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Metaphysics in Contemporary Physics

Author : Tomasz Bigaj
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004310827
Total Pages : 485 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (43 download)

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Download or read book Metaphysics in Contemporary Physics written by Tomasz Bigaj and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2015-11-24 with total page 485 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a collection of essays whose topics center around relations between analytic metaphysics and modern physical theories. The contributions to the volume cover a broad spectrum of issues, ranging from metaphysical implications of selected physical theories (quantum mechanics, quantum field theory, general relativity, string theory etc.), to specific problems in scientifically-oriented analytic metaphysics, such as the problem of emergence and reduction, the part-whole relation, and the question of objecthood, properties and individuality on the fundamental level of reality. The authors of the contributions are philosophers of science, physicists and metaphysicians of international renown, and their work represents the cutting edge in modern metaphysics of physical sciences. Contributors are: Tomasz Bigaj, Jessica Bloom, Nazim Bouatta, Jeremy Butterfield, Adam Caulton, Dennis Dieks, Mauro Dorato, Michael Esfeld, Steven French, Andreas Hüttemann, Marek Kuś, Douglas Kutach, Vincent Lam, Olimpia Lombardi, Kerry McKenzie, Thomas Møller-Nielsen, Matteo Morganti, Ioan Muntean, Dean Rickles, Antonio Vassallo, Jessica Wilson, Christian Wüthrich

Physics, Metaphysics, and God - Third Edition

Author : Jack W. Geis
Publisher : AuthorHouse
ISBN 13 : 1452046603
Total Pages : 430 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (52 download)

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Book Synopsis Physics, Metaphysics, and God - Third Edition by : Jack W. Geis

Download or read book Physics, Metaphysics, and God - Third Edition written by Jack W. Geis and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2010-07 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "At long last, a promising dialogue between science and medicine has begun. A focal point of this discussion is healing and how it happens. Jack W. Geis shows how modern physics and spirituality are centrally involved in this debate. No one who is interested in the current interface between science, spirituality and medicine can afford to neglect his ideas."—Larry Dossey, MD, Author: Healing Beyond the Body, and Healing Words: The Power of Prayer and the Practice of Medicine "This book introduces some of the most perplexing and exciting aspects of the revolution going on in physics today as it continues toward an increasingly metaphysical basis for defining reality. This exciting scientific revolution should be shared by everyone and the issues taken up in this book form a basis for that participation. That the math is not in the chalk is becoming increasingly evident, as well as the question as to which is more substantial."—Dr. Laurance R. Doyle, Astrophysics and Planetary Science, Center for the Study of Life in the Universe, SETI Institute

Combining Science and Metaphysics

Author : M. Morganti
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1137002697
Total Pages : 367 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (37 download)

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Download or read book Combining Science and Metaphysics written by M. Morganti and published by Springer. This book was released on 2013-06-11 with total page 367 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offering a new perspective on the debate concerning naturalism in philosophy, this book defends the autonomy of metaphysics while also making science centre stage. Three independent case studies provide a clear introduction to, and discussion of, key philosophical issues.

The World View of Contemporary Physics

Author : Richard F. Kitchener
Publisher : State University of New York Press
ISBN 13 : 1438409206
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (384 download)

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Download or read book The World View of Contemporary Physics written by Richard F. Kitchener and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 1988-07-08 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although early twentieth century physics produced two revolutionary new conceptions of the nature of the physical universe—relativity theory and quantum theory—more recent developments in the physical sciences have made it imperative for physicists to re-examine the older world view of physics and the assumptions upon which it was based. However, theorizing about the nature and status of reality has been the province of philosophers for centuries. Philosophers, trained in metaphysics, provided a different perspective for viewing and a unique method for solving some of these problems. Ideally, therefore, both philosophers and physicists should work together in dialogue fashion on this important issue. These two groups come together for the first time in this book to examine the questions: What is the world view of contemporary physics? Does it need a new metaphysics? If so, what kind of metaphysics does it need? Internationally known scholars, including Ilya Prigogine and Fritjof Capra, who are recognized as experts in this interdisciplinary field, address such related topics as the nature of the mind, our place in society, and the nature of ethics.

