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Inconsistency, Asymmetry, and Non-Locality: A Philosophical Investigation of Classical Electrodynamics by Frisch, Mathias

“…This book has two principal aims: to investigate the conceptual structure of classical electrodynamics, and show that investigating a particular scientific…”
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When Is Lockdown Justified? by White, Lucie, Van Basshuysen, Philippe, Frisch, Mathias

“…How could the initial, drastic decisions to implement “lockdowns” to control the spread of Covid-19 infections be justifiable, when they were made on the basis…”
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Causes, Counterfactuals, and Non-Locality by Frisch, Mathias

“…In order to motivate the thesis that there is no single concept of causation that can do justice to all of our core intuitions concerning that concept, Ned…”
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Users, Structures, and Representation by Frisch, Mathias

“…This article defends a pragmatic and structuralist account of scientific representation of the kind recently proposed by Bas van Fraassen against criticisms of…”
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Predictivism and old evidence: a critical look at climate model tuning by Frisch, Mathias

“…Many climate scientists have made claims that may suggest that evidence used in tuning or calibrating a climate model cannot be used to evaluate the model. By…”
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Climate Change Justice by FRISCH, MATHIAS

“…Frisch talks about Eric Posner and David Weisbach's book Climate Change Justice. The book accepts the scientific consensus on the urgent need for emissions…”
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Models and scientific representations or: who is afraid of inconsistency? by Frisch, Mathias

“…I argue that if we make explicit the role of the user of scientific representations not only in the application but also in the construction of a model or…”
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From Arbuthnot to Boltzmann: The Past Hypothesis, the Best System, and the Special Sciences by Frisch, Mathias

“…In recent work on the foundations of statistical mechanics and the arrow of time, Barry Loewer and David Albert have developed a view that defends both a best…”
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Reassessing the Ritz–Einstein debate on the radiation asymmetry in classical electrodynamics by Frisch, Mathias, Pietsch, Wolfgang

“…We investigate the debate between Walter Ritz and Albert Einstein on the origin and nature of the radiation asymmetry. We argue that Ritz׳s views on the…”
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Conceptual problems in classical electrodynamics: No more toils and trouble? by Frisch, Mathias

“…In previous work I have argued that classical electrodynamics is beset by deep conceptual problems, which result from the problem of self-interactions…”
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Physics and the Human Face of Causation by Frisch, Mathias

“…Many contemporary philosophers of physics (and philosophers of science more generally) follow Bertrand Russell in arguing that there is no room for causal…”
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Editorial: symmetries and asymmetries in physics by Dardashti, Radin, Frisch, Mathias, Valente, Giovanni

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Principle or constructive relativity by Frisch, Mathias

“…Appealing to Albert Einstein's distinction between principle and constructive theories, Harvey Brown has argued for an interpretation of the theory of…”
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No place for causes? Causal skepticism in physics by Frisch, Mathias

“…According to a widespread view, which can be traced back to Russell’s famous attack on the notion of cause, causal notions have no legitimate role to play in…”
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Modeling Climate Policies: A Critical Look at Integrated Assessment Models by Frisch, Mathias

“…Climate change presents us with a problem of intergenerational justice. While any costs associated with climate change mitigation measures will have to be…”
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Correction to: Editorial: symmetries and asymmetries in physics by Dardashti, Radin, Frisch, Mathias, Valente, Giovanni

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‘The Most Sacred Tenet’? Causal Reasoning in Physics by Frisch, Mathias

“…According to a view widely held among philosophers of science, the notion of cause has no legitimate role to play in mature theories of physics. In this paper…”
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On the appropriate and inappropriate uses of probability distributions in climate projections and some alternatives by Katzav, Joel, Thompson, Erica L., Risbey, James, Stainforth, David A., Bradley, Seamus, Frisch, Mathias

“…When do probability distribution functions (PDFs) about future climate misrepresent uncertainty? How can we recognise when such misrepresentation occurs and…”
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When Is Lockdown Justified? by White, Lucie, Van Basshuysen, Philippe, Frisch, Mathias

“…How could the initial, drastic decisions to implement “lockdowns” to control the spread of Covid-19 infections be justifiable, when they were made on the basis…”
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Inclusive editing: a collegial approach to academic knowledge making by Illari, Phyllis, Russo, Federica, Šešelja, Dunja, Frisch, Mathias

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