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The Demons of Science : What They Can and Cannot Tell Us About Our World / / by Friedel Weinert
| The Demons of Science : What They Can and Cannot Tell Us About Our World / / by Friedel Weinert |
| Autore | Weinert Friedel |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2016.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2016 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (243 p.) |
| Disciplina | 530 |
| Soggetto topico |
Physics
Philosophy and science Cosmology History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics Philosophy of Science Popular Science in Physics |
| ISBN | 3-319-31708-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | I. Thought Experiments: Thought Experiments in Ancient Greece -- What Thought Experiments Represent -- Models and Thought Experiments -- The Function of Thought Experiments -- What Thought Experiments Tell Us and Don’t Tell Us About the World -- Enter the Demons -- II. Laplace's Demon: Laplace’s Demon: Causal and Predictive Determinism -- Causality, Determinism and the Block Universe -- The Time-Reversal Invariance of Fundamental Laws -- Determinism and Its Implications -- Determinism and Free Will -- What Laplace's Demon Tells Us and Does not Tell Us About the World -- III. Maxwell's Demon: Local and Cosmic Arrows of Time -- Maxwell’s Demon -- Loschmidt’s Demon: Reversibility and Irreversibility -- Indeterminism -- Indeterminism and Free Will -- Entropy -- The Past-Future Asymmetry -- What Maxwell’s Demon Tells Us and Does not Tell Us About the World -- IV. Nietzsche's Demon: The Eternal Recurrence of Events -- Landsberg’s Demon -- Physical and Phenomenal Time -- The Evolution of the Universe -- Time and Change -- Is There a Master Arrow of Time? -- What Landsberg’s Demon Tells Us and Does not Tell Us About the Arrows of Time. . |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910254639703321 |
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| Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2016 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Karl Popper : Professional Philosopher and Public Intellectual / / by Friedel Weinert
| Karl Popper : Professional Philosopher and Public Intellectual / / by Friedel Weinert |
| Autore | Weinert Friedel |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2022.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2022 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (244 pages) |
| Disciplina | 192 |
| Collana | Springer Biographies |
| Soggetto topico |
Science—Philosophy
Political science Sociology—Methodology Physics—Philosophy Political science—Philosophy Philosophy of Science Political Science Sociological Methods Philosophical Foundations of Physics and Astronomy Political Philosophy |
| ISBN |
9783031154249
9783031154232 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Popper revolutionizes the philosophy of science -- Popper becomes a defender of an open society -- Popper revisits his philosophy of science -- Why Popper defends indeterminism -- Popper meets his Critics -- Popper reflects on the mind and the self -- Popper turns to Evolutionary Biology -- Popper – the Public Intellectual -- Conclusion -- Bibliography.-Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910637707903321 |
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| Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2022 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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