Science, Philosophy, Evidence, Explanation and Fine-Tuning with Tim Maudlin

10,00€

October 17, 2021 – Various sorts of ‘multiverse’ scenario force us to reflect both on the aims of physics and on the sorts of considerations that can make a theory credible. This topic has been somewhat suppressed in the physics community by the prevalence of operationist and instrumentalist rhetoric (‘Shut Up And Calculate’). Maudlin surveys the situation with respect to how multiverse theories could address fine-tuning problems, and the challenges that remain in making the principles used for assessing credibility clear and explicit. Tim Maudlin, PhD, is Professor of Philosophy at NYU and Founder and Director of the John Bell Institute…

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