The Nature of Time: Intersecting Physics and Philosophy
with David Albert
December 1, 2015 • 6-7PM
Low Memorial Library, Burden Room 206
- David Z. Albert, Frederick E. Woodbridge Professor of Philosophy; M.A. Program Director in The Philosophical Foundations of Physics, Columbia University.
Renowned philosophy Professor David Albert joined the UCGT for a conversation on “The Nature of Time: Intersecting Physics and Philosophy.” The Talks with Professors series allows students to engage in casual and meaningful conversations with distinguished scholars in a laid-back, informal setting. Registration open to Columbia University students only.
About the Speaker
David Z. Albert the is Frederick E. Woodbridge Professor of Philosophy and Director of the M.A. Program in The Philosophical Foundations of Physics at CU. He is the author of “After Physics”, “Time and Chance,” “Quantum Mechanics and Experience,” among others. He received his B.S. in physics from Columbia College (1976) and his doctorate in theoretical physics from The Rockefeller University. He lives in New York City.
- Professor Albert with members of the UCGT