Philo Agora's talk this Tuesday, December 1 is by Tibor
Molnar Buridan's Ass, Murphy's Law and Hamilton's principle of least action
Buridan's Ass is said to have died of starvation standing midway
between two identical piles of hay, paralysed by its own indecision
over which pile to eat first. This seems implausible; and yet,
according to Hamilton's Principle, such suspension in 'equipoise' is
inevitable. This apparent contradiction is a persistent problem for
both philosophy and science. This presentation is an attempt to find
a resolution.
Tibor Molnar studied Chemical Engineering at UNSW, and then pursued a
career in IT. Today he studies philosophy of science, quantum
mechanics and cognitive neuroscience, and teaches at Sydney
University and the WEA.
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Tuesday December 1 at the Fair Trade Coffee House, 33 Glebe Point
Road, Glebe, $6.00 includes a free cup of coffee or tea. Start at
7.30. Finish at 9.00pm. If you want to eat, come early. All
profits from the Fair Trade Cafe go to support Third World
development. Come a little early this night , as we suspect numbers
will be high
Philo Agora has a talk on a philosophy theme every two
weeks. Next fortnight, December 15 is our last for the year. We will
have our Christmas party and a talk by Sam Alexander "Myth and
Ritual" with an accent on Christianity and Christmas.
Philo Agora's website is <http://www.philoagora.com>www.philoagora.com .
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THE PHILOAGORA ANNUAL AWARD
PhiloAgora has instituted an annual award of $100 ( with apologies
for the size of the award ) . It will be awarded for the essay and
talk that best meets our objectives of relating philosophical thought
to how we act out our lives, individually or collectively .
Papers of 2500 words or so will be placed on the website and judged
at the end of the first year. Details on are on our website. Open
to undergrads, postgrads, everybody, except full time academics..
We have also joined with the Fair Trade Cafe in not
charging philosophy students the usual $6.00 admission
Philo Agora
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