Scientific Nihilism by Daniel Athearn
This book shows that the breakoff of narrative causal explanation in physics, although remarkable, is no basis for the negative view of scientific knowledge. It demonstrates that radiation and field phenomena, which include a wide array of enigmatic facts, are amenable to explanation even in their most puzzling details.Athearn responds fully to the assumption that narrative causal explanation in physics has suffered a permanent demise. Rejecting the dogma of a clean bifurcation of philosophy and natural science, he proposes a constructive rehabilitation of natural philosophy."This book is stimulating and enjoyable to read because it is strikingly original and builds a unified thesis on the importance of providing narrative causal accounts in the full explanation of physical systemsThe topic is of fundamental significance to physical science, philosophy of science, and to human understanding generally. It has become clear that more abstractions in the form of simulations, models, or physical laws do not, by themselves, constitute full understanding."—Tim Eastman, University of Maryland
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| ISBN 13 | 9780791418086 |
| ISBN 10 | 0791418081 |
| Title | Scientific Nihilism |
| Author | Daniel Athearn |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | State University of New York Press |
| Year published | 1994-03-15 |
| Number of pages | 387 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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