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Weinert, Friedel |
The Demons of Science |
I10450 |
2016 |
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Greenberger, Daniel |
Compendium of Quantum Physics |
I08509 |
2009 |
eBook |
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Weinert, Friedel |
The Scientist as Philosopher |
I06246 |
2005 |
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| Title | The Demons of Science : What They Can and Cannot Tell Us About Our World |
| Author(s) | Weinert, Friedel |
| Publication | Cham, Springer International Publishing, 2016. |
| Description | IX, 251 p. 40 illus., 8 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | This book is the first all-encompassing exploration of the role of demons in philosophical and scientific thought experiments. In Part I, the author explains the importance of thought experiments in science and philosophy. Part II considers Laplace???s Demon, whose claim is that the world is completely deterministic. Part III introduces Maxwell???s Demon, who - by contrast - experiences a world that is probabilistic and indeterministic. Part IV explores Nietzsche???s thesis of the cyclic and eternal recurrence of events. In each case a number of philosophical consequences regarding determinism and indeterminism, the arrows of time, the nature of the mind and free will are said to follow from the Demons???s worldviews. The book investigates what these Demons - and others - can and cannot tell us about our world. |
| ISBN,Price | 9783319317083 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. COSMOLOGY
2. EBOOK
3. EBOOK - SPRINGER
4. History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics
5. Philosophy and science
6. PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE
7. PHYSICS
8. Popular Science in Physics
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| Title | Compendium of Quantum Physics : Concepts, Experiments, History and Philosophy |
| Author(s) | Greenberger, Daniel;Hentschel, Klaus;Weinert, Friedel |
| Publication | Berlin, Heidelberg, Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2009. |
| Description | XVI, 901 p : online resource |
| Abstract Note | With contributions by many of today's leading quantum physicists, philosophers and historians, including three Nobel laureates, this comprehensive A to Z of quantum physics provides a lucid understanding of the key concepts of quantum theory and experiment. It covers technical and interpretational aspects alike, and includes both traditional topics and newer areas such as quantum information and its relatives. The central concepts that have shaped contemporary understanding of the quantum world are clearly defined, with illustrations where helpful, and discussed at a level suitable for undergraduate and graduate students of physics, history of science, and philosophy of physics. All articles share three main aims: (1) to provide a clear definition and understanding of the term concerned; (2) where possible, to trace the historical origins of the concept; and (3) to provide a small but optimal selection of references to the most relevant literature, including pertinent historical studies. Also discussed are the often contentious philosophical implications derived from quantum theory and its associated experimental findings. This compendium will be an indispensable resource for all those seeking concise up-to-date information about the many facets of quantum physics |
| ISBN,Price | 9783540706267 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. Applications of Mathematics
2. APPLIED MATHEMATICS
3. Chemistry, Physical and theoretical
4. EBOOK
5. EBOOK - SPRINGER
6. ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS
7. History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics
8. Philosophy and science
9. PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE
10. PHYSICS
11. QUANTUM COMPUTERS
12. Quantum Information Technology, Spintronics
13. QUANTUM PHYSICS
14. SPINTRONICS
15. Theoretical and Computational Chemistry
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| Title | The Scientist as Philosopher : Philosophical Consequences of Great Scientific Discoveries |
| Author(s) | Weinert, Friedel |
| Publication | Berlin, Heidelberg, Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2005. |
| Description | XI, 344 p : online resource |
| Abstract Note | How do major scientific discoveries reshape their originators???, and our own, sense of reality and concept of the physical world? The Scientist as Philosopher explores the interaction between physics and philosophy. Clearly written and well illustrated, the book first places the scientist-philosophers in the limelight as we learn how their great scientific discoveries forced them to reconsider the time-honored notions with which science had described the natural world. Then, the book explains that what we understand by nature and science have undergone fundamental conceptual changes as a result of the discoveries of electromagnetism, thermodynamics and atomic structure. Even more dramatically, the quantum theory and special theory of relativity questioned traditional assumptions about causation and the passage of time. The author concludes that the dance between science and philosophy is an evolutionary process, which will keep them forever entwined |
| ISBN,Price | 9783540270317 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. EBOOK
2. EBOOK - SPRINGER
3. PHILOSOPHY
4. Philosophy, general
5. PHYSICS
6. Physics, general
7. Popular Science, general
8. Popular works
9. Science, Humanities and Social Sciences, multidisciplinary
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