On the Metaphysics of Experimental Physics

Rogers, K.

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 analyses the metaphysical presuppositions that underwrite the technological use of experimental apparatus and instruments to explore, model, and understand nature. By revealing this metaphysical foundation, the author questions whether experimental physics is a natural and empirical science at all.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2005-04-15

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9781403945280

DOI: 10.1057/9780230505100

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 252