| On the Metaphysics of Experimental Physics 2005 Edition Contributor(s): Rogers, K. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1349522929 ISBN-13: 9781349522927 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2005 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Physics - General - Science | Philosophy & Social Aspects - Science | History |
| Dewey: 530.072 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.75 lbs) 252 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |