Empiricism and Philosophy of Physics
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Empiricism and Philosophy of Physics
Johansson, Lars-Goeran
Springer Nature Switzerland AG
01/2022
291
Mole
Inglês
9783030649555
15 a 20 dias
480
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Preface.- Part I. Background. 1. Problems in Philosophy of Physics.- 2. Some Important Episodes in the History of Physics.- Part II. General Philosophy of Science. 3. Empiricism from Ockham to van Fraassen.- 4. Mathematical Knowledge and Mathematical Objects.- 5. Induction and Concept Formation.- 6. Explanation, Unification and Reduction.- 7. Realism, Theory-Equivalence and Underdetermination of Theories.- Part III. Philosophy of Physics. 8 Causation in Physics.- 9. Space, Time and Body; Three Fundamental Concepts.- 10. Laws.- 11. Electromagnetism: Fields or Particles?.- 12. Propensities.- 13. Direction of Time.- 14. Identity, Individuation, Indistinguishability and Entanglement.- 15. Quantum Waves and Indeterminacy.- 16. The Measurement Problem.- 17. What is Spacetime?.- 18. Summary and Conclusions.- Bibliography.- Index.
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empiricism and nominalism;induction in the naturalistic perspective;interconnectedness of body, space and time;concept formation and discovery of laws;Direction of time;The measurement problem;Individuation of objects and entanglement;Fields or particles but not both;realism, underdetermination and theory equivalence;antirealism about quantities;Aristotle's physics;Empiricism during the 19th century;Van Fraassen's Constructive Empiricism;Abstract objects and Nominalism;Nominalism and abstract objects;law of excluded middle;Induction and Concept Formation;Realism, theory-equivalence and underdetermination of theories;Space, Time and Body; three fundamental concepts;Fields and particles
Preface.- Part I. Background. 1. Problems in Philosophy of Physics.- 2. Some Important Episodes in the History of Physics.- Part II. General Philosophy of Science. 3. Empiricism from Ockham to van Fraassen.- 4. Mathematical Knowledge and Mathematical Objects.- 5. Induction and Concept Formation.- 6. Explanation, Unification and Reduction.- 7. Realism, Theory-Equivalence and Underdetermination of Theories.- Part III. Philosophy of Physics. 8 Causation in Physics.- 9. Space, Time and Body; Three Fundamental Concepts.- 10. Laws.- 11. Electromagnetism: Fields or Particles?.- 12. Propensities.- 13. Direction of Time.- 14. Identity, Individuation, Indistinguishability and Entanglement.- 15. Quantum Waves and Indeterminacy.- 16. The Measurement Problem.- 17. What is Spacetime?.- 18. Summary and Conclusions.- Bibliography.- Index.
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empiricism and nominalism;induction in the naturalistic perspective;interconnectedness of body, space and time;concept formation and discovery of laws;Direction of time;The measurement problem;Individuation of objects and entanglement;Fields or particles but not both;realism, underdetermination and theory equivalence;antirealism about quantities;Aristotle's physics;Empiricism during the 19th century;Van Fraassen's Constructive Empiricism;Abstract objects and Nominalism;Nominalism and abstract objects;law of excluded middle;Induction and Concept Formation;Realism, theory-equivalence and underdetermination of theories;Space, Time and Body; three fundamental concepts;Fields and particles
