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Boltzmann's Concept of Reality
In this article we describe and analyze the concept of reality developed by
the Austrian theoretical physicist Ludwig Boltzmann. It is our thesis that
Boltzmann was fully aware that reality could, and actually was, described by
different points of view. In spite of this, Boltzmann did not renounce the idea
that reality is real. We also discuss his main motivations to be strongly
involved with philosophy of science, as well as further developments made by
Boltzmann himself of his main philosophical ideas, namely scientific theories
as images of Nature and its consequences. We end the paper with a discussion
about the modernity of Boltzmann's philosophy of science.Comment: 13 pages, pdf only. To appear in the book on Ludwig Boltzmann
scientific philosophy, published by Nova Science. Edited by A. Eftekhar
Possibilities for Probabilities
In ordinary situations involving a small part of the universe, Born's rule
seems to work well for calculating probabilities of observations in quantum
theory. However, there are a number of reasons for believing that it is not
adequate for many cosmological purposes. Here a number of possible
generalizations of Born's rule are discussed, explaining why they are
consistent with the present statistical support for Born's rule in ordinary
situations but can help solve various cosmological problems.Comment: 8 pages, LaTe
Reason, causation and compatibility with the phenomena
'Reason, Causation and Compatibility with the Phenomena' strives to give answers to the philosophical problem of the interplay between realism, explanation and experience. This book is a compilation of essays that recollect significant conceptions of rival terms such as determinism and freedom, reason and appearance, power and knowledge. This title discusses the progress made in epistemology and natural philosophy, especially the steps that led from the ancient theory of atomism to the modern quantum theory, and from mathematization to analytic philosophy. Moreover, it provides possible gateways from modern deadlocks of theory either through approaches to consciousness or through historical critique of intellectual authorities.
This work will be of interest to those either researching or studying in colleges and universities, especially in the departments of philosophy, history of science, philosophy of science, philosophy of physics and quantum mechanics, history of ideas and culture. Greek and Latin Literature students and instructors may also find this book to be both a fascinating and valuable point of reference
Annotations regarding the Oxford Questions
The recently published "Oxford Questions" are supplemented with annotations
concerning: doctrine of wave packets collapse (and sub- sidiarily Schrodinger's
cat thought experiment), description of quan- tum measurements respectively
interpretation of uncertainty relations.Comment: 7 page
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