How Time Really Passes

…the passage of time through the succession of three mental states, in this order: the expectation of an event; the experience of the event; and the memory of the event. We prepare for lunch, we eat lunch, and we remember how tasty it was afterward. Moreover, we all agree that this is the way it works — the order doesn’t change. This is an account of passage that John Norton has proposed. As John suggests, this agreement shows all the signs of not…

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…ost-ready-for-print version, without paying for it! Physics and mathematics: arxiv.org. Philosophy of Science: philsci-archive.pitt.edu. Download Free Articles from the Author’s Homepage. Did you know that Jeremy Butterfield has dozens of his most recent papers posted on his website? Or that John Norton has written a free introduction to Einstein’s theories? You can always google an author that you’re interested in. Or, cut to the chase and check…

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Get Started Learning General Relativity Online

…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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Curie’s Principle: Not a theorem, Not even for Ismael

…(1997) statement above, quoting that formulation of the principle verbatim: “Ismael (1997, 169) writes: ‘What the principle says depends crucially on how the terms ’cause’ and ‘effect’ are understood…. Let and be families and respectively, of mutually exclusive and jointly exhaustive event types, and let the statement that is a Curie-cause and its Curie-effect mean that the physical laws provide a many-one mapping of into .’ So construed, the pri…

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Happy 2009! Five Tutorials for Philosophers of Physics

…favorite philosophy of science database. Here are some tricks to ease the experience. Get Started Reading Books and Articles on the Cheap. Trying to save money this year? Stop paying so much to read! Get Started Learning General Relativity Online. Free general relativity — what more could you ask for in 2009? Get Started Improving Your Philosophical Apparel. Get a new look for the new year. Here are a few unique options for philosophers. Happy ne…

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