PHIL 4850: Philosophy of Physics
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Conceptual and philosophical issues relating to the interpretation of theories in classical and modern physics. May include one or more of the following topics: the relationship between mathematics and the physical world; Newtonian physics (determinism and predictability); thermodynamics and statistical physics (the nature of probability; entropy and the direction of time); relativistic physics (indeterminism; realism and nonlocality; consciousness and the role of the observer). Offered even-numbered years. (Typically Offered: Spring)