Physics Meets Philosophy At The Planck Scale
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Physics Meets Philosophy at the Planck Scale
Author | : Craig Callender,Nick Huggett |
Publsiher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 380 |
Release | : 2001-01-29 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 0521664454 |
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Was the first book to examine the exciting area of overlap between philosophy and quantum mechanics with chapters by leading experts from around the world.
Beyond Spacetime
Author | : Nick Huggett,Keizo Matsubara,Christian Wüthrich |
Publsiher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 371 |
Release | : 2020-05-14 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 9781108477024 |
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A collection of essays discussing the philosophy and foundations of quantum gravity. Written by leading philosophers and physicists in the field, chapters cover the important conceptual questions in the search for a quantum theory of gravity, and the current state of understanding among philosophers and physicists.
The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy of Time
Author | : Craig Callender |
Publsiher | : OUP Oxford |
Total Pages | : 704 |
Release | : 2011-04-07 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 9780199298204 |
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This is the first comprehensive book on the philosophy of time. Leading philosophers discuss the metaphysics of time, our experience and representation of time, the role of time in ethics and action, and philosophical issues in the sciences of time, especially quantum mechanics and relativity theory.
Conceptual Foundations of Quantum Field Theory
Author | : Tian Yu Cao |
Publsiher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 424 |
Release | : 2004-03-25 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 0521602726 |
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Multi-author volume on the history and philosophy of physics.
Quantum Physics Meets the Philosophy of Mind
Author | : Antonella Corradini,Uwe Meixner |
Publsiher | : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG |
Total Pages | : 218 |
Release | : 2014-08-19 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 9783110387551 |
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Quantum physics, in contrast to classical physics, allows non-locality and indeterminism in nature. Moreover, the role of the observer seems indispensable in quantum physics. In fact, quantum physics, unlike classical physics, suggests a metaphysics that is not physicalism (which is today’s official metaphysical doctrine). As is well known, physicalism implies a reductive position in the philosophy of mind, specifically in its two core areas, the philosophy of consciousness and the philosophy of action. Quantum physics, in contrast, is compatible with psychological non-reductionism, and actually seems to support it. The essays in this book explore, from various points of view, the possibilities of basing a non-reductive philosophy of mind on quantum physics. In doing so, they not only engage with the ontological and epistemological aspects of the question but also with the neurophysiological ones.
Quantum Concepts in Space and Time
Author | : Roger Penrose,C. J. Isham |
Publsiher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 376 |
Release | : 1986 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : UOM:39015015757514 |
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This book is based on a conference held at Oxford in the Spring of 1984 to discuss Quantum Gravity. As an assessment of the present status of quantum theory which also considers future developments, this book should provide much stimulating material for both researchers and post graduate students in theortical and mathematical physics.
The Ontology of Spacetime
Author | : Anonim |
Publsiher | : Elsevier |
Total Pages | : 306 |
Release | : 2006-07-10 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 0080461883 |
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This book contains selected papers from the First International Conference on the Ontology of Spacetime. Its fourteen chapters address two main questions: first, what is the current status of the substantivalism/relationalism debate, and second, what about the prospects of presentism and becoming within present-day physics and its philosophy? The overall tenor of the four chapters of the book’s first part is that the prospects of spacetime substantivalism are bleak, although different possible positions remain with respect to the ontological status of spacetime. Part II and Part III of the book are devoted to presentism, eternalism, and becoming, from two different perspectives. In the six chapters of Part II it is argued, in different ways, that relativity theory does not have essential consequences for these issues. It certainly is true that the structure of time is different, according to relativity theory, from the one in classical theory. But that does not mean that a decision is forced between presentism and eternalism, or that becoming has proved to be an impossible concept. It may even be asked whether presentism and eternalism really offer different ontological perspectives at all. The writers of the last four chapters, in Part III, disagree. They argue that relativity theory is incompatible with becoming and presentism. Several of them come up with proposals to go beyond relativity, in order to restore the prospects of presentism. · Space and time in present-day physics and philosophy · Introduction from scratch of the debates surrounding time · Broad spectrum of approaches, coherently represented
String Theory and the Scientific Method
Author | : Richard Dawid |
Publsiher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 135 |
Release | : 2013-05-02 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 9781107067585 |
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String theory has played a highly influential role in theoretical physics for nearly three decades and has substantially altered our view of the elementary building principles of the Universe. However, the theory remains empirically unconfirmed, and is expected to remain so for the foreseeable future. So why do string theorists have such a strong belief in their theory? This book explores this question, offering a novel insight into the nature of theory assessment itself. Dawid approaches the topic from a unique position, having extensive experience in both philosophy and high-energy physics. He argues that string theory is just the most conspicuous example of a number of theories in high-energy physics where non-empirical theory assessment has an important part to play. Aimed at physicists and philosophers of science, the book does not use mathematical formalism and explains most technical terms.