From Physics to Metaphysics

Author : Michael Redhead
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521589666
Total Pages : 126 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (896 download)

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Download or read book From Physics to Metaphysics written by Michael Redhead and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1996-08-15 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book is drawn from the Tarner lectures, delivered in Cambridge in 1993. It is concerned with the ultimate nature of reality, and how this is revealed by modern physical theories such as relativity and quantum theory. The objectivity and rationality of science are defended against the views of relativists and social constructionists. It is claimed that modern physics gives us a tentative and fallible, but nevertheless rational, approach to the nature of physical reality. The role of subjectivity in science is examined in the fields of relativity theory, statistical mechanics and quantum theory, and recent claims of an essential role for human consciousness in physics are rejected. Prospects for a 'Theory of Everything' are considered, and the related question of how to assess scientific progress is carefully examined.

The Metaphysics Within Physics

Author : Tim Maudlin
Publisher : Oxford University Press on Demand
ISBN 13 : 0199218218
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (992 download)

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Download or read book The Metaphysics Within Physics written by Tim Maudlin and published by Oxford University Press on Demand. This book was released on 2007-04-19 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What does physics tell us about metaphysics? Tim Maudlin's philosophical examination of the fundamental structure of the world as presented by physics challenges the most widely accepted philosophical accounts of laws of nature, universals, the direction of time and causation.

The Metaphysics Within Physics

Author : Tim Maudlin
Publisher : Oxford University Press on Demand
ISBN 13 : 9780199575374
Total Pages : 197 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (753 download)

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Download or read book The Metaphysics Within Physics written by Tim Maudlin and published by Oxford University Press on Demand. This book was released on 2010 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published: Oxford: Clarendon, 2007.

Quantum Ontology

Author : Peter J. Lewis
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0190618795
Total Pages : 233 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (96 download)

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Download or read book Quantum Ontology written by Peter J. Lewis and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2016-06-13 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Metaphysicians should pay attention to quantum mechanics. Why? Not because it provides definitive answers to many metaphysical questions-the theory itself is remarkably silent on the nature of the physical world, and the various interpretations of the theory on offer present conflicting ontological pictures. Rather, quantum mechanics is essential to the metaphysician because it reshapes standard metaphysical debates and opens up unforeseen new metaphysical possibilities. Even if quantum mechanics provides few clear answers, there are good reasons to think that any adequate understanding of the quantum world will result in a radical reshaping of our classical world-view in some way or other. Whatever the world is like at the atomic scale, it is almost certainly not the swarm of particles pushed around by forces that is often presupposed. This book guides readers through the theory of quantum mechanics and its implications for metaphysics in a clear and accessible way. The theory and its various interpretations are presented with a minimum of technicality. The consequences of these interpretations for metaphysical debates concerning realism, indeterminacy, causation, determinism, holism, and individuality (among other topics) are explored in detail, stressing the novel form that the debates take given the empirical facts in the quantum domain. While quantum mechanics may not deliver unconditional pronouncements on these issues, the range of possibilities consistent with our knowledge of the empirical world is relatively small-and each possibility is metaphysically revisionary in some way. This book will appeal to researchers, students, and anybody else interested in how science informs our world-view.

Quantum Non-Locality and Relativity

Author : Tim Maudlin
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1444331264
Total Pages : 315 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (443 download)

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Download or read book Quantum Non-Locality and Relativity written by Tim Maudlin and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-05-06 with total page 315 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The third edition of Quantum Non-Locality and Relativity has been carefully updated to reflect significant developments, including a new chapter covering important recent work in the foundations of physics. A new edition of the premier philosophical study of Bell’s Theorem and its implication for the relativistic account of space and time Discusses Roderich Tumiulka’s explicit, relativistic theory that can reproduce the quantum mechanical violation of Bell’s inequality. Discusses the "Free Will Theorem" of John Conway and Simon Kochen Introduces philosophers to the relevant physics and demonstrates how philosophical analysis can help inform physics

Combining Science and Metaphysics

Author : M. Morganti
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1137002697
Total Pages : 222 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (37 download)

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Download or read book Combining Science and Metaphysics written by M. Morganti and published by Springer. This book was released on 2013-06-11 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offering a new perspective on the debate concerning naturalism in philosophy, this book defends the autonomy of metaphysics while also making science centre stage. Three independent case studies provide a clear introduction to, and discussion of, key philosophical issues.

