…. Or, visit your local University’s library for an even grander selection. Buy very, very cheap books. Ok, so this one’s almost free. There are hundreds of books selling at less than 1 cent on Amazon. They’re not all worth a penny, but there are some real jewels among the noise, which you can get for only the price of shipping. To find them, try browsing by subject, and then selecting “Sort by Price: Low to High.” Reading With Questionable Scruple…
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…hysics 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 Eins…
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…ake a living this decade. McDuck decided to lend him some money anyway, to buy a nice house (let’s say, 100,000). This was a very risky idea. After all, poor old Mickey was struggling just to get by, let alone make regular mortgage payments. So to make up for the risk, McDuck asked Mickey to pay MUCH more than the original price of the house — say, 500,000 over the course of 30 years. McDuck was betting that he had a chance to make a lot more mone…
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…lying mechanism that reduces passage to an artifact of our perception. The best explanation of the reliable succession of these three mental states is that they reflect an objective regularity in the world. Passage is real. It produces the serial delivery of moments to our minds. We become aware of it through the succession of these three identifiable mental states. 2. Physical Theories Describe Passage In a physical theory, passage appears as a r…
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…Positions on the Passage of Time. An illustrated catalogue of your options. Group Structural Realism (Part 4). The last of a 4-part argument that there’s little hope for this kind of view. Best wishes for 2010! — Bryan Soul Physics is authored by Bryan W. Roberts. Thanks for subscribing. Want more Soul Physics? Try the Soul Physics Tweet….
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