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This is the only systematic treatment of the role of language in the interpretation of physics
The interpretation of quantum mechanics accommodates current advances in quantum field theory
This book breaches the separation between analysis and philosophy of science
This book is the final outcome of many years of work on the philosophy of physics
Part of the book series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science (BSPS, volume 289)
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Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Front Matter
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The Language of Physics
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Front Matter
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The Classical/Quantum Divide
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
Authors and Affiliations
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California State University East Bay, Oakland, USA
Edward MacKinnon
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Interpreting Physics
Book Subtitle: Language and the Classical/Quantum Divide
Authors: Edward MacKinnon
Series Title: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-2369-6
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2012
Hardcover ISBN: 978-94-007-2368-9Published: 24 November 2011
Softcover ISBN: 978-94-007-9576-1Published: 26 January 2014
eBook ISBN: 978-94-007-2369-6Published: 23 November 2011
Series ISSN: 0068-0346
Series E-ISSN: 2214-7942
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 270
Topics: Philosophy of Science, Physics, general, History of Science