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Author : Patrick O'Dougherty
Publisher : Irish Catholic Revolution Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780962666520
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (665 download)
Download or read book Reinventing Physics written by Patrick O'Dougherty and published by Irish Catholic Revolution Publishing. This book was released on 1993 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Dr. Patrick ODougherty
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1387646079
Total Pages : 150 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (876 download)
Download or read book Reinventing Physics: The Dialectical Debate In Physics written by Dr. Patrick ODougherty and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2018-03-07 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thesis, antithesis, synthesis resolve in complexity. The Marxist and Fuerback paradigm is too easy. Everything in nature has individual differences and variation. The Bardo of birth death the interim period and rebirth reflect the complexity paradigm. Alegebra has four principles the associative, distributive communitative laws and the inverse. Thes laws and paradigm reflect in this new dialectic Complexity.
Author : Dr. Patrick ODougherty
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 035918913X
Total Pages : 34 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (591 download)
Download or read book Impressions Artability St Paul 2018 written by Dr. Patrick ODougherty and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2018-10-28 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Impressions Artability stands in the Grand tradition of Emily Dickinson who is an Impressionist.
Author : Bernard d'Espagnat
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319554204
Total Pages : 299 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (195 download)
Download or read book The Quantum World written by Bernard d'Espagnat and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-05-08 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this largely nontechnical book, eminent physicists and philosophers address the philosophical impact of recent advances in quantum physics. These are shown to shed new light on profound questions about realism, determinism, causality or locality. The participants contribute in the spirit of an open and honest discussion, reminiscent of the time when science and philosophy were inseparable. After the editors’ introduction, the next chapter reveals the strangeness of quantum mechanics and the subsequent discussions examine our notion of reality. The spotlight is then turned to the topic of decoherence. Bohm’s theory is critically examined in two chapters, and the relational interpretation of quantum mechanics is likewise described and discussed. The penultimate chapter presents a proposal for resolving the measurement problem, and finally the topic of loop quantum gravity is presented by one of its founding fathers, Carlo Rovelli. The original presentations and discussions on which this volume is based took place under the auspices of the French “Académie des Sciences Morales et Politiques”. The book will appeal to everybody interested in knowing how our description of the world is impacted by the results of the most powerful and successful theory that physicists have ever built.
Author : Wayne C. Myrvold
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1402091079
Total Pages : 516 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (2 download)
Download or read book Quantum Reality, Relativistic Causality, and Closing the Epistemic Circle written by Wayne C. Myrvold and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2009-01-29 with total page 516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In July 2006, a major international conference was held at the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, Canada, to celebrate the career and work of a remarkable man of letters. Abner Shimony, who is well known for his pioneering contributions to foundations of quantum mechanics, is a physicist as well as a philosopher, and is highly respected among the intellectuals of both communities. In line with Shimony’s conviction that philosophical investigation is not to be divorced from theoretical and empirical work in the sciences, the conference brought together leading theoretical physicists, experimentalists, as well as philosophers. This book collects twenty-three original essays stemming from the conference, on topics including history and methodology of science, Bell's theorem, probability theory, the uncertainty principle, stochastic modifications of quantum mechanics, and relativity theory. It ends with a transcript of a fascinating discussion between Lee Smolin and Shimony, ranging over the entire spectrum of Shimony's wide-ranging contributions to philosophy, science, and philosophy of science.
Author : Jonathan H Powers
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1000964116
Total Pages : 171 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (9 download)
Download or read book Philosophy and the New Physics written by Jonathan H Powers and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-07-14 with total page 171 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First Published in 1982 Philosophy and the New Physics is a compact and yet remarkably rich excursion through the history of physics from Newtonian mechanics to quantum physics. The theory of relativity, quantum mechanics and ideas about the ‘fundamental constituents’ of matter have attracted a great deal of philosophical comment. Indeed, the originators of some of these theories thought they were solving philosophical problems as well as scientific ones. Classical physics is often portrayed as epitomizing ‘mechanistic materialism’, and the revolution in modern physics is variously claimed to vindicate ‘logical positivism’, ‘operationalism’, ‘organicism’, ‘dialectical materialism’ and ‘Buddhist metaphysics’. In this book Jonathan Powers criticizes all of these claims and argues that such varied and conflicting interpretations are possible because of ineradicable elements of conventionality in scientific theories. This is a must read for scholars and researchers of philosophy of science and philosophy in general.
