Bohmian mechanics is not just an “interpretation” of quantum mechanics. It is a radical revision. In this note, I’d like to point out one reason that it’s an implausible revision:…
Bohmian Indeterminism
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Philosophy and Physics in the Kadison-Singer Conjecture
A promising proof of the so-called Kadison-Singer conjecture was announced yesterday. Mathematicians are excited, because this conjecture is equivalent to a remarkable number of open problems in other fields. And…
Philosophy of Science Journals and Elsevier
Not Elsevier Elsevier Journal Publisher American Philosophical Quarterly University of Illinois Press Analysis Oxford University Press Australasian Journal of Philosophy Taylor & Francis (Routledge) Biology and Philosophy Springer Verlag British…
Sellars and the Philosophy of Physics
In a letter to Chisholm, Wilfred Sellars wrote: Thus, while I agree with you that‘. . .’ means – – – is not constructable in Rylean terms (‘Behaviorese,’ I have…
Even more philosophy of physics conferences, Summer 2010
If you know about the usual summer conferences and are still looking for more: Hannover: Philosophy of Physics in Germany – Current State and Perspectives (11-12 Jun 2010). If you…