The Shaky Game (Science and Its Conceptual Foundations series) - Softcover

Fine, Arthur

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0226249492 ISBN 13: 9780226249490

Verlag: University of Chicago Press, 1996

Inhaltsangabe

In this new edition, Arthur Fine looks at Einstein's philosophy of science and develops his own views on realism. A new Afterword discusses the reaction to Fine's own theory.

"What really led Einstein . . . to renounce the new quantum order? For those interested in this question, this book is compulsory reading."—Harvey R. Brown, American Journal of Physics

"Fine has successfully combined a historical account of Einstein's philosophical views on quantum mechanics and a discussion of some of the philosophical problems associated with the interpretation of quantum theory with a discussion of some of the contemporary questions concerning realism and antirealism. . . . Clear, thoughtful, [and] well-written."—Allan Franklin, Annals of Science

"Attempts, from Einstein's published works and unpublished correspondence, to piece together a coherent picture of 'Einstein realism.' Especially illuminating are the letters between Einstein and fellow realist Schrödinger, as the latter was composing his famous 'Schrödinger-Cat' paper."—Nick Herbert, New Scientist

"Beautifully clear. . . . Fine's analysis is penetrating, his own results original and important. . . . The book is a splendid combination of new ways to think about quantum mechanics, about realism, and about Einstein's views of both."—Nancy Cartwright, Isis

Über diesen Titel

Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

Arthur Fine is the John Evans Professor of Philosophy at Northwestern University.

Arthur Fine is the John Evans Professor of Philosophy at Northwestern University.

Von der hinteren Coverseite

Arthur Fine offers to physicists, philosophers, and historians of science a comprehensive account of Einstein's distinctive realism, which he links to current debates in physics.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: University of Chicago Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1996
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0226249492
• ISBN 13: 9780226249490
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Auflage: 2
• Anzahl der Seiten: 232
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
• Verantwortliche Person: Buchbär; info@buchbaer.de; ; Weberstr. 67; Osnabrück; 49084; Deutschland