Author : Mendel Sachs
Publisher : World Scientific
ISBN 13 : 9814497223
Total Pages : 148 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (144 download)
Download or read book Dialogues on Modern Physics written by Mendel Sachs and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 1998-04-30 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, important conceptual developments of the two major revolutions of modern physics — the quantum and relativity theories — are presented in a nonmathematical, dialectical form of dialogue. The implications of conflicting philosophical attitudes of these revolutions in physics and applications to topics such as cosmology/astrophysics and high energy physics are emphasized. It is argued that for any substantial progress in our understanding of 21st century physics, it will be necessary to resolve these 20th century conflicts. These richly rewarding dialogues provide a starting point for discussions that could lead to such progress. An epilogue is presented on the philosophical advantage of the dialogue form for increased understanding. Contents:On Quantum RandomnessWhat is Light?Relativity and the Twin ParadoxOn Quantum Fields, Unified Field Theory and the Meaning of SciencePositivism, Realism and Holism in Relativity and Quantum PhysicsOn Cosmology: Relativity Versus Quantum PhysicsMathematics to Physics to PhilosophyThe Search for Truth in Science: Einstein Versus Bohr Readership: Physicists and philosophers, undergraduate/graduate students and lay readers in these fields. keywords:Dialogues;Relativity;Quantum;Cosmology;Philosophy of Physics;Unified Field;Education
Author : Mike Gimbel
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780984677801
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (778 download)
Download or read book Dialectical Materialism Vs. the New Physics written by Mike Gimbel and published by . This book was released on 2012-01-01 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The New Physics" is an attack on the materialist interpretation of reality. It will be viewed by future generations as a joke on science!
Author : Robert B. Laughlin
Publisher : Basic Books (AZ)
ISBN 13 : 9780465038282
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (382 download)
Download or read book A Different Universe written by Robert B. Laughlin and published by Basic Books (AZ). This book was released on 2005-03 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Proposes a new way of understanding and interpreting the fundamental laws of science that will open up human thinking to the vast possibilities of the universe.
Author : Mykhaĭlo Erazmovych Omelʹi︠a︡novsʹkyĭ
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 392 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Dialectics in Modern Physics written by Mykhaĭlo Erazmovych Omelʹi︠a︡novsʹkyĭ and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Christopher St. John Sprigg
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (121 download)
Download or read book The Crisis in Physics written by Christopher St. John Sprigg and published by . This book was released on 1939 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Roberto Torretti
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521562591
Total Pages : 532 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (625 download)
Download or read book The Philosophy of Physics written by Roberto Torretti and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1999-12-28 with total page 532 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This magisterial study of the philosophy of physics both introduces the subject to the nonspecialist and contains many original and important contributions for professionals in the area. Modern physics was born as a part of philosophy and has retained to this day a properly philosophical concern for the clarity and coherence of ideas. Any introduction to the philosophy of physics must therefore focus on the conceptual development of physics itself. This book pursues that development from Galileo and Newton through Maxwell and Boltzmann to Einstein and the founders of quantum mechanics. There is also discussion of important philosophers of physics in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries and of twentieth century debates.
Author : Robert DiSalle
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9781139452663
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (526 download)
Download or read book Understanding Space-Time written by Robert DiSalle and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2006-04-27 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presenting the history of space-time physics, from Newton to Einstein, as a philosophical development DiSalle reflects our increasing understanding of the connections between ideas of space and time and our physical knowledge. He suggests that philosophy's greatest impact on physics has come about, less by the influence of philosophical hypotheses, than by the philosophical analysis of concepts of space, time and motion, and the roles they play in our assumptions about physical objects and physical measurements. This way of thinking leads to interpretations of the work of Newton and Einstein and the connections between them. It also offers ways of looking at old questions about a priori knowledge, the physical interpretation of mathematics, and the nature of conceptual change. Understanding Space-Time will interest readers in philosophy, history and philosophy of science, and physics, as well as readers interested in the relations between physics and philosophy.
