Inside Versus Outside
Subtitle: Endo- and Exo-Concepts of Observation and Knowledge in Physics, Philosophy and Cognitive Science
By: edited by Harald Atmanspacher, Gerhard J. Dalenoort
Contributors: Dalenoort, Gerhard J.
Series: Springer Series in Synergetics -- 63; Springer series in synergetics -- 63.
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published: 1994
Place of publication: Berlin, Heidelberg
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 415
ISBN-13: 9783642486494; 9783642486470
Subjects: Physics; Artificial intelligence
Description: This book discusses a fundamental problem of the natural sciences, namely, the observation of physical and biological systems and the principles by which we gain information about these systems. Is it relevant whether the human observer is himself a part of the system in question? What difference does this make to our representation of the physical world? These difficult questions have occupied scientists and philosophers from Decartes to Bell. In the light of recent advances in quantum mechanics and the theory of dynamical systems, there is good reason to tackle these problems afresh. This book will provide stimulating reading for scientists and philosophers interested in the fundamentals of their trade.
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