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Interpreting Physics
Edward M. Mackinnon
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Description for Interpreting Physics
Hardback. Here is a systematic account of the role of language in the development and interpretation of physics. Coverage includes analysis showing how a revised interpretation of physics impacts on philosophical issues: conceptual revolutions, realism and reductionism. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 284 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDA; PDX; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 590.
This book is the first to offer a systematic account of the role of language in the development and interpretation of physics. An historical-conceptual analysis of the co-evolution of mathematical and physical concepts leads to the classical/quatum interface. Bohrian orthodoxy stresses the indispensability of classical concepts and the functional role of mathematics. This book analyses ways of extending, and then going beyond this orthodoxy orthodoxy. Finally, the book analyzes how a revised interpretation of physics impacts on basic philosophical issues: conceptual revolutions, realism, and reductionism.
This book is the first to offer a systematic account of the role of language in the development and interpretation of physics. An historical-conceptual analysis of the co-evolution of mathematical and physical concepts leads to the classical/quatum interface. Bohrian orthodoxy stresses the indispensability of classical concepts and the functional role of mathematics. This book analyses ways of extending, and then going beyond this orthodoxy orthodoxy. Finally, the book analyzes how a revised interpretation of physics impacts on basic philosophical issues: conceptual revolutions, realism, and reductionism.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
Series
Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science
Number of Pages
270
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789400723689
SKU
V9789400723689
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