Why trust a theory? : (Record no. 514467)
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| International Standard Book Number | 9781108671224 (ebook) |
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| Cancelled/invalid ISBN | 9781108470957 (hardback) |
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| Original cataloging agency | UkCbUP |
| Language of cataloging | eng |
| Description conventions | rda |
| Transcribing agency | UkCbUP |
| 050 00 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | QC6 |
| Item number | .W57186 2019 |
| 082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 530.01 |
| Edition number | 23 |
| 245 00 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Why trust a theory? : |
| Remainder of title | epistemology of fundamental physics / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | edited by Radin Dardashti, Richard Dawid, Karim Thébault. |
| 264 #1 - Production, Publication, Distribution, Manufacture, and Copyright Notice (R) | |
| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture (R) | Cambridge : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer (R) | Cambridge University Press, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice | 2019. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 1 online resource (xi, 438 pages) : |
| Other physical details | digital, PDF file(s). |
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| Content type term (R) | text |
| Content type code (R) | txt |
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| Media type term (R) | computer |
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| Carrier type term (R) | online resource |
| Carrier type code (R) | cr |
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| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 06 Mar 2019). |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Introduction -- Historical and conceptual background. Fundamental theories and epistemic shifts : can history of science serve as a guide? -- Scientific speculation : a pragmatic approach -- Assessing scientific theories -- Philosophy of science and the string wars : a view from the outside -- Theory assessment beyond empirical confirmation. The significance of non-empirical confirmation in fundamental physics -- The dangers of non-empirical confirmation -- No alternative to proliferation -- Physics without experiments? -- Scientific methodology : a view from early string theory -- What can we learn from analogue experiments? -- Are black holes about information? -- Cosmology and testability. The limits of cosmology -- The role of cosmology in modern physics -- Theory confirmation and multiverses -- Beyond falsifiability : normal science in a multiverse -- Gaining access to the early universe -- Prospects for confirmation in string theory. String theory to the rescue -- Why trust a theory? Some further remarks -- The dangerous irrelevance of string theory -- String/M-theories about our world are testable in the traditional physics way -- Is string phenomenology an oxymoron? |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | Do we need to reconsider scientific methodology in light of modern physics? Has the traditional scientific method become outdated, does it need to be defended against dangerous incursions, or has it always been different from what the canonical view suggests? To what extent should we accept non-empirical strategies for scientific theory assessment? Many core aspects of contemporary fundamental physics are far from empirically well-confirmed. There is controversy on the epistemic status of the corresponding theories, in particular cosmic inflation, the multiverse, and string theory. This collection of essays is based on the high profile workshop 'Why Trust a Theory?' and provides interdisciplinary perspectives on empirical testing in fundamental physics from leading physicists, philosophers and historians of science. Integrating different contemporary and historical positions, it will be of interest to philosophers of science and physicists, as well as anyone interested in the foundations of contemporary science. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Physics |
| General subdivision | Methodology. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Science |
| General subdivision | Methodology. |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Dardashti, Radin, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1983- |
| Relator term | editor. |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Dawid, Richard, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1966- |
| Relator term | editor. |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Thébault, Karim, |
| Relator term | editor. |
| 776 08 - ADDITIONAL PHYSICAL FORM ENTRY | |
| Display text | Print version: |
| International Standard Book Number | 9781108470957 |
| 856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108671224">https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108671224</a> |
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