Original upload date: Tue, 19 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT
Archive date: Sun, 28 Nov 2021 04:01:28 GMT
The Centre for Science and Philosophy was officially launched at the University of Bristol on Tuesday 4th December 2012, in the Great Hall of Wills Memorial Building. Four highly regarded philosophers
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of science spoke to an audience of over 600 members of the public, scientists, and academics.
Here, Eleanor Knox (KCL) talks about the importance of philosophy of physics.
Abstract: The greatest challenge facing theoretical physics is how to find a theory that explains and combines the successes of both quantum mechanics and general relativity. However, many approaches to solving this problem have a surprising feature: they do not appear to involve space and time at the most fundamental level. Such theories raise deep conceptual puzzles, both in terms of how they can generate empirical results, and in terms of the world-picture they generate. I'll examine the role philosophy has to play in helping to make sense of and develop these theories.
