1. Phil 404: Philosophy of Science – Time
 
  1. Blackboard (syllabus, announcements, readings, assignments &c)
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Schedule (subject to revision):
 
• Introduction
Jan 12-16:
    Lightman: Einstein’s Dreams – 4/16, 4/24, 5/15, 6/10, 6/11, 6/22
    Callender: Introducing Time – pp.3-29
 
• Time in Physics I – Relativity:
Jan 19-23:
    Mellor: Real Time II – Ch 1
    Wald: Space, Time and Gravity – Ch 1
    
Jan 26-30:
    Huggett: Spacetime and the Theory of Relativity
    Lightman: Einstein’s Dreams – 5/29, 6/15
 
Feb 2-6:
    Wald: Space, Time and Gravity – Ch 2-3
    Lockwood: The Labyrinth of Time – Ch 3
 
Feb 9-13:
    Lockwood: The Labyrinth of Time – Ch 4-5
    Wald: Space, Time and Gravity – Ch 4
 
• Time Travel:
Feb 16-20:
    Lockwood: The Labyrinth of Time – Ch 6
    Huggett: Time Travel
 
Feb 23-27:
    Huggett: Why Can’t I Stop My Younger Self From Traveling?
 
• Time in Physics II - Time’s ‘Arrow’:
Mar 2-6:
    Penrose: The Emperor’s New Mind – Ch 7
    Lightman: Einstein’s Dreams – 5/11, 6/2
 
Mar 9-13:
    Maudlin: The Passage of Time
 
• Time and Experience I – The Passage of Time:
Mar 16-20:
    Eddington: The Nature of the Physical World – Ch 5
    Dennett: Consciousness Explained – §6.1-2
 
Mar 23-27: Spring Break
 
Mar 30-Apr 3:
    Mather: Foundations of Perception – selections
 
Apr 6-10:
    Lightman: Einstein’s Dreams – 6/5
    Huggett: Passing Time in a Block Universe
    Huggett: Time and Tralfamadore
 
• Time and Experience II – Past, Present and Future:
Apr 13-17:
    Lockwood: The Labyrinth of Time – Ch 11-2
    Lightman: Einstein’s Dreams – 5/3, 5/20
 
Apr 20-24:
    Callender: The Common Now
    Lightman: Einstein’s Dreams – 5/22
 
Apr 27-May 1:
    Hartle: The Physics of Now
Class Notes
Spring 2009