Search

Foundations of Physics @Harvard: Emily Adlam (Rotman Institute of Philosophy)

Event

Foundations of Physics @Harvard Seminar “Laws of Nature as Constraints” Emily Adlam, Rotman Institute and Western University Tuesday, September 6 1:00–2:00 Talk 2:00–2:05 Break 2:05–3:00 Open Discussion and Q&A Zoom Registration • The Foundations of...

Foundations of Physics @Harvard: Gabriele Carcassi (University of Michigan)

Event

Foundations of Physics @Harvard Seminar "The Common Logical Structure of Classical and Quantum Mechanics (and All Experimentally Verifiable Theories" Gabriele Carcassi (University of Michigan) Tuesday, September 20 1:00–2:00 Talk 2:00–2:05 Break 2:05–3:00...

Foundations of Physics @Harvard: Eugene Chua (UCSD)

Event

Foundations of Physics @Harvard Seminar “ The Time in Thermal Time ” Eugene Chua (UCSD) Tuesday, October 4 1:00–2:00 Talk 2:00–2:05 Break 2:05–3:00 Open Discussion and Q&A Zoom Registration Abstract Attempts to quantize gravity in the Hamiltonian approach...

Foundations of Physics @Harvard: Clara Bradley (UC Irvine)

Event

Foundations of Physics @Harvard Seminar Clara Bradley (UC Irvine) “Do First-Class Constraints Generate Gauge Transformations? A Geometric Perspective” Tuesday, November 1st 1:00–2:00 Talk 2:00–2:05 Break 2:05–3:00 Open Discussion and Q&A Zoom Registration...

Foundations of Physics @Harvard: Grace Field (Cambridge)

Event

Foundations of Physics @Harvard Seminar On the Status of Quantum Tunnelling Time Grace Field (University of Cambridge) Tuesday, November 15 1:00–2:00 Talk 2:00–2:05 Break 2:05–3:00 Open Discussion and Q&A Zoom Registration Abstract How long does a quantum...

Foundations of Physics @Harvard: Isaac Wilhelm (University of Singapore)

Event

Foundations of Physics @Harvard Seminar Isaac Wilhelm (University of Singapore) “Centering the Everett Interpretation” Tuesday, November 29th 1:00–2:00pm Talk 2:00–2:05pm Break 2:05–3:00pm Open Discussion and Q&A Zoom Registration Abstract I propose an...

Foundations of Physics @Harvard: Eddy Chen (UCSD)

Event

Foundations of Physics @Harvard Seminar Eddy Keming Chen University of California, San Diego “The Simplicity of Physical Laws” Tuesday, December 13 1:00–2:00 Talk 2:00–2:05 Break 2:05–3:00 Open Discussion and Q&A Zoom Registration Paper (arXiv) Abstract...

NEW DATE: Chinese Philosophy Series: Bryan Van Norden (Vassar College)

Event

Professor Bryan Van Norden Learning from Chinese Philosophy Friday, September 30th Friday, October 14th 2:00-4:00pm Emerson Hall, Room 305 Please note: This talk was originally scheduled for September 30th, but will now be held on October 14th. Abstract...

Harvard Review of Philosophy Lecture: John Martin Fischer (UC Riverside)

Event

The Harvard Review of Philosophy Lecture Moral Responsibility Skepticism John Martin Fischer (University of California, Riverside) Friday, October 7th 2:00-4:00pm Emerson Hall, Room 305 Abstract The doctrine of "moral responsibility skepticism" has become...

Chinese Philosophy Series: Bryan Van Norden (Vassar College)

Event

Professor Bryan Van Norden Learning from Chinese Philosophy Friday, October 14th 2:00-4:00pm Emerson Hall, Room 305 Abstract When Europeans first encountered Chinese Confucians, Daoists, and Buddhists, they immediately recognized them as serious...

Chinese Philosophy Series: Bryan Van Norden (Vassar College)

Event

Professor Bryan Van Norden Therapeutic Skepticism in Daoism Friday, November 11th 2:00-4:00pm Emerson Hall, Room 305 Abstract The only Daoist philosopher that most Westerners have heard of is Laozi (“Lao Tzu”), the supposed author of the Classic of the...

Chinese Philosophy Series: Bryan Van Norden (Vassar College)

Event

Professor Bryan Van Norden Neo-Confucian Debates over Weakness of Will Friday, December 2 2:00-4:00pm Emerson Hall, Room 305 Abstract The Confucian classic the Great Learning states that one must hate evil “like hating a hateful odor” and love the good...