{"product_id":"9780792329886","title":"Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science: Essays in the philosophy and history of the natural sciences and mathematics In honor of Robert S. Cohen","description":"\u003ch1\u003eBoston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science: Essays in the philosophy and history of the natural sciences and mathematics In honor of Robert S. Cohen\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eGavroglu, K.; Stachel, John; Wartofsky, Marx W.\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn three volumes, a distinguished group of scholars from a  variety of disciplines in the natural and social sciences, the  humanities and the arts contribute essays in honor of \u003cem\u003eRobert S.  Cohen\u003c\/em\u003e, on the occasion of his 70th birthday. The range of the  essays, as well as their originality, and their critical and  historical depth, pay tribute to the extraordinary scope of Professor  Cohen's intellectual interests, as a scientist-philosopher and a  humanist, and also to his engagement in the world of social and  political practice. \u003cbr\u003e  The essays presented in \u003cem\u003ePhysics, Philosophy, and the Scientific\u003c\/em\u003e  \u003cem\u003eCommunity\u003c\/em\u003e (Volume I of \u003cem\u003eEssays in Honor of Robert S. Cohen\u003c\/em\u003e)  focus on philosophical and historical issues in contemporary physics:  on the origins and conceptual foundations of quantum mechanics, on the  reception and understanding of Bohr's and Einstein's work, on the  emergence of quantum electrodynamics, and on some of the sharp  philosophical and scientific issues that arise in current scientific  practice (e.g. in superconductivity research). In addition, several  essays deal with critical issues within the philosophy of science,  both historical and contemporary: e.g. with Cartesian notions of  mechanism in the philosophy of biology; with the language and logic of  science - e.g. with new insights concerning the issue of a  `physicalistic' language in the arguments of Neurath, Carnap and  Wittgenstein; with the notion of `elementary logic'; and with rational  and non-rational elements in the history of science. Two original  contributions to the history of mathematics and some studies in the  comparative sociology of science round off this outstanding  collection.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 1994-12-31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9780792329886\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-94-017-2658-0\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 297cm x210cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 388\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer Netherlands","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45378512289932,"sku":"9780792329886","price":152.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780792329886.jpg?v=1771508881","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780792329886","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}