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 to the classical/quatum interface. Bohrian orthodoxy stresses the indispensability of classical concepts and the functional role of mathematics. This book analyses 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.
Table of Content
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.
Language English ● Format PDF ● Pages 270 ● ISBN 9789400723696 ● File size 2.6 MB ● Publisher Springer Netherland ● City Dordrecht ● Country NL ● Published 2011 ● Downloadable 24 months ● Currency EUR ● ID 2239332 ● Copy protection Social DRM