A magisterial study of the philosophy of physics that both introduces the subject to the nonspecialist and contains many original and important contributions for professionals in the area. Read discussions, journal for general philosophy of science on deepdyve, the largest online rental service for scholarly research with thousands of academic publications available at. Any introduction to the philosophy of physics must therefore focus on the conceptual development of physics itself. It serves to introduce the philosophical underpinnings of and questions raised by modern physics the physics of galileo, newton and beyond. Foundations and philosophy of science and technology roberto. The philosophy of physics roberto torretti download. It is not so much a distinct and established academic discipline as it is a sort of boundary. Roberto torretti s the philosophy of physics is a volume in the cambridge university press series, the evolution of modern philosophy. Einstein speaks on nuclear weapons and world peace 38. Physics and philosophy are still known by the greek names of the. Modern physics was born as a part of philosophy and has retained to this day a properly philosophical concern for the clarity and coherence of ideas. First, in the greek tradition, physics was counted as a part of philosophy together with logic and ethics, in one familiar division of it or even as the wholeof philosophy in the actual practice of the. Three reminders are in order before taking up this task. Studies in history and philosophy of modern physics, 38.
What links here related changes upload file special pages permanent link page. Curriculum vitae roberto torretti stanford encyclopedia of. This book is a wideranging introduction to the interactions of philosophy and physics over the many years in which the two disciplines evolved. Torretti received a doctorate from the university of freiburg under. The philosophy of physics studies the logical and conceptual foundations of the physical sciences, as well as the metaphysics, ontology, and epistemology of the world that those sciences describe. Torretti resides in santiago, chile and is married to the academic and philosopher carla cordua. So argues lawrence sklar in this brilliant new text on the philosophy of physics. Roberto torretti born february 15, 1930 is a chilean philosopher, author and academic who is internationally renowned for his contributions to the history of philosophy, philosophy of physics and philosophy of mathematics biography.
Torrettirelativity and geometrypergamon press 1983. Kant on geometry and spatial intuition, en synthese 186, 231255. Studies in the history and philosophy of modern physics. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. The philosophy of physics the evolution of modern philosophy roberto torretti on. Spacetime physics and the philosophy of science, the british journal for the philosophy of science. The philosophy of physics request pdf researchgate. Table of contents for issues of studies in history and philosophy of modern physics. Chapters from the history of solid state physics by lillian hoddeson. Studies in history and philosophy of modern physics.
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