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Sean M. Carroll

Johns Hopkins University
Santa Fe Institute
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  • Johns Hopkins University
    Department of Philosophy
    Department of Physics and Astronomy
    Professor
  • Santa Fe Institute
    Fractal Faculty (Part-time)
Harvard University
Astronomy
PhD, 1993
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Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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Areas of Specialization
Physics
Quantum Field Theory
Quantum Gravity
Entanglement
Metaphysics of Spacetime
General Relativity
Physics of Time
The Direction of Time
Abduction and Scientific Realism
Everett Interpretation
Physicalism
Emergence
Laws of Nature
Time Travel
Atheism
Theories of Causation
The Early Universe
Design and Observership in Cosmology
Metaphysical Naturalism
Science and Religion
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Areas of Interest
Philosophy of Physical Science
Everett Interpretation
Quantum Field Theory
Quantum Gravity
Entanglement
Metaphysics of Spacetime
General Relativity
Physics of Time
The Direction of Time
Abduction and Scientific Realism
Physicalism
Metaphysical Naturalism
Design and Observership in Cosmology
General Philosophy of Science
Science, Logic, and Mathematics
Physics
Emergence
Laws of Nature
Time Travel
Atheism
Theories of Causation
The Early Universe
Science and Religion
18 more
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    Does the Universe Need God?
    In J. B. Stump & Alan G. Padgett (eds.), The Blackwell Companion to Science and Christianity, Wiley-blackwell. pp. 185-197. 2012.
    I ask whether what we know about the universe from modern physics and cosmology, including fine-tuning, provides compelling evidence for the existence of God, and answer largely in the negative.
    Design and Observership in Cosmology, MiscScience and Religion
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    The Big Picture: On the Origins of Life, Meaning, and the Universe Itself
    Dutton. 2016.
    I discuss "Poetic Naturalism" -- there is only one world, the natural world, but there are many ways of talking about it -- both as a general concept, and how it accounts for our actual world. I talk about emergence, fundamental physics, entropy and complexity, the origins of life and consciousness, and moral constructivism.
    Metaphysical Naturalism
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