…ermined to wash my dishes soon. And so on. This is a striking match of our experience of the serial delivery of moments. At 10am, I am in a state of remembering my bed, and a state of expecting to eat lunch. This is followed by my noon state of remembering my 10am state, enjoying my lunch, and expecting to do the dishes. Craig Callender (2000) argues that Cauchy evolution is what makes time informative. Here, we have reached a simpler conclusion:…
Read more…ERYONE pre-pay or foreclose. So the Bank is generally willing to take that risk, in order to make some money. PART 6: OUR PROBLEM. The problem is, some of the most important banks and McDucks in the US got screwed in exactly this way. But not out of a million dollars — we’re talking about losing billions each, sometimes over the course of just a few months. There were a lot of things that led to this. Here’s the basic idea. Consider poor Mickey Mo…
Read more…on of these facts. But the activity of investigating meaning is a distinct activity altogether. This last activity includes much of what concerns the philosophy of physics, when it is done well. Whether it be causation, equivalence, gauge, prediction, or simultaneity — among many examples — I think much of what distinguishes philosophy of physics from physics is a central concern with the (particularly philosophical) activity of explicating meanin…
Read more…, cut to the chase and check out this meticulous list of philosophers with online papers, compiled by David Chalmers. Go to the Library. The what? Yes, the library. It’s still the easiest way to get free books to read. Some libraries will even send books to you in the mail for free. Here’s how to find a public library in your area. Or, visit your local University’s library for an even grander selection. Buy very, very cheap books. Ok, so this one’…
Read more…s and philosophy of general relativity, all of which is available for free online. If you know of any online resources that are not on this list, suggest them in the comments and I will add them to the list! Contents Non-mathematical introductions to general relativity Mathematical introductions to general relativity Philosophy of general relativity Other general relativity references. Non-mathematical introductions to general relativity Einstein…
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