{"product_id":"an-introduction-to-the-philosophy-of-physics-9780631225003","title":"An Introduction to the Philosophy of Physics","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book combines physics, philosophy, and history in a radical new approach to introducing the philosophy of physics. It leads the reader through several central problems in the philosophy of physics by tracing their connections to a single issue: whether a cause must be spatiotemporally local to its effect, or whether action at a distance can occur\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Marc Lange uses the philosophical tools of traditional metaphysics to analyze examples drawn from electromagnetic theory and quantum mechanics and in turn uses these examples to refine some of the basic concepts of traditional metaphysics. The result is an excellent introduction to the best sort of metaphysics, the sort that is informed by our best physical theories.\" \u003ci\u003eJeffrey Barrett, University of California, Irvine\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This is philosophy of physics that meets even Feynman's challenge of making a difference for physics while it attains Hempel's standards of clarity. I can hardly imagine teaching the philosophy of physics, at any level, from introductory to graduate seminar, without using this book!\" \u003ci\u003eAlex Rosenberg, Duke University\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Eschewing the technical jargon of philosophy of science, though he is a fluent contributor to journals and refers to current issues in appropriate notes, Lange employs a breezy, common language style, complete with discussion questions suitable for an undergraduate introductory class. [...] Highly recommended to philosphically inexperienced physicists as well as current students in philosophy of science. Lower-division undergraduates through faculty.\" \u003ci\u003eP.D. Skiff, Bard College, Choice, January 2003\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"An accomplished philosopher of science, Lange introduces the epistemological consequences of a central idea in physics - locality ... Eschewing the technical jargon of philosophy of science, though he is a fluent contributor to journals and feres to current issues in appropriate notes, Lange employs a breezy, commom language style, complete with discussion questions suitable for an undergraduate introductory class ... his introduction to the issues via concrete example is very effective and unique. Highly recommended to philosophically inexperienced physicists as well as current students in philosophy of science.\" C\u003ci\u003ehoice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface. \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1. What Is Spatiotemporal Locality?.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Big Picture.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCausal Relations between Events.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAction by Contact.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpatial, Temporal, and Spatiotemporal Locality Defined.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntrinsic Properties and Noncausal Connections.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYou Might Think about...\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2. Fields to the Rescue?.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Electric Force.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Electric Field and its Possible Interpretations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePotentials.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLines of Force.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYou Might Think about...\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3. Dispositions and Causes:.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDispositions, Categorical Bases, and Subjunctive Conditionals.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAre the Categorical Bases in Themselves Unknowable?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYou Might Think about...\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4. Locality and Scientific Explanation:.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIs Action at a Distance Impossible?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBrute Facts and Ultimate Explanations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhich Facts are Brute?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYou Might Think about...\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5. Fields, Energy, and Momentum:.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Argument from Conserved Quantities.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy Energy's Ontological Status Matters.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnergy in Classical Physics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnergy in the Fields.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnergy Flow and the Poynting Vector.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Moral Regarding the Testability of Theories.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYou Might Think about...\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6. Is There Nothing But Fields?.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIs Electric Charge Real?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFaraday's Picture.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYou Might Think about...\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7. Relativity and the Unification of Electricity and Magnetism:.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnification in Physics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow Relativity Unifies Electricity and Magnetism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEinstein's Argument from Asymmetry.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Interdependence of Philosophy and Physics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYou Might Think about...\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8. Relativity, Energy, Mass, and the Reality of Fields:.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eClassical Physics and the \"Relativity of Motion\".\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRelativistic Invariants and the Unification that Relativity Achieves: Space and Time.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRelativistic Invariants and the Unification that Relativity Achieves: Energy and Momentum.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMass and the Meaning of \"E = mc2\".\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFields -- at Last!.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eErasing the Line between Scientific Theory and its Philosophical Interpretation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYou Might Think about...\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9. Quantum Metaphysics:.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIs Quantum Mechanics Complete?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Bell Inequalities.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor Whom the Bell Tolls.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWrestling with Nonlocality.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEntanglement, Reduction, and Intrinsic Properties.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYou Might Think about...\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFinal Exam.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49403443741015,"sku":"9780631225003","price":99.86,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780631225003.jpg?v=1730483487","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/an-introduction-to-the-philosophy-of-physics-9780631225003","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}