Logical and Epistemological Studies in Contemporary Physics

Author : Robert S. Cohen
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9401026564
Total Pages : 475 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book Logical and Epistemological Studies in Contemporary Physics written by Robert S. Cohen and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 475 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Proceedings of the Boston Colloquium for the Philosophy of Science 1969/1972

A Critical Introduction to the Metaphysics of Time

Author : Benjamin L. Curtis
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1472566866
Total Pages : 253 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (725 download)

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Book Synopsis A Critical Introduction to the Metaphysics of Time by : Benjamin L. Curtis

Download or read book A Critical Introduction to the Metaphysics of Time written by Benjamin L. Curtis and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2016-02-11 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An engaging introduction to contemporary philosophy of time, discussing current research it in its historical context.

Ordaining Reality

Author : Joseph E. Donlan
Publisher : Universal-Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1627343334
Total Pages : 467 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (273 download)

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Download or read book Ordaining Reality written by Joseph E. Donlan and published by Universal-Publishers. This book was released on 2021-06-06 with total page 467 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many people believe in the power of positive thinking (i.e., how thoughts and attitude can shape their future) yet, despite a plethora of books on this subject, no previous author has credibly explained how mere thoughts are able to tangibly influence future events. To explain the connection, Dr. Donlan presents a new paradigm of nature coupled with a viable explanation of how our right cerebral hemisphere has evolved circuitry that can tap into the hidden domain of the metaphysical. To support this premise, he exposes the reader to the worlds of physics, metaphysics, brain architecture, and evolution. Donlan then introduces the many problems associated with the current model and contrasts it with a new view which remedies many of the issues facing theoretical physicists today. Important to its central theme, the book's proposed paradigm supports the remarkable notion that the future can only be created with thoughts. In the final analysis, the author brings his readers through the necessary steps to put this knowledge to work to help them (pre)ordain their own realities.

COSMOLOGY, PHILOSOPHY AND PHYSICS

Author : Alexis Karpouzos
Publisher : COSMIC SPIRIT
ISBN 13 : 1676379304
Total Pages : 58 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (763 download)

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Download or read book COSMOLOGY, PHILOSOPHY AND PHYSICS written by Alexis Karpouzos and published by COSMIC SPIRIT. This book was released on 2020-08-13 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In modern philosophy of nature the World is unified and holistic. Cosmic Universe and Human History, microcosm and macrocosm, inorganic and living matter coexist and form a unique unity manifested in multiple forms. The Physical and the Mental constitute the form and the content of the World.The world does not consist of subjects and objects, the “subject” and the “object” are metaphysical abstractions of the single and indivisible Wholeness. Man’s finite knowledge separates the Whole into parts and studies fragmentarily the beings. The Wholeness is manifested in multiple forms and each form encapsulates the Wholeness. The rational explanation of the excerpts and the intuitive apprehension of the Wholeness are required to combine and create the open thought and the holistic knowledge. This means that the measurement should be defined by the ''measure'', but the responsibility for determining the ''measure'' depends on the man. This requires that man overcomes the anthropocentric arrogance and the narcissistic selfishness and he joins the Cosmic World in a friendly and creative manner

Philosophy of Physics

Author : Tim Maudlin
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691190674
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (911 download)

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Download or read book Philosophy of Physics written by Tim Maudlin and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2019-03-19 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A sophisticated and original introduction to the philosophy of quantum mechanics from one of the world’s leading philosophers of physics In this book, Tim Maudlin, one of the world’s leading philosophers of physics, offers a sophisticated, original introduction to the philosophy of quantum mechanics. The briefest, clearest, and most refined account of his influential approach to the subject, the book will be invaluable to all students of philosophy and physics. Quantum mechanics holds a unique place in the history of physics. It has produced the most accurate predictions of any scientific theory, but, more astonishing, there has never been any agreement about what the theory implies about physical reality. Maudlin argues that the very term “quantum theory” is a misnomer. A proper physical theory should clearly describe what is there and what it does—yet standard textbooks present quantum mechanics as a predictive recipe in search of a physical theory. In contrast, Maudlin explores three proper theories that recover the quantum predictions: the indeterministic wavefunction collapse theory of Ghirardi, Rimini, and Weber; the deterministic particle theory of deBroglie and Bohm; and the conceptually challenging Many Worlds theory of Everett. Each offers a radically different proposal for the nature of physical reality, but Maudlin shows that none of them are what they are generally taken to be.

