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Born
Lawrence Sklar was born June 25, 1938, in Baltimore, MD. Sklar specializes in the Philosophy of Physics, Philosophy of Science, and Epistemology. Sklar's publications include the topics of metaphysics, rational belief, inter-theoretic reduction, and philosophical issues. -
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University of Michigan
He is currently a "Distinguished University Professor" at the University of Michigan. -
Space, Time, and Spacetime
"Space, Time, and Spacetime" won the American Philosophical Association’s Franklin J. Matchette Prize. The book explores the interdependence of science and philosophy by examining problems on the nature of space and time. Sklar, Lawrence. Space, Time and Spacetime. University of California Press, 1974. -
“Philosophy of Physics”
“Philosophy of Physics” This book is a simplified overview of the philosophy of physics. It discusses time, statistical mechanics and quantum mechanics in a way that someone without formal training would be able to understand. Sklar, Lawrence. Philosophy of Physics. Oxford University Press, 1992. -
“Physics and Chance: Philosophical Issues in the Foundations of Statistical Mechanics”
Sklar, Lawrence. Physics and Chance: Philosophical Issues in the Foundations of Statistical Mechanics,Cambridge University Press, 1993.
