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Physics, Structure, and Reality

Autor Jill North
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 25 iul 2021
In Physics, Structure, and Reality, Jill North addresses a set of questions that get to the heart of the project of interpreting physics--of figuring out what physics is telling us about the world. How do we figure out the nature of the world from a mathematically formulated physical theory? What do we infer about the world when a physical theory can be mathematically formulated in different ways? North argues that there is a certain notion of structure, implicit in physics and mathematics, to which we should pay careful attention in order to discern what physics is telling us about the nature of reality. North draws lessons for related topics, including the use of coordinate systems in physics, the differences among various formulations of classical mechanics, the nature of spacetime structure, the equivalence of physical theories, and the importance of scientific explanation. Although the book does not explicitly defend scientific realism, instead taking this to be a background assumption, the account provides an indirect case for realism toward our best theories of physics.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780192894106
ISBN-10: 0192894102
Pagini: 264
Dimensiuni: 157 x 238 x 24 mm
Greutate: 0.54 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: Oxford University Press
Locul publicării:Oxford, United Kingdom

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Rewarding. Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates. Graduate students, faculty, and professionals.
This is a meticulous and deliberate and beautiful book.
It should be clear, however, that North's book opens up entirely new and promising lines of inquiry. It covers a remarkable amount of material. And it does so in an original and engaging manner. The ideas put forward in the book will have an impact in metaphysics, general philosophy of science, philosophy of mathematics, and philosophy of physics. They will be discussed, and debated for years to come.
This is a very good book. It addresses central questions about the interpretation of physical theories; it develops, in a nuanced way, some important possible answers to these questions; the writing is clear; there is diligent attention tothe literature; and the author's philosophical temperament-open-minded, resourceful-is vivid throughout. Furthermore, the writing is, by the standards of much of the current literature in philosophy of physics, nontechnical. So the book forms a natural entry point. So much by way of a tour d'horizon of this fine book: I hope to havewhetted the reader's appetite for it.
North makes a convincing case that structure really is one of the most important concepts in physics, while clearly demonstrating that the subject is far from exhausted. The writing is lucid and the lack of unnecessary formalism is refreshing, while the abundance of examples further enhances the book's clarity. Physics, Structure, and Reality^r opens up many further avenues for research and thus is a must-read for anyone interested in the physical structure of the world.