The Description of Nature

ISBN-13: 9780198249764 / Angielski / Twarda / 1988 / 248 str.

John Honner; Niels Henrik David Bohr

Opis

Niels Bohr, founding father of modern atomic physics and quantum theory, was as original a philosopher as he was a physicist. This study explores several dimensions of Bohr's vision: the formulation of quantum theory and the problems associated with its interpretation, the notions of complementarity and correspondence, the debates with Einstein about objectivity and realism, and his sense of the infinite harmony of nature. Honner focuses on Bohr's epistemological lesson, the conviction that all our description of nature is dependent on the words we use and the ways we can unambiguously use them.

Recenzje

'Honner's sophisticated analysis is enormously helpful ... it is compulsory reading for physicists and philosophers alike' The Scientific & Medical Network