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This book tackles the question of the symbolic structure of physics, a topic implicit in any theory of knowledge, but often ignored as an explicit and central element in today's epistemological debates. The elucidation of this problem should benefit many ongoing discussions and help to avoid much confusion. The contributions have been chosen so as to provide a coherent view, ultimately addressing the relation between the concepts used in science and the real world. The first part is an introduction to the problem as is arises in physics, and to the modern history of symbols. The subject of the second part is the epistemological discussion taking place between physicists and philosophers about the role of symbols in our knowledge of Nature. The third part addresses key issues related to the methodology of physics and the character of its symbolic structures. The aim of this book is to provide a consistent view, emphemphasizing aspects that are paradigmatic for the natural sciences.§

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Book category Books in English Mathematics & science Physics

• Full title: Symbol and Physical Knowledge
• Subtitle: On the Conceptual Structure of Physics
• Author: M. Ferrari, I. -O. Stamatescu
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardback
• Number of pages: 230
• EAN: 9783540414674
• ISBN: 3540414673
• ID: 05273946
• Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
• Weight: 1160 g
• Dimensions: 235 × 155 × 18 mm
• Date of publishing: 28. August 2001

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