Philosophical Concepts in Physics: The Historical Relation Between Philosophy and Scientific Theories

by James T. Cushing

Book Overview

This book examines a selection of philosophical issues in the context of specific episodes in the development of physical theories and presents scientific advances within their historical and philosophical contexts. Philosophical considerations have played an essential and ineliminable role in the actual practice of science. The book begins with some necessary introduction to the history of ancient and early modern science, but emphasizes the two...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 052157823X
• ISBN13: 9780521578233
• Release Date: February 1998
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.7" x 9.5"