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Determinism, Holism, and Complexity
. Ed(S): Pellegrini, Claudio; Cerrai, Paola (University Of Pisa, Italy); Freguglia, Paolo; Benci, Vieri; Israel, Giorgio
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Paperback. Editor(s): Pellegrini, Claudio; Cerrai, Paola (University of Pisa, Italy); Freguglia, Paolo; Benci, Vieri; Israel, Giorgio. Num Pages: 402 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GT; PH; PSAJ; TVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 210 x 21. Weight in Grams: 733.
Determinism, holism and complexity: three epistemological attitudes that have easily identifiable historical origins and developments. Galileo believed that it was necessary to "prune the impediments" to extract the mathematical essence of physical phenomena, to identify the math ematical structures representing the underlying laws. This Galilean method was the key element in the development of Physics, with its extraordinary successes. Nevertheless the method was later criticized because it led to a view of nature as essentially "simple and orderly", and thus by choosing not to investigate several charac teristics considered as an "impediment", several essential aspects of the phenomenon under investigation ... Read more
Determinism, holism and complexity: three epistemological attitudes that have easily identifiable historical origins and developments. Galileo believed that it was necessary to "prune the impediments" to extract the mathematical essence of physical phenomena, to identify the math ematical structures representing the underlying laws. This Galilean method was the key element in the development of Physics, with its extraordinary successes. Nevertheless the method was later criticized because it led to a view of nature as essentially "simple and orderly", and thus by choosing not to investigate several charac teristics considered as an "impediment", several essential aspects of the phenomenon under investigation ... Read more
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Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
402
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New
Number of Pages
402
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781441933942
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V9781441933942
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