The München area philosophy of physics reading group plans to spend the entire 2013-2014 academic year covering the following topics: Winter term =========== 1. Laws of black hole mechanics and thermodynamics: Nov 06, Nov 20, Dec 04 2. Black hole entropy: Dec 18, Jan 08 3. Hawking radiation, black hole evaporation and information: Jan 22, Feb 05 Summer term =========== More advanced and specialized topics pertaining to those topics, possibly including cosmology and the arrow of time. A more detailed plan for that term will be announced in February. Yours, Erik -- Erik Curiel Postdoctoral Fellow Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München Munich Center for Mathematical Philosophy Lehrstuhl für Wissenschaftstheorie Fakultät für Philosophie, Wissenschaftstheorie und Religionswissenschaft Ludwigsstrasse 31 80539 München, Deutschland http://strangebeautiful.com