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- Physical Systems offers a new philosophical framework for thinking about and analyzing the foundations of physical theory
- Offers a new basis for understanding physical reality, and introduces its own fresh approach for solving epistemological and metaphysical problems in the philosophy of physics
- The monograph is distinct in that it attempts to provide a philosophical foundation for the most basic physical concepts, while ushering new insights regarding these concepts
Part of the book series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science (BSPS, volume 264)
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
Based on the concept of a physical system, this book offers a new philosophical interpretation of classical mechanics and the Special Theory of Relativity. According to Belkind’s view the role of physical theory is to describe the motions of the parts of a physical system in relation to the motions of the whole. This approach provides a new perspective into the foundations of physical theory, where motions of parts and wholes of physical systems are taken to be fundamental, prior to spacetime, material properties and laws of motion. He defends this claim with a constructive project, deriving basic aspects of classical theories from the motions of parts and wholes. This exciting project will challenge readers to reevaluate how they understand the structure of the physical world in which we live.
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Authors and Affiliations
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Dept. Philosophy, University of Richmond, Richmond, USA
Ori Belkind
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Physical Systems
Book Subtitle: Conceptual Pathways between Flat Space-time and Matter
Authors: Ori Belkind
Series Title: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-2373-3
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2012
Hardcover ISBN: 978-94-007-2372-6Published: 05 November 2011
Softcover ISBN: 978-94-017-8451-1Published: 26 January 2014
eBook ISBN: 978-94-007-2373-3Published: 02 February 2012
Series ISSN: 0068-0346
Series E-ISSN: 2214-7942
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 234
Topics: Philosophy of Science, Astrophysics and Astroparticles