1. ‘Any physical theory must use the notion of measurement. So there is no
special problem about interpreting quantum theory.’ Discuss.
2. Is energy conserved?
3. What is the biggest problem affecting the selected effects account of
biological function? Can it be solved?
4. ‘Quantum theory is a perfectly local theory. Although it predicts
correlations between spacelike-separated events that cannot be screenedoff, that should be no surprise.’ Discuss.
5. EITHER: (a) What are rational choice models good for?
OR: (b) Should welfare economics rely on preferences?
6. ‘Biology neither has nor needs laws.’ Discuss.
7. What, if anything, marks an epistemically significant difference between
social and natural sciences?
8. ‘Scientists should avoid terms from folk psychology (such as “pain”) when
describing the capacities of nonhuman animals.’ Do you agree?
9. Are all metric features of spacetime conventional?
10. Is cognition computation?