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Vor einem Tag · Writing in his book The Physicist's Conception of Nature, Heisenberg argued that ultimately we only can speak of the knowledge (numbers in tables) which describe something about particles but we can never have any "true" access to the particles themselves:
23. Apr. 2024 · The “Quaestiones” reveal that Newton had discovered the new conception of nature that provided the framework of the Scientific Revolution. He had thoroughly mastered the works of Descartes and had also discovered that the French philosopher Pierre Gassendi had revived atomism, an alternative mechanical system to explain nature ...
- Although Isaac Newton is well known for his discoveries in optics (white light composition) and mathematics (calculus), it is his formulation of th...
- After interrupted attendance at the grammar school in Grantham, Lincolnshire, England, Isaac Newton finally settled down to prepare for university,...
- Isaac Newton was born to a widowed mother (his father died three months prior) and was not expected to survive, being tiny and weak. Shortly therea...
- Isaac Newton is widely known for his published work Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica (1687), commonly known as the Principia. His laws...
21. Apr. 2024 · How Physicists Mislead the Public (And Themselves) Daniel Athearn. Apr 21, 2024. In the previous installment I mentioned Herbert Dingle's criticism of physicists for presenting what they call their “theories” as if they describe “external nature,” that is, describe physical states of affairs or goings-on that explain ...
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Vor 4 Tagen · This chapter deals with the basic outlines of Schelling’s conception of living nature. It had a profound influence on the development of biology, particulary in Germany, and many of its parts are highly inspirational to this day. The first part presents...
Vor 5 Tagen · Nature Reviews Physics - Doing physics and being a physicist is shaped by complex social factors. This month, we launch a Collection to explore the social and historical context of physics research.
Vor 4 Tagen · Physicists formulate specific laws of nature, like laws of gravitation and thermodynamics, to describe how physical systems behave under various conditions. Metaphysicians, by contrast, ask what all laws of nature have in common, for example, whether they merely describe contingent regularities or express necessary relations. [121]
19. Apr. 2024 · The fundamental conceptions of twentieth-century physics have profoundly influenced almost every field of modern thought and activity. Quantum Theory, Relativity, and the modern ideas on the Structure of Matter have contributed to a deeper understand- ing of Nature, and they will probably rank in history among the greatest ...
