Question of Reality e-bog
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When we read that scientists have come close to pinpointing the "e;origin of the universe"e; by means of a Big Bang cosmology, or are engaged in formulating a "e;theory of everything,"e; as in current ten-dimensional superstring theories of particle physics, can we doubt that such inquiries or their results inevitably raise important philosophical questions? In the present book,...
E-bog
343,95 DKK
Forlag
Princeton University Press
Udgivet
8 december 2020
Længde
224 sider
Genrer
Philosophy: metaphysics and ontology
Sprog
English
Format
epub
Beskyttelse
LCP
ISBN
9780691222134
When we read that scientists have come close to pinpointing the "e;origin of the universe"e; by means of a Big Bang cosmology, or are engaged in formulating a "e;theory of everything,"e; as in current ten-dimensional superstring theories of particle physics, can we doubt that such inquiries or their results inevitably raise important philosophical questions? In the present book, as well as in his previous work Cosmic Understanding, the renowned philosopher Milton Munitz attempts to answer some of these questions by examining recent scientific theories of cosmology in a philosophical context.