Symbol and Physical Knowledge
On the Conceptual Structure of Physics
230 pages, parution le 15/06/2001
Résumé
This book tackles the question of the symbolic structure of
physics, a topic which is implicit in any theory of
knowledge, but one that often seems to be ignored as an
explicit and central element in today's epistemological
debates. The elucidation of this problem should benefit a
number of ongoing discussions and can help to avoid much
recurring confusion. The contributions to the book have
been chosen so as to provide a coherent view, ultimately
addressing the relation between the concepts used in
science and the real world. The first part provides an
introduction to the problem as it arises in physics, and to
the modern history of symbols. The subject of the second
part is the epistemological discussion taking place between
physicists and philosophers about the role of symbols in
our knowledge of Nature. The third part addresses key
issues related to the methodology of physics and the
character of its symbolic structures. The aim of this book
is to provide a consistent.
Contents
- From the Contents: On the Use and Character of Symbols in Modern Physical Theories.
- Sources for the History of the Concept of Symbol from Leibniz to Cassirer.
- The Symbol in the Theory of Science: Duhem's Alleged Instrumentalism or Conventionalism and the Continuity of Scientific Development.
- Beyond Realism. Symbolism in Philosophy of Science by Peirce and Cassirer.
- Heinrich Hertz and the Concept of a Symbol.
- Shifting Symbolic Structures and Changing Theories: On the Non
- Translatability and Empirical Comparability of Incommensurable Theories.
- Symbol and Intuition in Modern Physics.
- Idealizations in Physics.
- Symbolizing States and Events in Quantum Mechanics.
- The Semiotics of "Postmodern" Physics.
Caractéristiques techniques
| PAPIER | |
| Éditeur(s) | Springer |
| Auteur(s) | M. Ferrari, I.-O. Stamatescu |
| Parution | 15/06/2001 |
| Nb. de pages | 230 |
| Format | 16 x 24 |
| Couverture | Relié |
| Poids | 486g |
| Intérieur | Noir et Blanc |
| EAN13 | 9783540414674 |
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