Christian Wüthrich’s ‘The Temporal and Atemporal Emergence of (Space-)Time’
Christian Wüthrich delivered one of the plenary talks at this summer’s BSPS conference in Edinburgh and lo! It was recorded (future is now!).
Entries by Elizabeth Hannon
Shan Gao, ‘Protective Measurement and Quantum Reality’ // Reviewed by Valia Allori
Valia Allori reviews Protective Measurement and Quantum Reality, by Shan Gao
Chapman and Wylie, ‘Evidential Reasoning in Archaeology’ // Reviewed by Sabina Leonelli
Sabina Leonelli reviews Evidential Reasoning in Archaeology, by Chapman and Wylie
Marcel Boumans, ‘Science outside the Laboratory’ // Reviewed by Catherine Herfeld
Catherine Herfeld reviews Science outside the Laboratory, by Marcel Boumans
Catherine Kendig’s Natural Kinds and Classification in Scientific Practice // Reviewed by Muhammad Ali Khalidi
Muhammad Ali Khalidi reviews Natural Kinds and Classification in Scientific Practice, by Catherine Kendig
A Hot Mess: Inflation and Fine-Tuning | Casey McCoy
Given the suggested philosophical nature of cosmology, it may seem somewhat surprising that philosophers have paid relatively little attention to the physical study of cosmology, namely, what one might call the science of little ‘u’ physical universes. If philosophy aims at understanding the Universe, then surely an important piece of the complete story is to be found in its physics.
IF and Only IF
Another year, another impact factor. Thomson Reuters, who compile the figures, have released their 2017 report and the BJPS continues to perform very well (a brief explanation of the IF can be found here). We’ve jumped from last year’s 1.738 to a not-to-be-sniffed-at 1.985.
Axel Gelfert’s How to Do Science with Models // Reviewed by Tarja Knuuttila
Tarja Knuuttila reviews How to Do Science with Models, by Axel Gelfert
Peter Godfrey-Smith’s Other Minds // Reviewed by Thomas W. Polger
Thomas W. Polger reviews Other Minds, by Peter Godfrey-Smith
Francesco Guala’s Understanding Institutions // Reviewed by Christopher Clarke
Christopher Clarke reviews Understanding Institutions, by Francesco Guala