Hans Halvorson Stuart Professor of Philosophy, Princeton University Hans Halvorson is the Stuart Professor of Philosophy at Princeton University. He has written extensively on the foundations of quantum physics, philosophy of science, and the relationship between science and theology, with articles appearing in the Journal of Mathematical Physics, Physical Review, and The British Journal for Philosophy of Science, among others. Halvorson has received a Mellon Foundation New Directions Fellowship, the Cushing Memorial Prize in the History and Philosophy of Physics, Best Article of the Year by a Recent Ph.D. (Philosophy of Science Association, 2001), and Ten Best Philosophy Articles of the Year (The Philosopher’s Annual, both 2001 and 2002). Participant In: Metaphysics Saturday, April 30, 2022 at 2:30pm EST Past Event Watch the video » Physics being the study of the fundamental properties of Nature, as the name implies, metaphysics investigates the nature of Nature, the what-must-therefore-be-the-case of those discoverable physical properties. For centuries, either explicitly or implicitly, metaphysics created the background and organizing principles for scientific research. But as the 20th century progressed there arose a number of challenges… read more »
Metaphysics Saturday, April 30, 2022 at 2:30pm EST Past Event Watch the video » Physics being the study of the fundamental properties of Nature, as the name implies, metaphysics investigates the nature of Nature, the what-must-therefore-be-the-case of those discoverable physical properties. For centuries, either explicitly or implicitly, metaphysics created the background and organizing principles for scientific research. But as the 20th century progressed there arose a number of challenges… read more »