The Centre for Time is pleased to announce a 5/6 week research seminar series by Professor Richard Healey <http://www.u.arizona.edu/~rhealey/> of the University of Arizona, who will be visiting the Centre as a University of Sydney International Visiting Research Fellow.
The series will be open to all, and MPhil and PhD students in Philosophy will be able to count it towards their coursework requirement. A provisional list of topics appears below. Physics Without Building Blocks 1. Introduction: physics, metaphysics and pragmatism 2. A pragmatic interpretation of quantum theory 3. Composition in physics 4. Representation, description and scientific explanation before quantum theory 5. Representation, description and explanation in quantum physics 6. Physics without building blocks: objects, properties, laws *Timetable*: 3-5pm Mondays on 1, 8 and 15 February; then 1-3pm Fridays on 26 February, 5 and 12 March. *Provisional venue:* Philosophy Common Room (S413, Main Quad).
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