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Reconstruction of Mature Theory Change: A Theory-Change Model (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9783631338643)
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xThis monograph is aimed at an analysis of the reasons for theory change in science. The writer develops a new model of theory change according to which the origins of scientific revolutions lie not in a clash of mature theories with facts, but of 'old' mature theories with each other, leading to contradictions that can only be eliminated in a more general theory. The model is illustrated with reference to physics in the early 20th century, the three 'old' theories in this case being Maxwellian electrodynamics, statistical mechanics and thermodynamics. It is suggested that special relativity, both in its creation and its acceptance, can be understood only with reference to developments in quantum theory.
Author: Rinat Nugayev
ISBN-10: 3631338643
ISBN-13: 9783631338643
Publisher: Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der W
Language: English
Published: 06/01/1999
Pages: 199
Format: Paperback
Author: Rinat Nugayev
ISBN-10: 3631338643
ISBN-13: 9783631338643
Publisher: Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der W
Language: English
Published: 06/01/1999
Pages: 199
Format: Paperback
By Rinat Nugayev
xThe Author: Professor Rinat M. Nugayev is a leading researcher in the Tatarstan Academy of Science, Kazan, Russia. He earned his doctorate in philosophy of science at the Russian Academy of Science, Moscow.
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