American philosopher of physics who has made foundational contributions to the philosophy of spacetime, determinism, and Bayesian confirmation theory.
World Enough and Spacetime: a comprehensive analysis of the debate between absolute and relational conceptions of spacetime — defending a sophisticated substantivalism. A Primer on Determinism: systematic analysis of determinism across physics. Hume's Abject Failure: a critique of Hume's argument against miracles.
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