Dear colleagues: Philosophers of physics, and Foundationsers(!) of physics, will be interested to go to two LSE events in connection with the Lakatos 2016 Prize. The winning books are by: Gordon Belot (Geometric Possibility, OUP) and David Malament (Topics in the Foundations of General Relativity and Newtonian Gravitation Theory, U of Chicago)
The award ceremony (and free drink for all, I believe!) is Thursday 5 May, at 6.30 till 8.00. http://www.lse.ac.uk/philosophy/events/lakatos-award-ceremony-2/ One day earlier, on Wednesday 4 May, there is a 1 day conference on Geometry in Physics at LSE. Go to: http://www.lse.ac.uk/philosophy/events/lakatos-award-conference-on-geometry-and-physics/ Best, Jeremy ------ Jeremy Butterfield: Trinity College, Cambridge CB2 1TQ Tel: 07557-668413 (mobile) Visit the journal, Studies in the History and Philosophy of Modern Physics http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/13552198 _____________________________________________________ To unsubscribe from the CamPhilEvents mailing list, or change your membership options, please visit the list information page: http://bit.ly/CamPhilEvents List archive: http://bit.ly/CamPhilEventsArchive Please note that CamPhilEvents doesn't accept email attachments. See the list information page for further details and suggested alternatives.
