We all have big questions about big topics: time, philosophy, physics. This two-course set is your chance to get possible answers to all of them. Start with Examining the Big Questions of Time, where you’ll consider how philosophers, physicists, cosmologists, and neuroscientists have wrestled with the deeper meanings of time and what their research has contributed to our collective understanding of it. Then, continue with The Great Questions of Philosophy and Physics, in which you’ll explore many of the fundamental ideas of modern physics, including the role of philosophy in setting ground rules, interpreting results, and posing new questions.
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Dr. Steven Gimbel of Gettysburg College shows how physics and philosophy work together to reveal the true nature of the universe. Physics makes the discoveries and philosophy interprets the results. Those results have been very odd since the turn of the 20th century—with relativity, quantum theory, and Big Bang cosmology overthrowing our conventional picture of reality.
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Discover the instrumental roles that physics plays in solving the mysteries of the past and of our everyday lives. Start by examining how scientists use physics to explore intimate details about history from the rise and fall of preliterate societies to the origins of the solar system with The Physics of History. Then, explore the physics of everyday events in a manner that is informative, fun, and has the potential to lead to a deeper understanding of the universe in Physics in Your Life.
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