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Arun Bala - Complementarity Beyond Physics: Niels Bohr´s Parallels - 9783319397832 - V9783319397832
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Complementarity Beyond Physics: Niels Bohr´s Parallels

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Description for Complementarity Beyond Physics: Niels Bohr´s Parallels Hardback. Num Pages: 269 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JMG; PHS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 220 x 2. Weight in Grams: 502.
In this study Arun Bala examines the implications that Niels Bohr's principle of complementarity holds for fields beyond physics. Bohr, one of the founding figures of modern quantum physics, argued that the principle of complementarity he proposed for understanding atomic processes has parallels in psychology, biology, and social science, as well as in Buddhist and Taoist thought. But Bohr failed to offer any explanation for why complementarity might extend beyond physics, and his claims have been widely rejected by scientists as empty speculation. Scientific scepticism has only been reinforced by the naive enthusiasm of postmodern relativists and New Age intuitionists, ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Condition
New
Number of Pages
269
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319397832
SKU
V9783319397832
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15

About Arun Bala
Arun Bala is a physicist and philosopher of science. He is the author of The Dialogue of Civilizations in the Birth of Modern Science, the editor of Asia, Europe and the Emergence of Modern Science, and co-editor of The Bright Dark Ages: Comparative and Connective Perspectives. He has held teaching and visiting positions at the National University of Singapore as ... Read more

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