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Physical Theory - Method and Interpretation (Hardcover)
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Physical Theory - Method and Interpretation (Hardcover)
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In nine new essays, distinguished philosophers of science take on
outstanding philosophical issues that arise in the exploration of
the foundations of contemporary, especially physical scientific
theories. In the first part of the book issues of scientific method
are explored. What are we asking when we pose scientific "why?"
questions? How does probability play a role in answering such
questions? What are scientific laws of nature? How can we
understand what abstract theories are telling us about the world?
What is the structure of the theories we use to explain the
observable phenomena? Finally, how do theories evolve over time and
what consequence do such changes have for our intuition that
science is seeking the truth?
In the second part of the volume, foundational issues are explored
in a number of crucial physical theories. What do our best
available theories tell us about space and time? When we apply
quantum theory to fields or other systems with infinite degrees of
freedom, what new foundational puzzles appear and how might a
theory of interpretation deal with them? Finally, what are the
crucial foundational issues in statistical mechanics, where
probabilities are applied to explain macroscopic thermal phenomena?
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