Department Colloquium with Tim Maudlin

Event Date:
2027-03-18T16:00:00
2027-03-18T17:00:00
Event Location:
HENN 200
Speaker:
Tim Maudlin, New York University
Related Upcoming Events:
Department Colloquia
Intended Audience:
Everyone
Local Contact:

Brett Gladman (gladman@astro.ubc.ca)

All are welcome to this event!

Event Information:

Abstract:

[coming soon!]

Bio:

Tim Maudlin (B.A. Yale, Physics and Philosophy; Ph.D. Pittsburgh, History and Philosophy of Science) has interests primarily focused in the foundations of physics, metaphysics, and logic. His books include Quantum Non-Locality and Relativity (Blackwell, 3rd edition now available), Truth and Paradox (Oxford) and The Metaphysics Within Physics (Oxford) and Philosophy of Physics: Space and Time. He is a member of the Academie Internationale de Philosophie des Sciences and the Foundational Questions Institute (FQXi). He has been a Guggenheim Fellow. He taught at Rutgers from 1986 to 2011, and has been a visiting professor at Harvard.

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Add to Calendar 2027-03-18T16:00:00 2027-03-18T17:00:00 Department Colloquium with Tim Maudlin Event Information: Abstract: [coming soon!] Bio: Tim Maudlin (B.A. Yale, Physics and Philosophy; Ph.D. Pittsburgh, History and Philosophy of Science) has interests primarily focused in the foundations of physics, metaphysics, and logic. His books include Quantum Non-Locality and Relativity (Blackwell, 3rd edition now available), Truth and Paradox (Oxford) and The Metaphysics Within Physics (Oxford) and Philosophy of Physics: Space and Time. He is a member of the Academie Internationale de Philosophie des Sciences and the Foundational Questions Institute (FQXi). He has been a Guggenheim Fellow. He taught at Rutgers from 1986 to 2011, and has been a visiting professor at Harvard. Learn More: See his NYU faculty page: https://as.nyu.edu/faculty/tim-maudlin.html?challenge=d06e90d7-4d8f-4b88-9d8c-10b73beb60f1 Review his personal website: https://tim-maudlin.site/ Watch his videos: Why physics can't explain mathematics Why philosophers can't solve quantum gravity yet Tim Maudlin: a masterclass on the philosophy of time Read his book, Philosophy of Physics: Space and Time (2012): https://press.princeton.edu/books/paperback/9780691165714/philosophy-of-physics    Event Location: HENN 200