This book puts forward a new role for mathematics in the natural sciences. In the traditional understanding, a strong viewpoint is advocated, on the one hand, according to which mathematics is used for truthfully expressing laws of nature and thus for rendering the rational structure of the world. In a weaker understanding, many deny that these fundamental laws are of an essentially mathematical character, and suggest that mathematics is merely a convenient tool for systematizing observational knowledge.
The position developed in this volume combines features of both the strong and...
This book puts forward a new role for mathematics in the natural sciences. In the traditional understanding, a strong viewpoint is advocated, on th...
This co-edited volume compares Chinese and Western experiences of engineering, technology, and development. Part III focuses on engineering, ethics, and society, with chapters on engineering education and practice in China and the West.
This co-edited volume compares Chinese and Western experiences of engineering, technology, and development. Part III focuses on engineering, ethics, a...
The unpredictability or apparent irregularity of natural phenomena prompted critical reflection upon the limit of human ability to find comprehensive causal explanations, or, to reach a full understanding of the necessary causal concatenation determining each and every natural phenomenon.
The unpredictability or apparent irregularity of natural phenomena prompted critical reflection upon the limit of human ability to find comprehensive ...
In addition, coverage also looks at the explanatory role of mathematics and the philosophical relevance of mathematical explanation. The book will appeal to a broad mathematical and philosophical audience.
In addition, coverage also looks at the explanatory role of mathematics and the philosophical relevance of mathematical explanation. The book will a...
