Budapest Reading Seminar on the Foundations of Physics

Reading seminar

The aim of the seminar is to bring together researchers and students with a background in physics, mathematics or philosophy of science and to create a platform to discuss some foundational questions of modern physics. For each session, we read a paper on some foundational issues and discuss it. The seminars last 90 minutes and will be held roughly in every second month.

Venue: Institute of Philosophy, Research Center for the Humanities,
Budapest, 1097 Tóth Kálmán u. 4, Floor 7, Trapéz room


Upcoming session: May 28, 2026, Thursday, 16.00
Paper: John S. Bell: How to teach special relativity link
Short intro by Gyula Dávid and Gábor Hofer-Szabó