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MacKinnon, Edward.
Interpreting Physics Language and the Classical/Quantum Divide / [electronic resource] : by Edward MacKinnon. - XIV, 270 p. online resource. - Boston Studies in the Philosophy of Science, 289 0068-0346 ; .
Preface -- 1. A Philosphical Overview -- 2. From Categories to Quantative Concepts,- 3. The Unification of Classical Physics -- 4. Classical Physics -- 5. Orthodox Quantum Mechanics -- 6. Beyond a Minimal Basis -- 7. Interpreting Physics.
This book is the first to offer a systematic account of the role of language in the development and interpretation of physics. An historical-conceptual analysis of the co-evolution of mathematical and physical concepts leads ti the classical/quatum interface. Bohrian orthodoxy stresses the indispensability of classical concepts and the functional role of mathematics. We analyze ways of extending and then going beyond this orthodoxy orthodoxy. Finally, the book analyzes how a revised interpretation of physics impacts on basic philosophical issues: conceptual revolutions, realism, and reductionism.
9789400723696
Philosophy (General).
Science--History.
Science--Philosophy.
Physics.
Philosophy.
Philosophy of Science.
Physics, general.
History of Science.
B67
501
Interpreting Physics Language and the Classical/Quantum Divide / [electronic resource] : by Edward MacKinnon. - XIV, 270 p. online resource. - Boston Studies in the Philosophy of Science, 289 0068-0346 ; .
Preface -- 1. A Philosphical Overview -- 2. From Categories to Quantative Concepts,- 3. The Unification of Classical Physics -- 4. Classical Physics -- 5. Orthodox Quantum Mechanics -- 6. Beyond a Minimal Basis -- 7. Interpreting Physics.
This book is the first to offer a systematic account of the role of language in the development and interpretation of physics. An historical-conceptual analysis of the co-evolution of mathematical and physical concepts leads ti the classical/quatum interface. Bohrian orthodoxy stresses the indispensability of classical concepts and the functional role of mathematics. We analyze ways of extending and then going beyond this orthodoxy orthodoxy. Finally, the book analyzes how a revised interpretation of physics impacts on basic philosophical issues: conceptual revolutions, realism, and reductionism.
9789400723696
Philosophy (General).
Science--History.
Science--Philosophy.
Physics.
Philosophy.
Philosophy of Science.
Physics, general.
History of Science.
B67
501