Inconsistency, asymmetry, and non-locality a philosophical investigation of classical electrodynamics
Electrodynamics has largely been ignored by philosophers of science due to what Frisch says is a mistaken view that it is conceptually unproblematic. Part of the goal of this book is to show that classical physics, while successful in describing phenomena, has some very interesting conceptual proble...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford
Oxford University Press
2005, 2005
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| Series: | Oxford studies in the philosophy of science / Oxford studies in the philosophy of science
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| Collection: | Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | Electrodynamics has largely been ignored by philosophers of science due to what Frisch says is a mistaken view that it is conceptually unproblematic. Part of the goal of this book is to show that classical physics, while successful in describing phenomena, has some very interesting conceptual problems worth discussing |
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| Physical Description: | viii, 212 p. |
| ISBN: | 9780199835294 0199835292 |