Vistas in physical reality
Subtitle: a festschrift for Henry Margenau
By: edited by Ervin Laszlo and Emily B. Sellon.
Contributors: Margenau, Henry, 1901-; Laszlo, Ervin, 1932-; Sellon, Emily B., 1908-1993.
Publisher: Plenum Press
Published: 1976
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 228
Subjects: Margenau, Henry, 1901-; Science -- Philosophy; Physics -- Philosophy; Education -- Philosophy
Notes: "Publications by Henry Margenau": p. 211-221.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Vistas in physics: Wigner, E. P. On some of physics' problems. Grünbaum, A. Is the coarse-grained entropy of classical statistical mechanics an anthropomorphism? Törnebohm, H. Aspects of the special theory of relativity. Park, J. L. The measurement act in quantum physics. Lindsay, R. B. Acoustics, old and new.; title: Vistas in philosophy: Yourgrau, W. Some reflections on philosophy of science. Laszlo, E. Nonempirical criteria in the development of science. Caws, P. On a circularity in our knowledge of the physically real. Müller-Markus, S. The structure of creativity in physics. Bacon, J. A quasiscientific method for ethics. Thayer, L. The functions of incompetence.; title: Vistas in education: Cassidy, H. G. Henry Margenau's philosophy as frame of reference in teaching science. Sellon, E. B. Integrative education.