國立高雄大學圖資館 |

Language: English

Back

Empiricism and philosophy of physics

Johansson, Lars-Goran.

Empiricism and philosophy of physics

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Empiricism and philosophy of physicsby Lars-Goran Johansson.
Author:	Johansson, Lars-Goran.
Published:	Cham :Springer International Publishing :2021.
Description:	xvii, 291 p. :ill. (some col.), digital ;24 cm.
Contained By:	Springer Nature eBook
Subject:	Empiricism.
Online resource:	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-64953-1
ISBN:	9783030649531$q(electronic bk.)

Empiricism and philosophy of physics
Johansson, Lars-Goran.

Empiricism and philosophy of physics[electronic resource] /by Lars-Goran Johansson. - Cham :Springer International Publishing :2021. - xvii, 291 p. :ill. (some col.), digital ;24 cm. - Synthese library, studies in epistemology, logic, methodology, and philosophy of science,v.4340166-6991 ;. - Synthese library, studies in epistemology, logic, methodology, and philosophy of science ;v.375..

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.

This book presents a thoroughly empiricist account of physics. By providing an overview of the development of empiricism from Ockham to van Fraassen the book lays the foundation for its own version of empiricism. Empiricism for the author consists of three ideas: nominalism, i.e. dismissing second order quantification as unnecessary, epistemological naturalism, and viewing classification of things in natural kinds as a human habit not in need for any justification. The book offers views on the realism-antirealism debate as well as on the individuation of theories as a thoroughly neglected aspect of underdetermination. The book next discusses a broad range of topics, including the predicates body, spatial distance and time interval, the ontology of electromagnetism, propensities, the measurement problem and other philosophical issues in quantum theory. Discussions about the direction of time and about string theory make up the final part of the book.

ISBN: 9783030649531$q(electronic bk.)

Standard No.: 10.1007/978-3-030-64953-1doiSubjects--Topical Terms:

190190
Empiricism.

LC Class. No.: B816 / .J643 2021

Dewey Class. No.: 146.44

Empiricism and philosophy of physics
LDR:02918nmm a2200337 a 4500 001 597395
003 DE-He213
005 20210701101104.0
006 m d
007 cr nn 008maaau
008 211019s2021 sz s 0 eng d
020 $a 9783030649531$q(electronic bk.)
020 $a 9783030649524$q(paper)
024 7 $a 10.1007/978-3-030-64953-1 $2 doi
035 $a 978-3-030-64953-1
040 $a GP $c GP
041 0 $a eng
050 4 $a B816 $b .J643 2021
072 7 $a PDA $2 bicssc
072 7 $a SCI075000 $2 bisacsh
072 7 $a PDA $2 thema
082 0 4 $a 146.44 $2 23
090 $a B816 $b .J65 2021
100 1 $a Johansson, Lars-Goran. $3 739414
245 1 0 $a Empiricism and philosophy of physics $h [electronic resource] / $c by Lars-Goran Johansson.
260 $a Cham : $b Springer International Publishing : $b Imprint: Springer, $c 2021.
300 $a xvii, 291 p. : $b ill. (some col.), digital ; $c 24 cm.
490 1 $a Synthese library, studies in epistemology, logic, methodology, and philosophy of science, $x 0166-6991 ; $v v.434
505 0 $a 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.
520 $a This book presents a thoroughly empiricist account of physics. By providing an overview of the development of empiricism from Ockham to van Fraassen the book lays the foundation for its own version of empiricism. Empiricism for the author consists of three ideas: nominalism, i.e. dismissing second order quantification as unnecessary, epistemological naturalism, and viewing classification of things in natural kinds as a human habit not in need for any justification. The book offers views on the realism-antirealism debate as well as on the individuation of theories as a thoroughly neglected aspect of underdetermination. The book next discusses a broad range of topics, including the predicates body, spatial distance and time interval, the ontology of electromagnetism, propensities, the measurement problem and other philosophical issues in quantum theory. Discussions about the direction of time and about string theory make up the final part of the book.
650 0 $a Empiricism. $3 190190
650 0 $a Physics $x Philosophy. $3 190998
650 0 $a Philosophy and science. $3 179603
650 0 $a Knowledge, Theory of. $3 178850
650 1 4 $a Philosophy of Science. $3 277156
650 2 4 $a Epistemology. $3 275100
650 2 4 $a Physics, general. $3 274100
710 2 $a SpringerLink (Online service) $3 273601
773 0 $t Springer Nature eBook
830 0 $a Synthese library, studies in epistemology, logic, methodology, and philosophy of science ; $v v.375. $3 739403
856 4 0 $u https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-64953-1
950 $a Religion and Philosophy (SpringerNature-41175)