Please forward to your groups. Thanks! :::::::::::::::: Boston University’s Center for Philosophy and History of
Science Presents The Robert S. Cohen Forum[i]
Time in
Cosmology Friday,
October 18th, 2013 The
Castle, Boston University 225
Bay State Rd 1pm
– 5pm Is
time real? What is the status of time in cosmology? Are physical laws
timeless or could they evolve? Could changing our views about the status
of time and laws in cosmology help us solve the problem of quantum
gravity? This second session of the Boston Colloquium for Philosophy of
Science will explore some of the fundamental questions raised by Lee Smolin's
recent book Time Reborn. 1pm Time
and Law in Cosmology Lee
Smolin (Perimeter
Institute for Theoretical Physics) 2pm Realism
without Reification: How to Believe in Becoming Jenann Ismael (Philosophy, University
of Arizona) 3pm A
Universe in which Everything Changes Sooner or Later Roberto Mangabeira Unger (Law School, Harvard
University) 4pm Cosmological Laws without Real Time Chris
Smeenk (Philosophy,
University of Western Ontario) All Center for Philosophy and History of Science events are
free and open to the public. For more information on CPHS visit www. bu.edu/cphs [i] The annual Robert S. Cohen Forum on Contemporary
Issues in Science Studies is named in honor of the Center’s cofounder and first
director. For further details, see www.bu.edu/cphs/directors.
Erin Seeba Assistant Administrator Center for Philosophy & History of Science Boston University 745 Commonwealth Ave, Rm 506 Boston, MA 02215 617-353-2604 |