Physics and Philosophy Selected Essays
This book is intended for people interested in physics and its philosophy. for those who regard physics as an essential component of modern culture rather than merely a tool for industry or war. Indeed this volume is addressed to those students, teachers and research workers who enjoy learning, teac...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht
Springer Netherlands
1978, 1978
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 1978 |
| Series: | Episteme, A Series in the Foundational, Methodological, Philosophical, Psychological, Sociological, and Political Aspects of the Sciences, Pure and Applied
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- I Metascience: Philosophical Analysis of Scientific Truth
- 1 The Problem of Physical Explanation
- 2 Probability and Causality in Quantum Physics
- 3 Meaning and Scientific Status of Causality
- 4 Methodology of Modern Physics
- 5 Metaphysical Elements in Physics
- 6 Is the Mathematical Explanation of Physical Data Unique?
- II Fundamental Problems of 20th Century Physics
- 7 Probability, Many-Valued Logics and Physics
- 8 On the Frequency Theory of Probability
- 9 Can Time Flow Backwards?
- 10 Causality in Quantum Electrodynamics
- 11 Relativity: An Epistemological Appraisal
- 12 Philosophical Problems Concerning the Meaning of Measurement in Physics
- 13 Bacon and Modern Physics: a Confrontation
- III Science and Human Affairs
- 14 Western Culture, Scientific Method and the Problem of Ethics
- 15 Physical versus Historical Reality
- 16 The New View of Man in His Physical Environment
- 17 Science and Human Affairs
- 18 The New Style of Science
- IV Issues Beyond the Boundaries of Present Science
- 19 Phenomenology and Physics
- 20 Physics and Ontology
- 21 Faith and Physics
- 22 Metaethics
- 23 The Pursuit of Significance
- 24 Note on Quantum Mechanics and Consciousness
- 25 Religious Doctrine and Natural Science
- List of Publications