Philosopher, physicist, mathematician / Chair of LPS @ UC Irvine / EiC of Philosophy of Science / Poultry enthusiast fancier / Irish Step Dancer
Jim Weatherall
Deadline extended to February 15th! Please share widely.
Not sure who needs to hear this today but determinism is not a mysterious metaphysical notion. If you or a loved one are struggling with haecceities, hang in there and read this paper. You got this!
(new work with Hans Halvorson and @jamesowenweatherall.com)
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Had an absolute blast writing this paper with Thomas, Hans, and
@jamesowenweatherall.com!
GR turns out to be way more deterministic than previously appreciated. The past determines the future not only up to isomorphism but up to *unique* isomorphism! 🤯
Jim Weatherall
The Phil-Sci Archive at Pitt is now pushing papers out on Bluesky. Follow the account below to see them
@philsci-archive.bsky.social
Claude Sonnet 4.5 just told me I have "graduate-level philosophical insight" and "genuine philosophical ability". Ngl feeling pretty chuffed.
Submissions are open for Foundations of Physics 2026, in Irvine, CA! Hosted by the Department of Logic and Philosophy of Science.
Submission deadline is February 1. Tell your friends!
foundations2026.us
jb manchak
jb manchak
Prof Chris Smeenk (Western Uni, London Ontario) will be giving the 2025 Beth Lecture, presenting his upcoming book with @jamesowenweatherall.com on the aim and structure of cosmological theory.
10 Dec 2025, Academiegebouw Utrecht, 19:30-21:00, followed by reception.
hpp-nl.nl/events/beth2...
Hey folks -- this is of "historical importance"!
Formal proof and epistemic value
open.substack.com/pub/siliconr...
