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100 1 _aMacKinnon, Edward.
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aInterpreting Physics
_h[electronic resource] :
_bLanguage and the Classical/Quantum Divide /
_cby Edward MacKinnon.
264 1 _aDordrecht :
_bSpringer Netherlands :
_bImprint: Springer,
_c2012.
300 _aXIV, 270 p.
_bonline resource.
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490 1 _aBoston Studies in the Philosophy of Science,
_x0068-0346 ;
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505 0 _aPreface -- 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.
520 _aThis 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.
650 0 _aPhilosophy (General).
650 0 _aScience
_xHistory.
650 0 _aScience
_xPhilosophy.
650 0 _aPhysics.
650 1 4 _aPhilosophy.
650 2 4 _aPhilosophy of Science.
650 2 4 _aPhysics, general.
650 2 4 _aHistory of Science.
710 2 _aSpringerLink (Online service)
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830 0 _aBoston Studies in the Philosophy of Science,
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