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Focusing on the structuralism of physical theories, this book systematically reviews how empirical imprecision can be integrated into formal reconstructions. It introduces a measure of imprecision for topological comparisons and addresses significant debates in statistical mechanics and the relationship between classical and quantum mechanics. The author advocates for Bourbaki-style structuralism alongside E. Scheibe's reduction theory as effective frameworks for exploring reduction and emergence, providing a critical overview of philosophical positions relevant to contemporary physics challenges.
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Erhard Scheibe's Structuralism, Johannes Mierau
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- Subtitle
- Roots and Prospects
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Johannes Mierau
- Publisher
- Springer Nature Switzerland
- Released
- 2024
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 184
- ISBN13
- 9783031253492
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- Focusing on the structuralism of physical theories, this book systematically reviews how empirical imprecision can be integrated into formal reconstructions. It introduces a measure of imprecision for topological comparisons and addresses significant debates in statistical mechanics and the relationship between classical and quantum mechanics. The author advocates for Bourbaki-style structuralism alongside E. Scheibe's reduction theory as effective frameworks for exploring reduction and emergence, providing a critical overview of philosophical positions relevant to contemporary physics challenges.