Wittgenstein, Wheeler and Wallace: The Curious Relation of Philosophy, Mathematics and Physics

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"Wittgenstein, Wheeler and Wallace. A Discussion of the Curious Relation of Philosophy, Mathematics and Physics"
Google Tech Talk
August 8, 2011

Presented by James McGuire.

ABSTRACT

A discussion of the curious relation of philosophy, mathematics and physics with the assistance of three notables: Ludwig Wittgenstein (philosopher, mathematician), John Archibald Wheeler (theoretical physicist), and David Foster Wallace (author).

Speaker Info:

Dr. James McGuire, Professor Emeritus, Florida Atlantic University, Department of Physics. His research interests include quantum computation, exactly-solvable quantum systems, and statistical physics.



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