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Discovery or Construction?: Astroparticle Physics and the Search for Physical Reality by Francisco Jose Soler Gil (Paperback, 2012)
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Are the phemena of physics discovered or rather constructed? If physical phemena are to be understood as constructions, then physics is thing more than useful fiction, lacking relevance for the characterisation of such a thing as real nature. This book puts forward two theses: First, that astroparticle physics is a very appropriate field for examining this issue; and second, that scientific research would unfold differently, depending on whether such research follows a realistic or a constructivist dynamics. In addition to the presentation of the key elements of astroparticle physics and the summary of evidence for the evaluation of the realistic and social constructivist positions at the present state of this discipline, this book provides some specific examples of research developments that will evolve in different ways in the near future, depending on whether astroparticle physicists pursue their research in the sense of realism or in the sense of social constructivism.Product Identifiers
PublisherPeter Lang Gmbh
ISBN-103631637209
ISBN-139783631637203
eBay Product ID (ePID)115947951
Product Key Features
SubjectPhilosophy
LanguageEnglish
TypeTextbook
AuthorFrancisco Jose Soler Gil
FormatPaperback
Dimensions
Height210mm
Width148mm
Weight310g
Additional Product Features
Date of Publication28/06/2012
Place of PublicationFrankfurt am Main
Issn0724-4479
Series TitlePhilosophie Und Geschichte Der Wissenschaften
Country of PublicationGermany
GenrePhilosophy
Author BiographyFrancisco Jose Soler Gil studied Physics and Philosophy at the University of Granada (Spain). He is a Doctor of Philosophy from the University Bremen (Germany) and has carried out research at the University of Bremen and the Technical University of Dortmund (Germany). He is currently a research staff member Ramon y Cajal at the University of Seville (Spain). He has published several books and articles on Philosophy of Physics.
First Published2012
Series Part/Volume Number73
Edition StatementNew Edition