Author : John C. Barrett
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000347575
Total Pages : 182 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (3 download)
Download or read book Archaeology and its Discontents written by John C. Barrett and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-03-30 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Archaeology and its Discontents examines the state of archaeology today and its development throughout the twentieth century, making a powerful case for new approaches. Surveying the themes of twentieth-century archaeological theory, Barrett looks at their successes, limitations, and failures. Seeing more failures and limitations than successes, he argues that archaeology has over-focused on explaining the human construction of material variability and should instead be more concerned with understanding how human diversity has been constructed. Archaeology matters, he argues, precisely because of the insights it can offer into the development of human diversity. The analysis and argument are illustrated throughout by reference to the development of the European Neolithic. Arguing both for new approaches and for the importance of archaeology as a discipline, Archaeology and its Discontents is for archaeologists at all levels, from student to professor and trainee to experienced practitioner.
Author : Alexander S. Blum
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030507548
Total Pages : 410 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (35 download)
Download or read book The Renaissance of General Relativity in Context written by Alexander S. Blum and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-11-12 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This contributed volume explores the renaissance of general relativity after World War II, when it transformed from a marginal theory into a cornerstone of modern physics. Chapters explore key historical processes related to the theory of general relativity, in addition to presenting a thorough treatment of the relevant science behind these episodes. A broad historiographical framework is introduced first, thus providing the broad context in which the given computational approaches and case studies occurred. Written by an international and interdisciplinary group of expert authors, these chapters will bring readers to a more complete understanding of Einstein’s theory. Specific topics include: Social and citation networks The Fock-Infeld dispute Wheeler’s turn to gravitation theory The position of general relativity in theories of fundamental interactions The pursuit of a quantum theory of gravity The emergence of dark matter in relation to cosmological models Institutional frameworks for gravitational wave search in Europe The Renaissance of General Relativity in Context is ideal for historians, philosophers, and sociologists of science. Students and researchers in physics will also be interested in the topics explored.
Author : Gabriela Tejada
Publisher : Peter Lang
ISBN 13 : 9783034303910
Total Pages : 550 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (39 download)
Download or read book Scientific Diasporas as Development Partners written by Gabriela Tejada and published by Peter Lang. This book was released on 2010 with total page 550 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the last two decades, globalisation has accelerated international migration flows, particularly of skilled labour. Yet increasing migration by skilled workers from developing countries («brain drain») has raised serious concerns internationally about the adverse development impact on their countries of origin. This book, however, highlights the positive aspects of skilled labour migration as scientific diasporas are playing a growing role in the transfer of technology, skills and knowledge («brain gain») to their home countries. This is a very significant development in a globalised world where science, technology and knowledge can trigger economic and social transformations. The book presents solid empirical evidence of the contributions scientific diasporas make to their countries of origin, based on primary surveys of skilled migrants from Colombia, India and South Africa employed in Switzerland, a major destination country. The findings lead to a better understanding of the motives for migration, the profile of the scientific diaspora communities in Switzerland, and the varied ways in which they help their home countries. The book makes a significant contribution to the international policy debate and dialogue on migration and development. In particular, it shows how to leverage the potential of scientific diasporas as agents of home country development, by identifying good practices and offering specific recommendations for the countries of origin and of destination.
Author : Steve Fuller
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 9780226268965
Total Pages : 500 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (689 download)
Download or read book Thomas Kuhn written by Steve Fuller and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work discusses whether Kuhn's The Structure of Scientific Revolutions was revolutionary. Steve Fuller argues that Kuhn held a profoundly conservative view of science and how one ought to study its history.
