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This category includes websites on topics such 'Scientific Revolutions' and 'paradigm shifts' as well on the interaction of physical science with the philosophy of the time, such as the postivistic philosophy of Mach and Carnap, and their influence on Quantum Mechanics (QM) and Relativity.

Interpretations_of_Quantum_Mechanics@	Metaphysics@
Complex Systems	History
Free Will and Determinism	Mind-Body, Consciousness, Quantum Computing
Physics in Popular Culture	Quantum Reality and Locality
Seeds and Escapes	Time and Timelessness

• A New Kind of Science - critical review Detailed and critical review by Ray Kurzweil of the book by Stephen Wolfram.
• A New Kind of Science by Stephen Wolfram Science from the point of view of complex systems: from the origins of apparent randomness in physical systems, to the development of complexity in biology.
• Chapter from "Structure of Scientific Revolutions" Crucial chapter from Kuhn's famous book outlining how sciences is forced to go through a paradigm-shift, and see the world in terms of a new theory and new concepts.
• Complexity and Life Information and links on the work of the theoretical biologist Robert Rosen (1934-1998).
• Consciousness, Life and Meaning Essay on evolution and consciousness by Piero Scaruffi.
• Digital Philosophy -- Discrete Physics Assuming that all quantities, including space and time, are finite and discrete.
• Events in History of Physics Time-lines of thermodynamics, electromagnetism, and symmetry. With links to other time-lines and resources.
• Events in Physics Historical timelines in mathematics, physics, and politics.
• Experiment in Physics On the uses, value, and epistomelogy of experiment. By Allan Franklin, University of Colorado.
• Experiments in Physics By Allan Franklin, University of Colorado.
• History Page Historical timelines in mathematics, physics, and politics
• Identity and Individuality in Quantum Theory Assesses the metaphysical implications of quantum theory by considering the impact of the theory on our understanding of objects as individuals with well defined identity conditions. By Steven French of Leeds University.
• Identity and Individuality in Quantum Theory Assesses the metaphysical implications of quantum theory by considering the impact of the theory on our understanding of objects as individuals with well defined identity conditions. From the Stanford Encyclopedia, by Steven French.
• Kuhn's Structure of Scientific Revolutions Crucial chapter from Kuhn's famous book outlining how sciences is forced to go through a paradigm-shift, and see the world in terms of a new theory and new concepts.
• MathPages: Physics Collection of essays, not always orthodox, but always lucid, on historical and important current issues in mathematics and physics.
• Philosophical Foundations of Physics Chapters 23 through 26 of this 1966 work.
• Philosophical Foundations of Physics by R. Carnap Positivist view of Physics, which had influenced the Copenhagen Interpretation of the Quantum mechanics (CI).
• Philosophy and Foundations A collection of links, from Norman Redington at MIT.
• Philosophy of Physics A collection of articles and notes from Soshichi Uchii, at Kyoto University.
• PhilSci Archive - Subject: Physics Collection of papers on causality, free will etc
• Physics on MathPages Articles, leaning towards a mathematical description, on a wide range of topics in physics.
• PhysicsWeb - This is Your Philosophy Are physicists realists? - results of a poll.
• Quantum Quackery Skeptical overview of QM and consciousness connection.
• Review of "The Emperor's New Mind", by Roger Penrose His exploration is so much more serious philosophically than almost anything that has been done since Einstein and Schrodinger
• Robert Rosen - Understanding Life and Physics A resource site on the works of Robert Rosen, who showed that biological systems demonstrate complexities and physics beyond the strictures of Newtonian mechanics.
• Science, Pseudoscience and Society Papers by Feynman on paranormal 'sciences', Sokal Affair (use of pseudo-physics in social sciences), critique of Kuhn. Also a collection of links.
• Shakespeare and Thermodynamics - Dam the Second Law! What the second law of thermodynamics is all about, and how it is constantly 'dammed' or blocked by activation energy
• Space and Time: Inertial Frames Frames of reference relative to which motion and rest are measured; by Robert DiSalle.
• Space and Time: Inertial Frames On the frames of reference relative to which motion and rest are measured; by Robert DiSalle.
• The Bactra Reviews A set of book and article reviews, not limited to physics.
• The Mind of God A review of Paul Davies' exposition of foundational philosophical issues.
• Wikipedia - EPR Paradox On the experiment to show that a measurement performed on one part of a quantum system can have an instantaneous effect on the result of a measurement performed on another part.

 

 

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