What is reality made of?
Quote:We tend to think of physical, material things as the ultimate stuff of the universe. Yet contemporary physics has largely abandoned physical things in favour of energy and fields. And the late Mary Midgley argued that materialism was a profound mistake. Should we give up on our conviction that physical stuff is the bedrock of the world, or is such talk ivory tower nonsense?
The Panel
Head of Particle Theory at Oxford Professor Subir Sarkar, former mathematician turned philosopher of science Nancy Cartwright, and philosopher of science and author of The Disorder of Things John Dupré go in search of the stuff of the universe.
'Historically, we may regard materialism as a system of dogma set up to combat orthodox dogma...Accordingly we find that, as ancient orthodoxies disintegrate, materialism more and more gives way to scepticism.'
- Bertrand Russell
- Bertrand Russell
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