30 - David Albert: Foundations of Physics, Time’s Arrow, & Moral Expressivism

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Introduction

00:00 • 3min

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The Role of Ancient Ethics in Philosophy of Physics

03:24 • 4min

3

The Continuum of Foundations of Physics

07:09 • 5min

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The Dialectic of Philosophy and Physics

12:12 • 4min

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Foundations of Physics

15:51 • 4min

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The Relationship Between Metaphysics and Philosophers of Mathematics

19:23 • 2min

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The Relationship Between Philosophy of Physics and Metaphysics

21:09 • 5min

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Scientific Anti-Realism

25:51 • 2min

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The History of Positive Realism

27:22 • 6min

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The Challenge to Realism in Ethical Science

32:56 • 3min

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The Evolution of Realism in Physics in the 20th Century

35:54 • 4min

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The Tension Between Time and Object

39:25 • 3min

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The Intuitions You Have About How Billiard Balls Behave

42:48 • 4min

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The Invariance of Time Reversal in Physics

46:39 • 5min

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The Tension Between the Past and the Future

51:14 • 3min

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The Asymmetries of Epistemic Axis

54:30 • 3min

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The Decision to Address Asymmetries of Epistemic Access

57:34 • 6min

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The Problem With Time Reversal Asymmetry

01:03:30 • 5min

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The Problem of Entropy in the Universe

01:08:05 • 3min

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The Limits of Time

01:10:47 • 5min

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The Potential Infinity of Time

01:15:58 • 2min

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The Distinction Between the Forward and the Backward Time Directions

01:18:11 • 3min

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Simple Rules for Slicing Up a Manifold

01:21:30 • 4min

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The Myth of Passage

01:25:17 • 3min

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The Law of Parallel Slices in Relativity

01:28:46 • 3min

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The Four Dimensional Manifold

01:31:53 • 6min

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What Is Moral Realism Expressivism?

01:37:47 • 3min

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The Role of Propositions in Our Discourse

01:40:37 • 5min

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The Nature of Ethics

01:45:35 • 3min

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The Importance of Human Frustration

01:48:19 • 4min