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Quantum Philosophy Roland Omnes

Quantum Philosophy par Roland Omnes

Quantum Philosophy Roland Omnes


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Résumé

This volume reviews the history and development of mathematics, logic and the physical sciences to show that late 20th-century work in quantum theory offers answers to questions that have puzzled philosophers for centuries such as: is the world ultimately intelligible?

Quantum Philosophy Résumé

Quantum Philosophy: Understanding and Interpreting Contemporary Science Roland Omnes

In this magisterial work, Roland Omnes takes us from the academies of ancient Greece to the laboratories of modern science as he seeks to do no less than rebuild the foundations of the philosophy of knowledge. One of the world's leading quantum physicists, Omnes reviews the history and recent development of mathematics, logic, and the physical sciences to show that current work in quantum theory offers new answers to questions that have puzzled philosophers for centuries: Is the world ultimately intelligible? Are all events caused? Do objects have definitive locations? Omnes addresses these profound questions with vigorous arguments and clear, colorful writing, aiming not just to advance scholarship but to enlighten readers with no background in science or philosophy. Quantum Philosophy is a profound work of contemporary science and philosophy and an eloquent history of the long struggle to understand the nature of the world and of knowledge itself.

Quantum Philosophy Avis

The line separating physics from philosophy, like the one between the quantum world and the classical, is often blurred. Roland Omnes ... affirms the connections between the two fields. -- Daniel B. Radov American Scientist [Quantum Philosophy] will prove to be [an] indispensable adjunct ... to standard quantum mechanics and philosophy of science courses. -- Richard Scalettar Physics Today With a contagious sense of wonder, Omnes invites his readers, who need no expertise beyond an active curiosity, to share in the exhilarating denouement of humanity's 2,500-year quest to fathom the natural order. Booklist

À propos de Roland Omnes

Roland Omnes is Professor Emeritus of Physics at the University of Paris-Sud. His books include Understanding Quantum Mechanics and The Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics (both Princeton).

Sommaire

Preface Ch. I Classical Logic Ch. II Classical Physics Ch. III Classical Mathematics Ch. IV Classical Philosophy of Knowledge Pt. 2 The Fracture Ch. V Formal Mathematics Ch. VI The Philosophy of Mathematics Ch. VII Formal Physics Ch. VIII The Epistemology of Physics Pt. 3 From Formal Back to Visual: The Quantum Case Ch. IX Between Logic and Physics Ch. X Rediscovering Common Sense Ch. XI From the Measurable to the Unmeasurable Ch. XII On Realism Pt. 4 State of the Question and Perspectives Ch. XIII A New Beginning Ch. XIV What Is Science? Ch. XV Method Ch. XVI Vanishing Perspectives Glossary Name Index Subject Index

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GOR002539209
9780691027876
0691027870
Quantum Philosophy: Understanding and Interpreting Contemporary Science Roland Omnes
Occasion - Très bon état
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Princeton University Press
19990509
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