The philosophy of physics
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Author
Contributions
- Johnston, Walter Henry, 1895- tr. - Contributor
Publication
1936 - W.W. Norton & Company, inc., New York, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
32,000 words, Guess
Page Count
128 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL6335407M
- OCLC Control Number670445
- OCLC Control Numberphilosophyofphys0000plan
- Library of Congress Control Number36008178
Classifications
- DDC530.1
- LCCQC6 .P625
Description
Max Planck, the physicist who originated the quantum theory, turns in this volume to a definition of the philosophy of physics, analyzing the task of that science and scrutinizing its achievements in the light of its goals. He deals most exhaustively with a basic problem common to both physics and philosophy, the problem of causality in nature--not because he hopes to solve it at last, but because he feels he cannot avoid it: "Placed at birth in the middle of life, and in order to find our way through this live which is ours whether we want it or not, we try to introduce order into our experience." He discusses the characteristics of a "scientific" idea, its origin and effect, and in closing makes some extremely shrewd remarks on the familiar subject of science versus faith.
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