.30hs
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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 29 Nov. 16h-19h essay plan presentations
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Wed 6 Dec. 16h-19h essay plan presentations
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Wed 13 Dec. 16h-19h essay plan presentations
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Wed 20 Dec. 16h-19h essay plan presentations