The reading group meets on Tuesdays, 4.30pm to 6.30pm in the Board Room. Organised by Joe Martin (jdm205) and Matt Farr (mwef2).
Lent Term 2019
This term, we will address the theme of time, focusing on two books:
- Weeks 1–4: Jimena Canales, The Physicist and the Philosopher: Einstein, Bergson, and the Debate that Changes Our Understanding of Time
- Weeks 5–8: Craig Callendar, What Makes Time Special?
Both are available at the Whipple, and as e-books through iDiscover.
22 January
Part 1 (pp. 3–52) of The Physicist and the Philosopher
29 January
Chapters 4, 12 and 15 of The Physicist and the Philosopher
5 February
Chapters 20, 24 and 25 of The Physicist and the Philosopher
12 February
Part 4 and the postface of The Physicist and the Philosopher
19 February
Chapters 1 & 2 of What Makes Time Special?
26 February
Chapters 3, 4 & 5 of What Makes Time Special?
5 March
Chapters 6, 7 & 8 of What Makes Time Special?
12 March
Chapters 11, 12, 14 of What Makes Time Special?