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Lecture: Newton & Einstein – physics meets philosophy
This Wednesday I’m giving a “pub lecture”: the lecture is both public and in a pub. Drop by if you’re interested! Location: “proeflokaal Faas (Zwaanshals 248, Rotterdam)” (google maps) Attendance is free; no reservation required. Time: 20.00 It is a … Continue reading
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Tagged Einstein, Newton, philosophy, physics
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Quantum theory, free will and justice
A student of mine is writing his bachelor thesis on “free will, quantum mechanics and the system of justice”. I’m very happy about that, because it gives me an excuse to dive into matters I’ve been interested in since childhood. … Continue reading
Alice in Numberland, to be continued…
I am very happy to (re-)start teaching mathematics (calculus) at Amsterdam university in September, while teaching philosophy (the history of epistemology) at Utrecht University from November onwards. In November and December these courses overlap, so the end of the year … Continue reading
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Zeno the Zebra and the Truth in the Middle
Alice in Wonderland discovers that when the truth is in the middle, everyone is wrong. Continue reading
Zeno the Zebra
Alice in Wonderland meets Zeno the Zebra for the first time. Short story by philosopher of mathematics. Continue reading
Posted in Numbers in Wonderland, Philosophy of Mathematics
Tagged alice in wonderland, minotaur
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Believing Words
Short story about Alice in Wonderland, written by a philosopher of mathematics – is it possible to believe words? …words don’t lie, people do! Continue reading
Time in Physics – catchphrases and concepts
I’ve written a paper in which I put into perspective the media catchphrase “time does not exist”. Below you’ll find the introduction to my paper and a link to the whole thing. Enjoy! Many popular-science books state that time does … Continue reading
Posted in Philosophy of Mathematics, Philosophy of Physics
Tagged entropy, Newton, Probability, special relativity, time
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Reign of Error: Chapter Five
Previously in ‘Reign of Error’: the village elders consider a cleaning droid, which has crashed down from a space-ship, as the emissary of their Wargod, whom they ask for advice in important political matters. The cleaning droid doesn’t understand the … Continue reading
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Reign of Error: Chapter Four
Previously in ‘Reign of Error’: Isaac has found the cleaning droid in a cave, where it had crashed down. When Isaac showed it to the elders in his village, they believed that it had been sent by the Wargod, and … Continue reading
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Reign of Error: Chapter Three
Read ‘Reign of Error’ from the start (=link to ‘Prologue’) Previously in ‘Reign of Error’: our cleaning droid, CD-2, is crashing down, while on the planet below a boy Isaac is looking for mushrooms in a cave. Isaac is angry … Continue reading
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