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On the Metaphysics of Experimental Physics /

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This provocative and critical work addresses the question of why scientific realists and positivists consider experimental physics to be a natural and empirical science. Taking insights from contemporary science studies, continental philosophy, and the history of physics, this book describes and ana...

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Main Author: Rogers, Karl (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2005.
Subjects:
Philosophy.
History of Science.
Metaphysics.
Philosophy of Science.
Physics, general.
History.
Philosophy and science.
Physics.
Electronic books.
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Summary:This provocative and critical work addresses the question of why scientific realists and positivists consider experimental physics to be a natural and empirical science. Taking insights from contemporary science studies, continental philosophy, and the history of physics, this book describes and analyses the metaphysical presuppositions that underwrite the technological use of experimental apparatus and instruments to explore, model, and understand nature. By revealing this metaphysical foundation, the author questions whether experimental physics is a natural and empirical science at all.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (VII, 252 pages)
ISBN:9780230505100
DOI:10.1057/9780230505100