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Reality and the Physicist : Knowledge, Duration and the Quantum World by Bernard D'Espagnat (1989, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherCambridge University Press
ISBN-100521338468
ISBN-139780521338462
eBay Product ID (ePID)1042308
Product Key Features
Number of Pages284 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameReality and the Physicist : Knowledge, Duration and the Quantum World
SubjectPhysics / Quantum Theory, Epistemology, Physics / General
Publication Year1989
TypeTextbook
AuthorBernard D'espagnat
Subject AreaPhilosophy, Science
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight14.7 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN88-003658
Dewey Edition19
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal530/.01
Original LanguageFrench
Table Of ContentPreface; Introduction; Part I. Instrumentalism and Science: 1. The positivism of the physicists; 2. Positivism and fallibilism: philosophical controversies; 3. Border areas of instrumentalism; Part II. Physical Realism and Contemporary Physics: 4. Physical realism and fallibilism; 5. Microrealism and non-separability; 6. Physical realism in trouble; Part III. Causality, Reality and Time: 7. Irreversibility; 8. Sensible reality; 9. Independent reality; 10. The dilemma of modern physics: reality or meaning?; 11. Questions and answers; 12. Summary and perspectives; Appendixes; Addendum; Notes; References; Index.
SynopsisThis book investigates the nature of reality from the viewpoint of a physicist. Contemporary physics, especially quantum theory, has raised profound questions about the relationship between the methods of science and the reality these methods seek to investigate. These questions, and how we should answer them, are the subject of this book., This book investigates the nature of reality from the viewpoint of a physicist. Contemporary physics, especially quantum theory, has raised profound questions about the relationship between the methods of science and the reality these methods seek to investigate. These questions, and how we should answer them, are the subject of this book. Part I examines the practices of contemporary physicists and addresses the criticisms that philosophers of science have made of these practices. The doctrine of physical realism, adopted by most physicists and many philosophers of science, is subjected to detailed investigation in Part II. When tested against recent discoveries and developments in physics, it is shown to be in considerable difficulty. Part III explores the consequences of this for our understanding of what science can seek to know of reality, and concludes by outlining the position contemporary physics indicates we should take on the nature of reality generally considered., Contemporary physics, especially quantum theory, has raised profound questions about the relationship between the methods of science and the reality these methods seek to investigate. D'Espagnat investigates these questions as well as how we should answer them. Part I examines the practices of contemporary physicists and addresses the criticism philosophers of science have made of these practices. The doctrine of physical realism, adopted by most physicists and many philosophers of science, comprises Part II. Part III explores the consequences of physical realism for our understanding of what science can seek to know of reality, and concludes by outlining the position contemporary physics indicates we should take.
LC Classification NumberQC6.4.R42 E8713 1989
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