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142 - Tim Maudlin: Carnap, Kuhn, Bell’s Inequality, & The Philosophy of Science

142 - Tim Maudlin: Carnap, Kuhn, Bell’s Inequality, & The Philosophy of Science

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Tim Maudlin is Professor of Philosophy at NYU and Founder and
Director of the John Bell Institute for the Foundations of
Physics. Tim is renowned as one of the leading philosophers of
physics, and he also works in the philosophy of science and
metaphysics. This is Tim’s fourth appearance on the show. Tim was
also a guest on episode 46 (laws of nature, space, and free
will), episode 67 with David Albert (the foundations of quantum
mechanics), and episode 115 with Craig Callender (the philosophy
of time). In this episode, Robinson and Tim dig into some of the
crucial developments in the philosophy of science that took place
during the 20th century. Then they move on to John Bell and the
John Bell Institute for the Foundations of Physics. If you’re
interested in the foundations of physics—which you absolutely
should be—then please check out the JBI, which is devoted to
providing a home for research and education in this important
area. Any donations are immensely helpful at this early stage in
the institute’s life.

Tim’s Website: www.tim-maudlin.site

The John Bell Institute: https://www.johnbellinstitute.org

OUTLINE

00:00 In This Episode…

00:41 Introduction

04:56 What’s the Point of Philosophy of Science?

10:38 Carnap and Logical Positivism

26:30 Thomas Kuhn and the Structure of Scientific Revolutions

42:52 What is Scientific Realism?

01:02:44 Instrumentalism and Scientific Anti-Realism

01:06:08 Who Was John Bell?

01:20:15 Einstein, Quantum Mechanics, and Bell’s Inequality

01:45:34 The John Bell Institute

Robinson’s Website: http://robinsonerhardt.com

Robinson Erhardt researches symbolic logic and the foundations of
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