Physical theory : method and interpretation /

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Imprint:	New York : Oxford University Press, [2014] ©2015
Description:	1 online resource
Language:	English
Subject:	Science -- Methodology. Science -- Philosophy. Science -- Methodology. Science -- Philosophy. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12015616

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Other authors / contributors:	Sklar, Lawrence, editor.
ISBN:	9780199336029 0199336024 9780199396740 0199396744 9780195145649
Notes:	Includes index. Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record.
Summary:	This collection surveys two aspects of contemporary philosophy of science: the methods of physical science and crucial aspects of foundational theories of physics. Part 1 explores the methodological topics, scientific explanation, probabilistic explanation, laws of nature, interpretation of theories, the structure of physical theories, and evolution and revolution in scientific change. In part 2 the studies of foundational physics explore contemporary theories of space and time, quantum theories of fields, and statistical mechanics.
Other form:	Print version: Physical theory 9780195145649

Table of Contents:

""Cover""; ""Physical Theory""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""List of Contributors""; ""Introduction""; ""Part I Scientific Method""; ""1 Scientific Explanation""; ""2 Probabilistic Explanation""; ""3 Laws of Nature""; ""4 Reading Nature: Realist, Instrumentalist, and Quietist Interpretations of Scientific Theories""; ""5 Structure and Logic""; ""6 Evolution and Revolution in Science""; ""Part II Foundations of Physics""; ""7 What Can We Learn about the Ontology of Space and Time from the Theory of Relativity?""; ""8 QMâ?ž""; ""9 Statistical Mechanics in Physical Theory""; ""Index""

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