Philosophical perspectives on the exact sciences I
Aperçu des semaines
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The course booklet and the slides for the first week (21 Sept.) 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)
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 21 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 28 Sept.:
16h15-17h30 Michael Esfeld: Space and time: Leibniz vs. Newton
17h45-18h45 Michael Esfeld: What is a law of nature?
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Wed 5 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 12 Oct.:
16h15-17h30 Alin Cucu: Philosophy of artificial intelligence and consciousness
17h45-18h45 Michael Esfeld: Mind and free will
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Wed 19 Oct.:
16h15-17h30 Cristian López: Mathematical structure and ontology
17h45-18h45 Amine Rusi: How to write an essay
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by Wed 26 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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Wed 30 Nov. 16h-19h essay plan presentations
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Wed 7 Dec. 16h-19h essay plan presentations
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Wed 14 Dec. 16h-19h essay plan presentations
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Wed 21 Dec. 16h-19h essay plan presentations