Quantum philosophy : understanding and interpreting contemporary science / Roland Omnès ; translate...
Quantum philosophy : understanding and interpreting contemporary science / Roland Omnès ; translated by Arturo Sangalli.
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Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c1999.
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T0392608
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xxiii, 296 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents
Pt. 1. The Legacy. Ch. I. Classical Logic. Ch. II. Classical Physics. Ch. III. Classical Mathematics. Ch. IV. Classical Philosophy of Knowledge -- Pt. 2. The Fracture. Ch. V. Formal Mathematics. Ch. VI. The Philosophy of Mathematics. Ch. VII. Formal Physics. Ch. VIII. The Epistemology of Physics --...
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Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c1999.
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c1999.
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Roland Omnes takes us from the academies of ancient Greece to the laboratories of modern science as he seeks to do no less than rebuild the foundations of the philosophy of knowledge. One of the world's leading quantum physicists, Omnes reviews the history and recent development of mathematics, logic, and the physical sciences to show that current...
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Quantum philosophy : understanding and interpreting contemporary science / Roland Omnès ; translated by Arturo Sangalli.
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Transferred from N530.01/20.
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c1999.
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0691027870 :
9780691027876 (cl. : alk. paper)
0691027870 (cl. : alk. paper)
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530.01
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