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We are thrilled to announce a joint UCL STS - Science Museum conference titled: "Leviathan and after". Taking place on 12 May at the Science Museum. For more details and how to book: www.ucl.ac.uk/sts/ev...
Leviathan and after – a celebration of the history of science, the
A joint UCL STS – Science Museum Conference
www.ucl.ac.uk
March 24, 2025 at 3:52 PM
We are thrilled to announce a joint UCL STS - Science Museum conference titled: "Leviathan and after". Taking place on 12 May at the Science Museum. For more details and how to book: www.ucl.ac.uk/sts/ev...
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Phil Almond's latest, hot off the press. Interesting, beautifully written, and relevant.
March 23, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Phil Almond's latest, hot off the press. Interesting, beautifully written, and relevant.
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Beyond the equations and experiments, physics has always carried echoes of the divine.
Why physics today stands on the wings of angels and demons | Aeon Essays
When medieval scholars sought to understand the nature of angels, they unwittingly laid the foundations of modern physics
aeon.co
March 18, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Beyond the equations and experiments, physics has always carried echoes of the divine.
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The birth of naturalism
The modern era is often seen as the triumph of science over supernaturalism. But what really happened is far more interesting
By Peter Harrison
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#books #historyofscience #philosophyofscience
The modern era is often seen as the triumph of science over supernaturalism. But what really happened is far more interesting
By Peter Harrison
aeon.co/essays/inves...
#books #historyofscience #philosophyofscience
Investigating the roots of the natural/supernatural dichotomy | Aeon Essays
The modern era is often seen as the triumph of science over supernaturalism. But what really happened is far more interesting
aeon.co
February 5, 2025 at 11:01 AM
The birth of naturalism
The modern era is often seen as the triumph of science over supernaturalism. But what really happened is far more interesting
By Peter Harrison
aeon.co/essays/inves...
#books #historyofscience #philosophyofscience
The modern era is often seen as the triumph of science over supernaturalism. But what really happened is far more interesting
By Peter Harrison
aeon.co/essays/inves...
#books #historyofscience #philosophyofscience
Latest number of PTSc. Special issue on "After Science and Religion". Includes an interview with me, and a review of Some New World.
March 20, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Latest number of PTSc. Special issue on "After Science and Religion". Includes an interview with me, and a review of Some New World.
The Way Forward in Science and Religion churchlifejournal.nd.edu/articles/the...
The Way Forward in Science and Religion
James Ungureanu on the limits of language.
churchlifejournal.nd.edu
March 18, 2025 at 10:50 PM
The Way Forward in Science and Religion churchlifejournal.nd.edu/articles/the...
"Newton, perhaps unintentionally, sets up a split between what came to be known as ‘science’ (especially mathematical physics) and what came to be known as ‘philosophy.’"
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On Isaac Newton as Philosopher, and the split between Philosophy and Physics
One project that was delayed by my long covid is The Oxford Handbook of Newton (here) that I co-edit with Chris Smeenk.
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March 18, 2025 at 10:34 PM
"Newton, perhaps unintentionally, sets up a split between what came to be known as ‘science’ (especially mathematical physics) and what came to be known as ‘philosophy.’"
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I'm having a book launch for 'Salvation in the Block Universe.' Cambridge colleagues, please join me on 7th May in the faculty of divinity, details below:
www.interfaith.cam.ac.uk/events/book-...
www.interfaith.cam.ac.uk/events/book-...
Book launch: Salvation in the Block Universe | Cambridge Interfaith Programme
With Dr Emily Qureshi-Hurst & Dr Ankur Barua (responding). Does time really pass? Should theology mould itself to fit with the findings of physics and philosophy?
www.interfaith.cam.ac.uk
March 17, 2025 at 12:56 PM
I'm having a book launch for 'Salvation in the Block Universe.' Cambridge colleagues, please join me on 7th May in the faculty of divinity, details below:
www.interfaith.cam.ac.uk/events/book-...
www.interfaith.cam.ac.uk/events/book-...
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At the turn of the 20th century, England was fascinated by séances, ghosts, precognitions, and clairvoyance. And the Society for Psychical Research at Cambridge believed that these phenomena deserved scholarly attention. Read more here:
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aeon.co/essays/when-...
March 14, 2025 at 11:24 AM
At the turn of the 20th century, England was fascinated by séances, ghosts, precognitions, and clairvoyance. And the Society for Psychical Research at Cambridge believed that these phenomena deserved scholarly attention. Read more here:
aeon.co/essays/when-...
aeon.co/essays/when-...
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Some New World, the new book by Peter Harrison, is an important and deeply erudite historical survey of what is understood by the notion of "supernatural", challenging the conception that is commonly presented today. Here I respond to Peter's book.
www.marginaliareviewofbooks.com/post/convers...
www.marginaliareviewofbooks.com/post/convers...
Conversations on the Plurality of World-views: A Response to Peter Harrison’s Some New World
PHILIP BALL | Conflicts can in fact be tremendously fertile, alerting us to areas where more work is needed . . .
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February 9, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Some New World, the new book by Peter Harrison, is an important and deeply erudite historical survey of what is understood by the notion of "supernatural", challenging the conception that is commonly presented today. Here I respond to Peter's book.
www.marginaliareviewofbooks.com/post/convers...
www.marginaliareviewofbooks.com/post/convers...