Thinking about Physics: An introduction to philosophy for physicists by Dr P Beltrame
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Monday, 2 February 2026
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Lecture 1: Philosophical reading of physics
Lecture 1: Philosophical reading of physics
17:00 - 18:30
Room: 337
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Lecture 2: Philosophy of Physics: Intro (Metaphysics and Epistemology)
Lecture 2: Philosophy of Physics: Intro (Metaphysics and Epistemology)
17:00 - 18:30
Room: 337
Reading list: Reading list: Lawrence Sklar. Philosophy of Physics - Introduction Alan Chalmers, What is this thing called science. Chapter 1 Link on Wisp: https://wisp.ph.liv.ac.uk/index.php/s/fgXXpjLD6QYGQJp
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Lecture 3: Deeper into Metaphysics
Lecture 3: Deeper into Metaphysics
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Room: 337
https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/38370716353279?p=1B9ZFwTceUBP8qhOew
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Lecture 4: Physics needs philosophy. Philosophy needs physics
Lecture 4: Physics needs philosophy. Philosophy needs physics
17:00 - 18:30
Room: 337
Teams connection: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/38370716353279?p=1B9ZFwTceUBP8qhOew Reading list: Carlo Rovelli - Physics needs philosophy. Philosophy needs physics. (https://arxiv.org/abs/1805.10602)
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Lecture 5: The ship of Theseus
Lecture 5: The ship of Theseus
17:00 - 18:30
Room: 337
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Lecture 6: The Laws of physics
Lecture 6: The Laws of physics
17:00 - 18:30
Room: 337
reading: - Eddy Keming Chen – Laws of Physics (p. 1-11, to the end of 2.2) hkps://arxiv.org/abs/2309.03484 Optional - Nancy Cartwright – Do the Laws of Physics State the Facts? hkps://joelvelasco.net/teaching/120/cartwright-How_the_Laws_of_Physics_Lie.pdf - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy – Laws of Nature hkps://plato.stanford.edu/entries/laws-of-nature/
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Lecture 7: What is fundamental
Lecture 7: What is fundamental
17:00 - 18:30
Room: 337