ISBN:
9789401593915
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (VII, 377 p)
,
digital
Edition:
Springer eBook Collection. Humanities, Social Sciences and Law
Series Statement:
Boston Studies in the Philosophy of Science 215
Series Statement:
Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science 215
Parallel Title:
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Erscheint auch als
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Keywords:
Philosophy (General)
;
Genetic epistemology
;
Science Philosophy
;
Quantum theory
;
Epistemology.
;
Philosophy and science.
;
Artificial intelligence
;
Quantum physics.
;
Gravitation.
;
Science—Philosophy.
;
Knowledge, Theory of.
Abstract:
The debate on realism in physics is usually focused on the reality of unobservable entities admitted in physical theories. This reality has been often denied (e.g., by Bas van Fraassen). The present book shows that observability is a very complex notion that does not really have direct implications on ontological issues related to the existence of the non-observable entities. This is shown through historical, philosophical and scientific considerations presented in the different parts of the book. Emphasis is also given to the role of experiments, measurement procedures and computer-analyzed data as interface between the theoretical and experimental cultures
DOI:
10.1007/978-94-015-9391-5
URL:
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