Publisher: Springer ISBN: 9789027722409 Number of pages: 273 Weight: 1300 g Dimensions: 297 x 210 x 17 mm Edition: 1986 ed. is to be taken seriously: it is a small book for teaching students to read the language of determinism. John Earman's A Primer on Determinism treats the doctrine of Laplacian determinism by a careful look at a considerable variety of physical theories. The misconcep tions on which that reaction is based can and must be changed. Which, Earman argues, is a case against substantialism, as the case between determinism or indeterminism should be a question of physics, not of our commitment to substantialism. A Primer On Determinism un libro di Earman John edito da Springer Netherlands a agosto 1986 - EAN 9789027722409: puoi acquistarlo sul sito.
Some prior knowledge of college-level mathematics and physics is presupposed, but otherwise the book is suitable for use in an advanced undergraduate or beginning. For example, when told that classical physics is not the place to look for clean and unproblematic examples of determinism, most philosophers react with a mixture of disbelief and incomprehension. The title of this work is to be taken seriously: it is a small book for teaching students to read the language of determinism.
Though modest in not trying to reach beyond an introductory level of analysis, the work is decidedly immodest in trying to change a number of misimpressions that pervade the philosophical literature. While writing I had in mind primarily a philosophical audience, but I hope that students and colleagues from the sciences will also find the treatment of scientific issues of interest. Some prior knowledge of college-level mathematics and physics is presupposed, but otherwise the book is suitable for use in an advanced undergraduate or beginning graduate course in the philosophy of science. actions actual agree allowed approach assumed Cauchy surface causal cause chapter classical complexity computable concept consider constant contains continuous corresponding defined definition dependence desires determinism deterministic direction discussion. The title of this work is to be taken seriously: it is a small book for teaching students to read the language of determinism. A Primer on Determinism John Earman Snippet view - 1986.