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Philosophy of Physics I: Space and Time

Key information

  • Module code:

    5AANB053

  • Level:

    5

  • Semester:

      Autumn

  • Credit value:

    15

Module description

This module will examine aspects of contemporary physics that bear on our philosophy of space and time. One part of the course will focus on special relativity and the four-dimensional geometry it proposes: we’ll consider its unification of space and time, its own interpretation, and its consequences for the metaphysics of time. Another part of the course will focus on issues in thermal and statistical physics, including discussion of the arrow of time in thermodynamics and the reduction of thermodynamics to statistical mechanics.

For full details:

https://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/philosophy/modules/level5/5aanb053.aspx

Assessment details

Summative assessment: one 2,500-word essay (100%)

Formative assessment: one 2,000-word essay

Teaching pattern

One one-hour weekly lecture and one one-hour weekly seminar over ten weeks.

Department

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