Jeremy Butterfield
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Jeremy Butterfield is a philosopher at the University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...

, noted particularly for his work on philosophical aspects of quantum theory, relativity theory and classical mechanics.

He is a Senior Research Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Trinity has more members than any other college in Cambridge or Oxford, with around 700 undergraduates, 430 graduates, and over 170 Fellows...

 and a Fellow of the British Academy
British Academy
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. He was formerly a Senior Research Fellow of All Souls

Books and Publications

His books and publications include;
  • The Arguments of Time (ed) Oxford University Press, 2006 - nine essays by contributors such as John Lucas
    John Lucas (philosopher)
    - Overview :John Lucas was educated at Winchester College and Balliol College, Oxford, where he studied first mathematics, then Greats , obtaining first class honors, and proceeding to an MA in Philosophy in 1954. He spent the 1957-58 academic year at Princeton University, deepening his...

     and Chris Isham, as well as Butterfield, address "fundamental questions about time in philosophy, physics, linguistics, and psychology".
  • From Physics to Philosophy (ed with Constantine Pagonis) CUP 1999

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