Philosophy
How much epistemological relevance is there in theoretical physics being that it favors philosophy more than empirical science?
A lot...2
Some...1
None...2
I am not the only one who has raised this question...so has Steven Weinberg who clearly states that theoretical physics is more philosophy than science with specific reference to "string theory" and an abandonment of the basic tenants of the scientific method and a bona fide source of knowledge.
Limit on understanding the universe
Michael Shermer--comments on "reductionism"
"Parallel Worlds, Parallel Lives"--YAWN
"Put a Little Science in Your Life"...please
Scientific Method out the window?
Sound science/philosophy...a product of sound thinking
Theoretical physics...philosophy/sci-fi?
Time to re-evaluate physics
- The Metaphysics Of Money
Been thinking about money. Sciences describe the behavior of observable systems. In physics, there are empirical terms that are directly measurable, things like mass and distance. We know that these things are real as far as we can know that anything...
- An Argument For "classical Physics" Or An Argument Against "theoretical Physics"
Abstract... In this paper, it is argued that theoretical physics is more akin to an organism than to a rigid structure. It is in this sense that the epithet, “sick”, applies to it. It is argued that classical physics is a model of a healthy science,...
- "parallel Worlds, Parallel Lives"--yawn
Hugh Everett III November 11th, 1930 to July 19th, 1982 Yawn. "Parallel Worlds, Parallel Lives"...better than Sominex. Hugh Everett III's contribution to theoretical physics was minimally obligatory and I suppose the purpose was to discuss relationships...
- Michael Shermer--comments On "reductionism"
A good essay on why, in part, "reductionism" in physics fails. "Sacred Science: Using Faith to Explain Anomalies in Physics" Can emergence break the spell of reductionism and put spirituality back into nature? by Michael Shermer June 24th, 2008 Scientific...
- Handwerksgelehrte
"Can physics come to an end with nothing left to do but the tedium of cleaning up details? There is a kind of game going on between the experimentalist and the theoretician. The former keeps bringing in new empirical constants and the latter keeps trying...
Philosophy
"Theoretical physics...good epistemology?" poll
How much epistemological relevance is there in theoretical physics being that it favors philosophy more than empirical science?
A lot...2
Some...1
None...2
I am not the only one who has raised this question...so has Steven Weinberg who clearly states that theoretical physics is more philosophy than science with specific reference to "string theory" and an abandonment of the basic tenants of the scientific method and a bona fide source of knowledge.
Limit on understanding the universe
Michael Shermer--comments on "reductionism"
"Parallel Worlds, Parallel Lives"--YAWN
"Put a Little Science in Your Life"...please
Scientific Method out the window?
Sound science/philosophy...a product of sound thinking
Theoretical physics...philosophy/sci-fi?
Time to re-evaluate physics
- The Metaphysics Of Money
Been thinking about money. Sciences describe the behavior of observable systems. In physics, there are empirical terms that are directly measurable, things like mass and distance. We know that these things are real as far as we can know that anything...
- An Argument For "classical Physics" Or An Argument Against "theoretical Physics"
Abstract... In this paper, it is argued that theoretical physics is more akin to an organism than to a rigid structure. It is in this sense that the epithet, “sick”, applies to it. It is argued that classical physics is a model of a healthy science,...
- "parallel Worlds, Parallel Lives"--yawn
Hugh Everett III November 11th, 1930 to July 19th, 1982 Yawn. "Parallel Worlds, Parallel Lives"...better than Sominex. Hugh Everett III's contribution to theoretical physics was minimally obligatory and I suppose the purpose was to discuss relationships...
- Michael Shermer--comments On "reductionism"
A good essay on why, in part, "reductionism" in physics fails. "Sacred Science: Using Faith to Explain Anomalies in Physics" Can emergence break the spell of reductionism and put spirituality back into nature? by Michael Shermer June 24th, 2008 Scientific...
- Handwerksgelehrte
"Can physics come to an end with nothing left to do but the tedium of cleaning up details? There is a kind of game going on between the experimentalist and the theoretician. The former keeps bringing in new empirical constants and the latter keeps trying...