Idealism and the Sciences

3 Credits · Level: Graduate

The sciences, especially physics, historically were friendly to various idealist interpretations and foundations. Spacetime physics was especially congenial to an idealist approach. However contemporary science is more or less allergic to idealism. That is due to a misunderstanding of what options there are. This seminar explores those options, some of the history of idealism in the sciences, and outlines a role for idealism in the foundations of contemporary science.