The Theoretical Practices of Physics: Philosophical Essays by Hughes, R. I. G.

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The Theoretical Practices of Physics: Philosophical Essays by Hughes, R. I. G.

The Theoretical Practices of Physics: Philosophical Essays

$48.99
The Theoretical Practices of Physics: Philosophical Essays by Hughes, R. I. G.

The Theoretical Practices of Physics: Philosophical Essays

$48.99
Format: Paperback
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R.I.G Hughes presents a series of eight philosophical essays on the theoretical practices of physics. The first two essays examine these practices as they appear in physicists' treatises (e.g. Newton's Principia and Opticks) and journal articles (by Einstein, Bohm and Pines, Aharonov and Bohm). By treating these publications as texts, Hughes casts the philosopher of science in the role of critic. This premise guides the following six essays which deal with various concerns of philosophy and physics such as laws, disunities, models and representation, computer simulation, explanation, and the discourse of physics.

Author: R. I. G. Hughes
ISBN-10: 0199654360
ISBN-13: 9780199654369
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Language: English
Published: 05/23/2012
Pages: 290
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.00d
By R. I. G. Hughes
By R. I. G. Hughes
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R. I. G. Hughes is Professor of Philosophy at the University of South Carolina.

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