The quest for reality : Bohr and Wittgenstein, two complementary views
Stenholm, StigAuthor
Oxford : Oxford University Press,
2011.
In both science and philosophy, the 20th century saw a radical breakdown of certainty in the human worldview. Quantum theorist Stig Stenholm presents Bohr and Wittgenstein as central figures undertaking the necessary replacement of apparent order and certainty with an understanding based on limited concepts in constant flux.
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In both science and philosophy, the 20th century saw a radical breakdown of certainty in the human worldview. Quantum theorist Stig Stenholm presents Bohr and Wittgenstein as central figures undertaking the necessary replacement of apparent order and certainty with an understanding based on limited concepts in constant flux.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Machine generated contents note: -- 1. Prelude: The modern stance -- 2. Twilight of the gods -- 3. The view from Copenhagen -- 4. Epistemological interlude -- 5. Wittgenstein enters the scene -- 6. Shaky foundations -- 7. Physics interface -- 8. Philosophical consequences -- 9. Metaphysics and reality -- 10. Concluding epilogue.
Bohr, Niels, 1885-1962.
Wittgenstein, Ludwig, 1889-1951.
Reality
Philosophy
Philosophy & Religion
Speculative Philosophy
Logic