Scientific Realism in Particle Physics : a Causal Approach.

By:

Egg, Matthias

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Deutsche Hochschulschriften. Epistemische Studien.Publication details: Berlin : De Gruyter, 2014.Description: 1 online resource (200 pages)Content type:

text

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computer

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online resource

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9783110354409
3110354403
311035439X
9783110354393
3110354411
9783110354416
3110383519
9783110383515

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Contents:

Part I. The recent debate on scientific realism -- Part II. Causal realism -- Part III. The quantum challenge.

Summary: Does particle physics really describe the basic constituents of the material world or is it just a useful tool for deriving empirical predictions? This book proposes a novel answer to that question, emphasizing the importance of causal reasoning for the justification of scientific claims. It thereby responds to general worries about scientific realism as well as to more specific challenges stemming from the interpretation of quantum physics.

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Does particle physics really describe the basic constituents of the material world or is it just a useful tool for deriving empirical predictions? This book proposes a novel answer to that question, emphasizing the importance of causal reasoning for the justification of scientific claims. It thereby responds to general worries about scientific realism as well as to more specific challenges stemming from the interpretation of quantum physics.

Part I. The recent debate on scientific realism -- Part II. Causal realism -- Part III. The quantum challenge.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-185) and index.

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