Hyperreality

Author : Johanna Blomqvist
Publisher : Mindstream Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9526972414
Total Pages : 194 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (269 download)

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Download or read book Hyperreality written by Johanna Blomqvist and published by Mindstream Publishing. This book was released on 2024-04-09 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How should we approach life and its challenges? Are they real? What do we really know about reality? Could modern physics help us to understand? What kind of worldview does it really shape for us? What is the connection between reality and consciousness? Do we live in a simulation? In this book Johanna Blomqvist, Ph.D., is diving into the question of reality, a topic which has been of interest to her since childhood. The desire to understand the world, reality and the purpose of everything has also led her to the frontiers of science and to topics physicists do not often approach. Her first book ”From Quantum Physics to Energy Healing - A Physicist’s Journey to Mind and Healing” was published on Amazon in 2018. Hyperreality is a book about the nature of our reality and the hypotheses we have made about it through the centuries. Johanna Blomqvist describes many cases and research experiments that will puzzle your mind. Our reality seems to be something other than what the current prevailing materialistic worldview suggests. **From Chapter 2. Are we only machines?:** There are many phenomena that we encounter almost daily, but which do not fit into the current materialistic worldview. Such phenomena are often classified as anomalies or parapsychological when it is impossible to explain them with prevailing theories. Such phenomena include premonitions, intuition, telepathy, premonition dreams, and synchronicity. Science seeks to find objective truth, but is such a goal even possible? After all, all objective information is based on subjective observation. Robert Jahn and Brenda Dunne, founders of the PEAR (Princeton Engineering Anomalies Research) laboratory, which has studied the effect of the mind on matter for decades, say: "Mind without matter leaves us with a world of ephemeral abstraction; matter without mind eliminates the essence of life itself.” ** It seems that the transition to the so-called post-materialistic era is essential. We don’t have any alternatives, if we want to continue our life as humanity on Earth into the future. We have to change our thinking! It is time to understand our effect on physical reality and move to a new era, beyond materialism. You exist — dive into hyperreality, in which you are a significant participant! Hyperreality book has been written to everyone seeking for answers about the nature of our reality, purpose of everything, consciousness and the connection between science and spirituality. It may help you to understand phenomena that you earlier have only omitted. This book is the answer that Johanna Blomqvist herself wanted to find as a teen, when she was contemplating the question of reality, why we are here, and how should one live. *** About the Author Johanna Blomqvist, Ph.D., is a physicist, entrepreneur and internationally published author. In her work, she combines a wide variety of fields and methods in a unique way, often discussing topics from the cutting edge and unconventional areas of science. Blomqvist is also a sought-after lecturer, educator and energy healer. Since childhood she has been interested in understanding our reality, consciousness and our role in this universe. Johanna's first book "From Quantum Physics to Energy Healing - A Physicist's Journey to Mind and Healing" was published on May 2018. She has written also "Hyperreality - Beyond the Horizon where Physics Meets Consciousness" (2021) and "The Mystery of Water - A Physicist's Dive into Our Deepest Essence" (Fall, 2024). Johanna lives in Helsinki, Finland.

Contemporary Encounters with Ancient Metaphysics

Author : Abraham Jacob Greenstine
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
ISBN 13 : 1474412106
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (744 download)

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Download or read book Contemporary Encounters with Ancient Metaphysics written by Abraham Jacob Greenstine and published by Edinburgh University Press. This book was released on 2017-03-08 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this volume of 18 essays, leading philosophers address the varied, volatile and novel encounters between contemporary and antique thought. They reconceive and redeploy the problems of ancient metaphysics: one and the many, the potential and the actual, the material and immaterial, the divine and the world itself. Alongside these essays are three original and previously unpublished translations of texts by Gilles Deleuze, Pierre Aubenque and Barbara Cassin.