Buch, Englisch, 258 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 371 g
Buch, Englisch, 258 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 371 g
ISBN: 978-0-19-875138-0
Verlag: OUP Oxford
The systematic study of the physical world had its orgins in philosophy; two-and-a-half millennia later, the scientific advances of the twentieth century are bringing the two fields closer together again. In this brilliant new textbook, Lawrence Sklar gives a broad overview of contemporary philosophy of physics which readers at all levels, especially students, should find accessible and engaging. Professor Sklar provides a clear and accurate guide to the key topics: the nature of space and time, the problems of probability and irreversibility in statistical mechanics, and, of course, the many notorious problems raised by quantum mechanics. He discusses sophisticated scientific questions, but avoids the use of technical formalism, so that the discussion will be accessible to those without a training in philosophy or physics.
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Fachgebiete
- Naturwissenschaften Physik Physik Allgemein Theoretische Physik, Mathematische Physik, Computerphysik
- Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Wissenschaftstheorie, Wissenschaftsphilosophie
- Naturwissenschaften Physik Physik Allgemein Experimentalphysik
- Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Zeit: Philosophische, Psychologische, Soziale Aspekte
- Naturwissenschaften Physik Physik Allgemein Geschichte der Physik
- Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines Wissenschaften: Theorie, Epistemologie, Methodik
Weitere Infos & Material
- Introduction
- Philosophy and the Physical Sciences
- 1: The relation of science to philosophy
- 2: Modern physics and philosophy
- 3: Philosophy of physics and general philosophy
- 4: The aim and structure of this book
- Space, Time, and Motion
- 5: Traditional philosophical problems of space and time
- 6: The debate between Newton and Leibniz
- 7: From space and time to spacetime
- 8: How do we know the true geometry of the world
- 9: What kind of being does spacetime have?
- The Introduction of Probability into Physics
- 10: Philosophers on probability and statistical explanation
- 11: From thermodynamnics to statistical mechanics
- 12: The problems of irreversibility and attempts to solve it
- 13: The problem of `The Direction of Time'
- The Quantum Picture of the World
- 14: The experimental basis of quantum theory
- 15: Early attempts to interpret the theory: The uncertainty principle
- 16: What is measurement in quantum theory?
- 17: The problem of hidden variables and determinism
- 18: The inseparability of systems
- Reflections on the Interdependence of Philosophy and Science
