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The Mathematical Representation of Physical Reality (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2023)
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The Mathematical Representation of Physical Reality (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2023)
Series: The Frontiers Collection
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This book deals with the rise of mathematics in physical sciences,
beginning with Galileo and Newton and extending to the present day.
The book is divided into two parts. The first part gives a brief
history of how mathematics was introduced into physics-despite its
"unreasonable effectiveness" as famously pointed out by a
distinguished physicist-and the criticisms it received from earlier
thinkers. The second part takes a more philosophical approach and
is intended to shed some light on that mysterious effectiveness.
For this purpose, the author reviews the debate between classical
philosophers on the existence of innate ideas that allow us to
understand the world and also the philosophically based arguments
for and against the use of mathematics in physical sciences. In
this context, Schopenhauer's conceptions of causality and matter
are very pertinent, and their validity is revisited in light of
modern physics. The final question addressed is whether the
effectiveness of mathematics can be explained by its "existence" in
an independent platonic realm, as Goedel believed. The book aims at
readers interested in the history and philosophy of physics. It is
accessible to those with only a very basic (not professional)
knowledge of physics.
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