On the Metaphysics of Experimental Physics e-bog
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This provocative and critical work addresses the question of why scientific realists and positivists consider experimental physics to be a natural and empirical science. Taking insights from contemporary science studies, continental philosophy, and the history of physics, this book describes and analyses the metaphysical presuppositions that underwrite the technological use of experimental appa...
E-bog
436,85 DKK
Forlag
Palgrave Macmillan
Udgivet
15 april 2005
Genrer
Mathematics and Science
Sprog
English
Format
pdf
Beskyttelse
LCP
ISBN
9780230505100
This provocative and critical work addresses the question of why scientific realists and positivists consider experimental physics to be a natural and empirical science. Taking insights from contemporary science studies, continental philosophy, and the history of physics, this book describes and analyses the metaphysical presuppositions that underwrite the technological use of experimental apparatus and instruments to explore, model, and understand nature. By revealing this metaphysical foundation, the author questions whether experimental physics is a natural and empirical science at all.