The Theoretical Practices of Physics: Philosophical Essays

New York: Oxford University Press UK (2009)
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R.I.G. Hughes presents a series of eight philosophical essays on the theoretical practices of physics. The first two essays examine these practices as they appear in physicists' treatises and journal articles. By treating these publications as texts, Hughes casts the philosopher of science in the role of critic. This premise guides the following six essays which deal with various concerns of philosophy and physics such as laws, disunities, models and representation, computer simulation, explanation, and the discourse of physics.

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2010, 2012

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QC6.2.H84 2010

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9780199654369   9780199546107   019954610X   0199654360

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