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Contemporary Research in the Foundations and Philosophy of Quantum Theory
Hooker, C. A.. Ed(S): Hooker, C. A.
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Paperback. Editor(s): Hooker, C. A. Series: The Western Ontario Series in Philosophy of Science. Num Pages: 405 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 650.
To mathematicians, mathematics is a happy game, to scientists a mere tool and to philosophers a Platonic mystery - or so the caricature runs. The caricature reflects the alleged 'cultural gap' between the disciplines a gap for which there too often has been, sadly, sound historical evidence. In many minds the lack of communication between philosophy and the exact disciplines is especially prominent. Yet in the past there was no separation - exact knowledge, covering both scientists and mathemati cians, was known as natural philosophy and the business of providing a critical view of the nature of reality and an ... Read more
To mathematicians, mathematics is a happy game, to scientists a mere tool and to philosophers a Platonic mystery - or so the caricature runs. The caricature reflects the alleged 'cultural gap' between the disciplines a gap for which there too often has been, sadly, sound historical evidence. In many minds the lack of communication between philosophy and the exact disciplines is especially prominent. Yet in the past there was no separation - exact knowledge, covering both scientists and mathemati cians, was known as natural philosophy and the business of providing a critical view of the nature of reality and an ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1973
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
405
Condition
New
Series
The Western Ontario Series in Philosophy of Science
Number of Pages
405
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789027703385
SKU
V9789027703385
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