| On the Metaphysics of Experimental Physics 2005 Edition Contributor(s): Rogers, K. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1403945284 ISBN-13: 9781403945280 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2005 Annotation: 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 analyzes the metaphysical presuppositions that underwrite the technological use of experimental apparatus and instruments to explore, model, and understand nature. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Science | Physics - General - Science | Philosophy & Social Aspects - Science | History |
| Dewey: 530.072 |
| LCCN: 2004051401 |
| Physical Information: 0.77" H x 6.02" W x 8.84" (0.97 lbs) 264 pages |
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| 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. |