On the Metaphysics of Experimental Physics by Rogers, K.

On the Metaphysics of Experimental Physics (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781403945280)

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On the Metaphysics of Experimental Physics by Rogers, K.

On the Metaphysics of Experimental Physics

$54.99
On the Metaphysics of Experimental Physics by Rogers, K.

On the Metaphysics of Experimental Physics

$54.99
Format: Hardcover
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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.

Author: K. Rogers
ISBN-10: 1403945284
ISBN-13: 9781403945280
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Language: English
Published: 04/15/2005
Pages: 252
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.97lbs
Size: 8.84h x 6.02w x 0.77d
By K. Rogers
By K. Rogers
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KARL ROGERS studied Physics and Philosophy at Lancaster University, UK. He received his PhD in the Philosophy of Science from the University of Bath, UK. He is a Research Fellow in Science Studies at Bath University and is the Co-founder of the John Dewey Center for Democracy and Education, Minneapolis.

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