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020			_a9780511694400 (ebook)
020			_z9781108005678 (paperback)
040			_aUkCbUP _beng _erda _cUkCbUP
100	1		_aJeans, James, _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aPhysics and Philosophy / _cJames Jeans.
246	3		_aPhysics & Philosophy
264		1	_aPlace of publication not identified : _bpublisher not identified, _c1942.
264		1	_aCambridge : _bCambridge University Press
300			_a1 online resource (236 pages) : _bdigital, PDF file(s).
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
490	1		_aCambridge library collection. Physical Sciences
500			_aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
520			_aOriginally published in 1942, this book discusses an emerging physical science that brought with it a fresh message as to the fundamental nature of the world, and of the possibilities of human free will in particular. The aim of the book is to explore that territory, which forms a borderland between physics and philosophy. The author seeks to estimate the philosophical significance of physical developments, and the interest of his enquiry extends far beyond technical physics and philosophy. Some of the questions raised touch everyday human life closely: can we have knowledge of the world outside us other than that what we can gain by observation and experiment? Is the world spiritual and psychological or material in its ultimate essence; is it better likened to a thought or to a machine? Are we endowed with free will, or are we part of a vast machine that must follow its course until it finally runs down?
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z9781108005678
830		0	_aCambridge library collection. _pPhysical Sciences.
856	4	0	_uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511694400
999			_c514915 _d514913