Philosophy of Physics

Event Details

Target Audience
Undergraduate and Graduate Students
Place
Bilimler Köyü
Registration Deadline
31 July 2026
Arrival Date
02 August 2026
Start — End
03 August 2026 — 09 August 2026
Quota
15 people
Event Fee
12500 TL
The participation fee covers tent accommodation within the Village campus, use of all common areas, three meals and one snack. Tea, water, and coffee are included. Our coordinators organize the events on a voluntary basis.

Event Purpose

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The main objective of this event is to clarify the relationship between physics and philosophy. Another aim is to uncover the philosophical foundations of physical theories, introduce conceptual problems, and develop discussion skills on these topics. Therefore, philosophical theories proposed in areas such as space, time, quantum mechanics, matter-energy, the mathematical structure of nature, and the nature of physical laws will be addressed from both historical and contemporary perspectives.

Additional Info

Anyone interested in the topic

Schedule

Day Content
Day 1What is time? “Time” in physics – “Time” in philosophy (GBB)// What is the philosophy of physics? What does a philosopher of physics do? (SU)// How did quantum theory emerge? Problems of classical mechanics and early debates on quantum theory (YB)
Day 2The concept of time in antiquity (GBB)// EPR Theorem and non-locality (YB)// Conceptual problems related to the foundations of the philosophy of physics (SU)// Why is mathematics applicable in the natural sciences? Introducing Wigner’s Unreasonable Effectiveness. (AI)
Day 3“Now” in our perception of reality: Time and existence (GBB)// Contemporary approaches to the philosophy of physics: Determinism and causality (SU)// Measurement problem and main interpretations of quantum theory (YB)
Day 4OFF
Day 5Time in classical physics and the unbearable weight of entropy (GBB)// Other interpretations of quantum theory (YB)// Physics and reality (SU)// Cases of Unreasonable Effectiveness (AI)
Day 6Einstein and time travel (GBB)// Philosophy of Particle Physics (SU)// Quantum Ontology I: Individuality, probability and determinism (YB)
Day 7What if time does not exist? (GBB)// Quantum Ontology II: Parts and wholes, realism (YB)// Physics and aesthetics (SU)// Rereading Wigner’s Paper in Context (AI)
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