Reality and the Physicist : Knowledge, Duration and the Quantum World

D'Espagnat, Bernard

ISBN 10: 0521338468 / ISBN 13: 9780521338462

Published by Cambridge University Press, 1990

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Pbk, 280 pages ; 24 cm. Some slight wear to edge of covers o/w a clean unmarked copy in very good condition. [Physics Philosophy - Reality] t182 / m15826.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Reality and the Physicist : Knowledge, Duration and the Quantum World
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 1990
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521338468
• ISBN 13: 9780521338462
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

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Synopsis

Contemporary physics, especially quantum theory, has raised profound questions about the relationship between the methods of science and the reality these methods seek to investigate. D'Espagnat investigates these questions as well as how we should answer them. Part I examines the practices of contemporary physicists and addresses the criticism philosophers of science have made of these practices. The doctrine of physical realism, adopted by most physicists and many philosophers of science, comprises Part II. Part III explores the consequences of physical realism for our understanding of what science can seek to know of reality, and concludes by outlining the position contemporary physics indicates we should take.

Book Description

The relationship between scientific methodology and the reality it seeks to investigate is examined by studying the practices and criticism of contemporary physicists.