On the Metaphysics of Experimental Physics by Karl Rogers

On the Metaphysics of Experimental Physics



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On the Metaphysics of Experimental Physics Karl Rogers
Language: English
Page: 261
Format: pdf
ISBN: 1403945284, 9781403945280
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

This provocative and critical work addresses the question of why scientific realists and positivists consider experimental physics to be a natural and empirical science. Taking insights from contemporary science studies, continental philosophy, and the history of physics, this book describes and analyzes the metaphysical presuppositions that underwrite the technological use of experimental apparatus and instruments to explore, model, and understand nature.

About the Author

Karl Rogers is a Research Fellow in Science Studies at University of Bath.