{"product_id":"unifying-scientific-theories-margaret-morrison-9780521037600","title":"Unifying Scientific Theories: Physical Concepts and Mathematical Structures","description":"This book is about the methods used for unifying different scientific theories under one all-embracing theory. The process has characterized much of the history of science and is prominent in contemporary physics; the search for a \"theory of everything\" involves the same attempt at unification. Margaret Morrison argues that, contrary to popular philosophical views, unification and explanation often have little to do with each other. The mechanisms that facilitate unification are not those that enable us to explain how or why phenomena behave as they do. The book emphasizes the importance of mathematical structures in unification, and claims that despite this common feature theory unification is a multi-faceted process for which no general account can be offered.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Margaret Morrison\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0521037603\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780521037600\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cambridge University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/27\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 284\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.92lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.64d","brand":"Margaret Morrison","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44119775674623,"sku":"9780521037600","price":49.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c4292b40-2f41-45fb-afbb-17c84a3f03af.jpg?v=1687410880","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/unifying-scientific-theories-margaret-morrison-9780521037600","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}