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Epistemology of Experimental Physics: Elements in the Philosophy of Physics

Autor Nora Mills Boyd
en Limba Engleză Paperback – dec 2021
This Element introduces major issues in the epistemology of experimental physics through discussion of canonical physics experiments and some that have not yet received much philosophical attention. The primary challenge is to make sense of how physicists justify crucial decisions made in the course of empirical research. Judging a result as epistemically significant or as calling for further technical scrutiny of the equipment is one important context of such decisions. Judging whether the instrument has been calibrated, and which data should be included in the analysis are others. To what extent is it possible to offer philosophical analysis, systematization, and prescriptions regarding such decisions? To what extent can there be explicit epistemic justification for them? The primary aim of this Element is to show how a nuanced understanding of science in practice informs an epistemology of experimental physics that avoids strong social constructivism.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781108794510
ISBN-10: 1108794513
Pagini: 75
Dimensiuni: 151 x 230 x 5 mm
Greutate: 0.11 kg
Ediția:Nouă
Editura: Cambridge University Press
Colecția Cambridge University Press
Seria Elements in the Philosophy of Physics

Locul publicării:Cambridge, United Kingdom

Cuprins

1. Introduction; 2. Epistemic Challenges in Experimental Physics; 3. Epistemology of Data Omission; 4. Is There an Epistemology of Experimental Physics?; References.

Descriere

This Element introduces major issues in the epistemology of experimental physics through discussion of canonical physics experiments.