The theoretical practices of physics [Book] : philosophical essays / R.I.G. Hughes.

By:

Hughes, R. I. G

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.Description: 278 p. ; 25 cmISBN:

9780199546107 (hc : alk. paper)
9780199654369 (Pbk.)

Subject(s):

Physics -- Philosophy

DDC classification:

530.01 22

Other classification:

530.01

Summary: 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.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Books	Junaid Zaidi Library, COMSATS University Islamabad Ground Floor	530.01 HUG-T (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		44548

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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.

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