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Philosophical Concepts in Physics : The Historical Relation between Philosophy and Scientific Theories

Author: James T. Cushing
ISBN: 052157823X
Publisher: Cambridge University Press         Place:
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Format: Paperback         # Pages: 444
Reader Rating: 4.0 (2 votes)
Release: 1998
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Summary: This book examines a selection of philosophical issues in the context of specific episodes in the development of physical theories and presents scientific advances within their historical and philosophical contexts. Philosophical considerations have played an essential and ineliminable role in the actual practice of science. The book begins with some necessary introduction to the history of ancient and early modern science, but emphasizes the two great watersheds of twentieth-century physics: relativity and quantum mechanics. At times the term "construction" may seem more appropriate than "discovery" for the way theories have developed and, especially in later chapters, the discussion focuses on the influence of historical, philosophical and even social factors on the form and content of scientific theories.


 

QED: The Strange Theory of Light and Matter

Author: Richard P. Feynman
ISBN: 0691024170
Publisher: Princeton University Press         Place:
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Format: Paperback         # Pages: 176
Reader Rating: 5.0 (67 votes)
Release: 1988
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Summary: Quantumelectrodynamics (QED) was the subject of "QED - The Strange Theory of Light and Matter," the popular book by Richard Feynman which was first published by Princeton University Press in 1985. Feynman makes passing references to the fact that the book is based on a series of general lectures on QED which were first delivered in New Zealand. Feynman had doubts about the accessibility of the lectures on QED to a general audience, and chose not to initially deliver these lectures at his native Caltech. Rather he chose remote New Zealand as his testing ground and in the process, gave the New Zealand physics community the dubious honor of being the guinea-pigs for his QED lectures. At Auckland University, these lectures were delivered in 1979, as the Sir Douglas Robb Lectures. Althoug h the published version of "QED - The Strange Theory of Light and Matter" is an excellent self-contained description of the subject, watching an unedite d Feynman delivering the lectures reveals his style and enthusiasm for his subject in a way which is impossible in a printed medium. Direct quotation s from the lectures provide fascinating additional insight both into the material of QED itself and into Feynman's character. 4 VHS video cassettes . NTSC version (North American standard).


 

Real Science: What it Is and What it Means

Author: John Ziman
ISBN: 0521893100
Publisher: Cambridge University Press         Place:
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Format: Paperback         # Pages: 412
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Release: 2002
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Summary: Unlike most other similar books, this systematic, carefully reasoned, non-technical analysis of the nature and significance of scientific knowledge opens the way to reconciliation in the 'science wars'. By describing how academic scientists actually undertake research and communicate their findings, it shows that the philosophy, psychology and sociology of science are inextricably entwined, and that 'realism' and 'relativism' are just two sides of the same coin. The writing is well-informed, down-to-earth and lucid.


 

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