Bridging the gap
Subtitle: philosophy, mathematics, and physics : lectures on the foundations of science
By: edited by Giovanna Corsi, Maria Luisa Dalla Chiara, and  Gian Carlo Ghirardi.
Contributors: Corsi, Giovanna.; Dalla Chiara, Maria Luisa, 1938-; Ghirardi, G. C.
Series: Boston studies in the philosophy of science ;; v. 140
Publisher: Kluwer Academic
Published: 1993
Place of publication: Dordrecht; Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 320
Subjects: Science -- Philosophy.
Description: "Foundational questions in logic, mathematics, computer science and physics are constant sources of epistemological debate in contemporary philosophy. To what extent is the transfinite part of mathematics completely trustworthy? Why is there a general 'malaise' concerning the logical approach to the foundations of mathematics? What is the role of symmetry in physics? Is it possible to build a coherent worldview compatible with a macroobjectivistic position and based on the quantum picture of the world? What account can be given of opinion change in the light of new evidence?" "These are some of the questions discussed in this volume, which collects 14 lectures on the foundations of science given at the School of Philosophy of Science, Trieste, October 1989. The volume will be of particular interest to any student or scholar engaged in interdisciplinary research into the foundations of science in the context of contemporary debates."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.