Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781009012720
Publisert
2024-06-20
Utgiver
Vendor
Cambridge University Press
Vekt
300 gr
Høyde
229 mm
Bredde
153 mm
Dybde
11 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
96
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Despite its apparent complexity, our world seems to be governed by simple laws of physics. This volume provides a philosophical introduction to such laws. I explain how they are connected to some of the central issues in philosophy, such as ontology, possibility, explanation, induction, counterfactuals, time, determinism, and fundamentality. I suggest that laws are fundamental facts that govern the world by constraining its physical possibilities. I examine three hallmarks of laws-simplicity, exactness, and objectivity-and discuss whether and how they may be associated with laws of physics.
Les mer
1. Introduction; 2. Conceptual connections; 3. Minimal primitivism; 4. Other accounts; 5. Simplicity; 6. Exactness; 7. Objectivity; 8. Conclusion; References.
This Element is a unified approach to understanding the laws of physics and their place in systematic philosophy.
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781009012720
Publisert
2024-06-20
Utgiver
Vendor
Cambridge University Press
Vekt
300 gr
Høyde
229 mm
Bredde
153 mm
Dybde
11 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
96
Forfatter