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The creation of ideas in physics : studies for a methodology of theory construction
- Title
- The creation of ideas in physics : studies for a methodology of theory construction / edited by Jarrett Leplin.
- Publication
- Dordrecht ; Boston : Kluwer Academic Publishers, ©1995.
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Details
- Additional Authors
- Leplin, Jarrett.
- Description
- vii, 251 pages; 25 cm.
- Series Statement
- The University of Western Ontario series in philosophy of science ; v. 55
- Uniform Title
- University of Western Ontario series in philosophy of science ; v. 55.
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- Contents
- Preface / Jarrett Leplin -- Introduction / Jarrett Leplin -- On the Methods of Science / Dudley Shapere -- Eliminative Induction as a Method of Discovery: How Einstein Discovered General Relativity / John D. Norton -- "The Manifold of Possibilities": Comments on John Norton / John Stachel -- Einstein's Luckiest Thought / Roberto Torretti -- Einstein's Methodology of Discovery was Newtonian Deduction from the Phenomena / Jon Dorling -- Newton's New Way of Inquiry / William Harper and George E. Smith -- A Specimen of Theory Construction from Quantum Gravity / Rafael D. Sorkin -- The Hartle-Hawking Proposal for the Quantum State of the Universe / Don N. Page -- On the Introduction of New Ideas in Science / Dudley Shapere -- Prior Information and the Development of New Ideas: The Copenhagen Family of Theories / Alberto Cordero.
- ISBN
- 0792334612
- 9780792334613
- LCCN
- 95013782
- OCLC
- ocm32272498
- 32272498
- SCSB-2069808
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library