Summary

The emergence of modern physical theories in the second half of the 19th and in the first half of the 20th century has had a profound effect on philosophy: new physical theories forced one to re-think many old philosophical concepts and problems. The influence also went the other way: physics was in need of an analysis of its changing conceptual foundations, and philosophy contributed substantially and positively by clarifying and scrutinizing foundational issues in a way that has led to new physics.

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Duration

Three years from  1 January 2003 to 31 December 2005