Philosophy of physics [electronic resource] / Lawrence Sklar.
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| Language: | English |
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Boulder :
Westview Press,
1992.
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| Series: | Dimensions of philosophy series.
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Table of Contents:
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Introduction: Philosophy and the Physical Sciences (starting p. 1)
- The Relation of Science to Philosophy (starting p. 1)
- Modern Physics and Philosophy (starting p. 3)
- Philosophy of Physics and General Philosophy (starting p. 7)
- The Aim and Structure of This Book (starting p. 9)
- 2 Space, Time, and Motion (starting p. 11)
- Traditional Philosophical Problems of Space and Time (starting p. 11)
- The Debate Between Newton and Leibniz (starting p. 19)
- From Space and Time to Spacetime (starting p. 25)
- Gravity and the Curvature of Spacetime (starting p. 40)
- How Do We Know the True Geometry of the World? (starting p. 53)
- What Kind of Being Does Spacetime Have? (starting p. 69)
- 3 The Introduction of Probability into Physics (starting p. 92)
- Philosophers on Probability and Statistical Explanation (starting p. 92)
- From Thermodynamics to Statistical Mechanics (starting p. 109)
- The Problem of Irreversibility and Attempts to Solve It (starting p. 121)
- The Problem of "The Direction of Time" (starting p. 147)
- 4 The Quantum Picture of the World (starting p. 157)
- The Experimental Basis of Quantum Theory (starting p. 157)
- Early Attempts to Interpret the Theory: The Uncertainty Principle (starting p. 164)
- What Is Measurement in Quantum Theory? (starting p. 179)
- The Problem of Hidden Variables and Determinism (starting p. 202)
- The Inseparability of Systems (starting p. 213)
- 5 Reflections on the Interdependence of Philosophy and Science (starting p. 227)
- References (starting p. 233)
- About the Book and Author (starting p. 237)
- Index (starting p. 239)