Theoretical Practices of Physics C (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780199546107)

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: Hughes
ISBN-10: 019954610X
ISBN-13: 9780199546107
Publisher: OUP UK
Language: English
Published: 02/08/2010
Pages: 292
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.30lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.30w x 0.90d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 09/01/2010