ENGLISH

Laws of Nature

By Prof. Dr. Peter Mittelstaedt , Prof. Dr. Paul A. Weingartner (auth.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Year
2005
ISBN
978-3-540-24079-2, 978-3-540-28303-4
DOI
10.1007/3-540-28303-X
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (3227957 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
376\376
Orientation
yes
Scanned
yes
Time added
2013-08-01 04:00:00
Philosophy of Science; Mathematical Logic and Foun

Description

The book is concerned with the laws of nature and in particular with the laws of physics. The authors discuss three important questions: First, whether the observed regularities are based on strict "laws of nature" that hold rigorously and without any exception. Second, what we call a "law of nature" is studied by comparing this concept with invariance principles, causality principles, teleological principles and means of predicting future events. Finally, on the basis of these investigations the authors treat the ambitious and intricate third question, why the laws of nature hold. Are there rational reasons for this largely unexplained phenomenon? This book addresses students as well as researchers. It will be an excellent reference for those interested in the philosophical foundations of the natural sciences.

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