The study of the physical world had its origins in philosophy, and, two-and-one-half millennia later, the scientific advances of the twentieth century are bringing the two fields closer together again
Statistical mechanics is one of the crucial fundamental theories of physics, and in his new book Lawrence Sklar, one... Læs mere
Lawrence Sklar examines three kinds of philosophical scepticism about truth in science, and reveals the important role that they play within foundational science itself, especially physics.