Most of the articles in all these books are of course downloadable from the pittsburgh or physics earxives. Selected papers in the logic, history and philosophy of science. Logical and epistemological studies in contemporary. The primary focus is on physics from the midlatenineteenth century. Philosophy of physics research guide hps history and. Studies in history and philosophy of science part b studies in. Studies in history and philosophy of modern physicsin 1995. This book pursues that development from galileo and newton through maxwell and boltzmann to.
Philosophy of physics can be very broadly lumped into three main areas. Studies in history and philosophy of modern physics volume 26, number 1. Read the latest articles of studies in history and philosophy of science part b. Logical and epistemological studies in contemporary physics boston studies in the philosophy and history of science 9789027703774. Studies in history and philosophy of modern physics is devoted to all aspects of the history and philosophy of modern physics broadly understood, including. Modern physics and its philosophy selected papers in the logic. Physicists are philosophers, too scientific american. Studies in history and philosophy of modern physics is devoted to all aspects of.
Studies in history and philosophy of modern physics. Caos conceptual foundations of quantum field theory is a comprehensive book on history and contemporary philosophy of quantum theory. The interaction of physics and philosophy is also a recurring topic in popscience writing, and as it happens, ive recently read three books that touch on this topic to varying degrees thanks to. Descartes has been dubbed the father of modern philosophy, and much subsequent western philosophy is a response to his writings, which are studied closely to this day. Penroses road to reality and smolins trouble with physics. Physicists are philosophers, too in his final essay the late physicist victor stenger argues for the validity of philosophy in the context of modern theoretical physics by victor j. This concern has made him, through his prolonged, incisive and detailed examinations of the structures and overall characteristics of these theories, into a philosopher of physic of contemporary physics, to be precise, of relativistic theories of space and time, and of the logic of quantum mechanics, in particular. He worked in the missions various centers as headmaster, and principal, deputy director of t. Studies in history and philosophy of science wikipedia. The books approach is based on the idea that philosophy of physics is a kind of. The philosophy of physics the evolution of modern philosophy. Best 21st century nonfiction, modern science nonfiction, science writing, cosmology, female scientists, big history, history of the nuclea. The rise of string theory, the fall of a science, and what comes next are controversial, but are by philosophizing physicists, and delve into many current topics.
Coming from his original scientific career with a philosophy doctorate from the charles university in prague, capek has ranged beyond a narrowly defined philosophy of physics into general epistemology of the natural sciences and to the full historical evolution of these matters. Modern physics was born as a part of philosophy and has retained to this day a properly philosophical concern for the clarity and coherence of ideas. Physical theory and its interpretation essays in honor of jeffrey. The oxford guide to the history of physics and astronomy. Any introduction to the philosophy of physics must therefore focus on the conceptual development of physics itself. The outgrowth of a celebrated lecture series, this book remains as relevant, provocative, and fascinating as when it was first published in 1958. Introduction to the theory of relativity and the principles of modern physics a blaisdell book in the pure and applied sciences huseyin yilmaz. The seminal work by one of the most important thinkers of the twentieth century, physics and philosophy is werner heisenbergs concise and accessible narrative of the revolution in modern physics, in which he played a towering role. In selecting the papers for this volume i have excluded all physics papers. Dean rickles is professor of history and philosophy of modern physics at the. Concerning issues, mainly, with how to formulate an adequate response to the measurement. In her 1996 book, error and the growth of experimental knowledge, deborah. Studies in history and philosophy of science part b.