{"product_id":"on-theories-9780674237575","title":"On Theories","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe final work of the esteemed philosopher William Demopoulos supplants logical empiricism’s accounts of physical theories, which fail to satisfactorily engage modern physics. Arguing for a new appreciation of the tightly woven character of theory and evidence, Demopoulos offers novel insights into the distinctive nature of quantum reality.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDemopoulos has crafted a thoughtful and interesting interpretation of quantum mechanics that completes his earlier work of the mid-’70s…A wonderful tribute to a very significant philosopher. -- Adrian Heathcote * Metascience *\u003cbr\u003eDemopoulos wrote ‘for the eye of God and the good of my soul,’ as he used to say. \u003ci\u003eOn Theories\u003c\/i\u003e is a stunning achievement, a profound argument for a novel thesis about the nature of truth in scientific theories, ranging from case studies about our understanding of molecular reality to Bohr’s dispute with Einstein about quantum reality. -- Jeffrey Bub, University of Maryland\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eOn Theories\u003c\/i\u003e, a painstaking analysis of the seemingly straightforward concept of theory, takes us on an exciting journey through twentieth-century science and philosophy of science. It critiques naïve dogmas such as the theory\/observation dichotomy, replacing them with a nuanced account centered on the notion of ‘theory-mediated measurement.’ On the basis of this account, Demopoulos offers a novel interpretation of major breakthroughs in classical as well as quantum mechanics. Meticulous in its historical analysis and compelling in its philosophical argument, \u003ci\u003eOn Theories\u003c\/i\u003e is a must for anyone interested in science and its method. -- Yemima Ben-Menahem, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem\u003cbr\u003eWilliam Demopoulos was one of the leading philosophers of science of his generation. An accomplished logician whose mastery of the logicist tradition was unequaled, he was just as productive in contemporary philosophy of physics, especially philosophy of quantum physics. \u003ci\u003eOn Theories\u003c\/i\u003e brings to a stunning close a line of research he actively pursued for the last two decades: the epistemology and ontology of physical theories. This is not only an important book but a rare landmark in the development of the discipline. -- Thomas Uebel, University of Manchester","brand":"Harvard University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49403563213143,"sku":"9780674237575","price":31.46,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780674237575.jpg?v=1730483837","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/on-theories-9780674237575","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}