The English verb 'reduce'derives from the Latin 'reducere', whose literal meaning 'to bring
back', informs its metaphorical use in philosophy. If one asserts that the mental reduces to …

Motivated by the stability of the electroweak Higgs vacuum we consider the possibility that
the Standard Model might work up to large scales between about 10 10 GeV and close to …

The effective field theory (EFT) perspective on particle physics has yielded insight into the
Standard Model. This paper investigates the epistemic consequences of the use of different …

We develop and apply a multi-dimensional account of explanatory depth towards a
comparative analysis of inflationary and bouncing paradigms in primordial cosmology. Our …

Certain properties of an object only emerge when a sufficient number of those objects are
present in a definite arrangement. For example, one or two water molecules cannot said to …

This Element offers an opinionated and selective introduction to philosophical issues
concerning idealizations in physics, including the concept of and reasons for introducing …

The existence of various physical phenomena stems from the concept called asymptotic
emergence, that is, they seem to be exclusively reserved for certain limiting theories …

This paper designs and defends a conceptual framework for the disambiguation of scientific
language regarding open and closed systems. We argue that the open-closed distinction …

Statistical mechanics is the third pillar of modern physics, next to quantum theory and
relativity theory. It aims to account for the behaviour of macroscopic systems in terms of the …

Some arguments against the assumption that ordinary people may share common
knowledge are sound. The apparent cost of such arguments is the rejection of scientific …