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Book SynopsisReviews the history and development of mathematics, logic, and the physical sciences. This book offers an account of the developments in science and the philosophy of knowledge from the pre-Socratic era to the nineteenth century.
Trade Review"The line separating physics from philosophy, like the one between the quantum world and the classical, is often blurred. Roland Omnes ... affirms the connections between the two fields."--Daniel B. Radov, American Scientist "[Quantum Philosophy] will prove to be [an] indispensable adjunct ... to standard quantum mechanics and philosophy of science courses."--Richard Scalettar, Physics Today "With a contagious sense of wonder, Omnes invites his readers, who need no expertise beyond an active curiosity, to share in the exhilarating denouement of humanity's 2,500-year quest to fathom the natural order."--Booklist
Table of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsPreludePt. 1The Legacy1Ch. IClassical Logic6Ch. IIClassical Physics23Ch. IIIClassical Mathematics47Ch. IVClassical Philosophy of Knowledge62Pt. 2The Fracture79Ch. VFormal Mathematics84Ch. VIThe Philosophy of Mathematics108Ch. VIIFormal Physics124Ch. VIIIThe Epistemology of Physics147Pt. 3From Formal Back to Visual: The Quantum Case159Ch. IXBetween Logic and Physics163Ch. XRediscovering Common Sense184Ch. XIFrom the Measurable to the Unmeasurable196Ch. XIIOn Realism216Pt. 4State of the Question and Perspectives235Ch. XIIIA New Beginning237Ch. XIVWhat Is Science?246Ch. XVMethod255Ch. XVIVanishing Perspectives269Glossary283Name Index291Subject Index295
