[PhilPhys] Call for Applications to Summer Institute in Philosophy and Cosmology

[Ward Struyve]

Call for Applications to Summer Institute in Philosophy and Cosmology

Summer Institute/School in Philosophy of Cosmology UC Santa Cruz (UCSC) 
June 23-July 14, 2013

Directors: David Albert (Columbia), Barry Loewer (Rutgers), Joel Primack 
(UCSC)

The Multi-university Templeton Project on Philosophy of Cosmology will 
conduct a three week summer institute in philosophy of cosmology at the 
University of California Santa Cruz. The purpose of the institute is to 
promote understanding of and research in issues in the philosophy of 
cosmology. Among the topics to be discussed are philosophical 
foundations of statistical mechanics, quantum mechanics, and relativity 
theory, the direction of time, questions of whether space and time are 
fundamental or emergent, reasons for believing in a multi-verse, 
anthropic arguments, the metaphysics of laws and chance, why anything at 
all exists. There will also be lectures on recent developments in 
cosmology intended for participants who are not cosmologists.

Faculty and lecturers tentatively also include Anthony Aguirre (UCSC), 
Luke Barnes (Sydney), Craig Callender (UCSD), Sean Carroll (Cal Tech), 
Shelly Goldstein (Rutgers), Brian Greene (Columbia), Anna Ijjas 
(Harvard/Rutgers), Tim Maudlin (NYU), Priya Natarajan (Yale), Roderich 
Tumulka (Rutgers), Ward Struyve (Rutgers), Tiziana Vistarini, (Rutgers), 
David Wallace (Oxford), Dean Zimmerman (Rutgers)

We will be inviting 30-35 participants to the Institute. Participants 
will primarily be advanced graduate students and young faculty in 
philosophy, physics, theology, and related areas. Participants will be 
expected to have a strong interest in issues in philosophy of cosmology, 
some background in physics, and a commitment to interdisciplinary inquiry.

Participants will be awarded an honorarium of $2500 for the three weeks 
to cover expenses. There will also be some travel grants available. 
Participants will be expected be in residence from June 23-July 14 in 
UCSC housing .

Applications for the summer school should consist of:

A Short letter describing interests in philosophy of cosmology and 
current research and a current CV. To be considered applications should 
be sent by email March 1 to

Professor Barry Loewer loewer at rci.rutgers.edu 
<mailto:loewer at rci.rutgers.edu>


Webpage: 
http://philocosmology.rutgers.edu/news/41-call-for-applications-to-summer-institute-in-philosophy-and-cosmology

For more details about the Philosophy of Cosmology Project link to 
http://philocosmology.rutgers.edu/



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