The Great Questions of Philosophy and Physics

Can Physics Explain Reality?

Documentary Feb 18, 2021 35 min The Great Courses Signature Collection

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S1 E3: If the point of physics is to explain reality, what counts as an explanation? Professor Gimbel goes deeper to probe what makes some explanations scientific and whether physics actually explains anything. Along the way, he explores Bertrand Russell’s rejection of the notion of cause, Carl Hempel’s account of explanation, and Nancy Cartwright’s skepticism about scientific truth.

Documentary Feb 18, 2021 35 min The Great Courses Signature Collection

TV-PG

Information

Released: 2021
Run Time: 35 min
Rated: TV-PG

Languages

Audio: English (AAC), English (United States)
Subtitles: English (CC)

Accessibility

: Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.