Friedel Weinert
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
2004e druk, 2004
9783540213741
The Scientist as Philosopher
Philosophical Consequences of Great Scientific Discoveries
Specificaties
Paperback, 342 blz.
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Engels
Springer Berlin Heidelberg |
2004e druk, 2004
ISBN13: 9783540213741
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Levertijd ongeveer 9 werkdagen
Gratis verzonden
Samenvatting
Clearly written and well illustrated, the book first places the scientist-philosophers in the limelight as we learn how their great scientific discoveries forced them to reconsider the time-honored notions with which science had described the natural world.
Then, the book explains that what we understand by nature and science have undergone fundamental conceptual changes as a result of the discoveries of electromagnetism, thermodynamics and atomic structure.
The author concludes that the dance between science and philosophy is an evolutionary process, which will keep them forever entwined.
Specificaties
ISBN13:9783540213741
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:paperback
Aantal pagina's:342
Uitgever:Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Druk:2004
Inhoudsopgave
The Philosopher Scientist.- The Concept of Nature.- Physical Understanding.- The Scientist Philosopher.- The Block Universe.- Causation and Determinism.- Conclusion.