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Why Beliefs Matter Reflections on the Nature of Science

Davies E. Brian
Heftet / 2014 / Engelsk

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ISBN
9780198704997
Publisert
2014
Utgiver
Vendor
Oxford University Press
Vekt
450 gr
Høyde
234 mm
Bredde
156 mm
Dybde
14 mm
Aldersnivå
UP, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
262

Forfatter
Davies E. Brian

Why Beliefs Matter Reflections on the Nature of Science

Davies E. Brian
Heftet / 2014 / Engelsk
Davies E. Brian
Heftet / 2014 / Engelsk
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Davies has thought long and hard about the relationship of mathematics to the physical world, which gives him an interesting and even helpful perspective.

Josh Reeves, ESSSAT News 21.3

Although some of the ideas in the book are complex, the presentation is both lucid and entertaining. It has made me re-evaluate my own beliefs about the nature of mathematics. Davies raises more questions than answers, and I strongly recommend to you this thought-provoking book.

Colva Roney-Dougal, The London Mathematical Society Newsletter

... a wide-ranging, thought-provoking meditation.

Manjit Kumar, New Scientist

In the follow-up to his acclaimed Science in the Looking Glass, Brian Davies discusses deep problems about our place in the world, using a minimum of technical jargon. The book argues that 'absolutist' ideas of the objectivity of science, dating back to Plato, continue to mislead generations of both theoretical physicists and theologians. It explains that the multi-layered nature of our present descriptions of the world is unavoidable, not because of anything about the world, but because of our own human natures. It tries to rescue mathematics from the singular and exceptional status that it has been assigned, as much by those who understand it as by those who do not. Working throughout from direct quotations from many of the important contributors to its subject, it concludes with a penetrating criticism of many of the recent contributions to the often acrimonious debates about science and religions.
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This book discusses deep problems about our place in the world with a minimum of jargon. It argues that 'absolutist' ideas dating back to Plato continue to mislead generations of mathematicians, physicists, and theologians, and reveals the underlying reasons for the current conflicts between science and religion.
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Preface ; 1. The Scientific Revolution ; 2. The Human Condition ; 3. The Nature of Mathematics ; 4. Sense and Nonsense ; 5. Science and Religion
`Davies has thought long and hard about the relationship of mathematics to the physical world, which gives him an interesting and even helpful perspective.' Josh Reeves, ESSSAT News 21.3 `Although some of the ideas in the book are complex, the presentation is both lucid and entertaining. It has made me re-evaluate my own beliefs about the nature of mathematics. Davies raises more questions than answers, and I strongly recommend to you this thought-provoking book.' Colva Roney-Dougal, The London Mathematical Society Newsletter `... a wide-ranging, thought-provoking meditation.' Manjit Kumar, New Scientist
Les mer
Discusses deep problems about our place in the world with a minimum of jargon Provides many direct quotations from the main protagonists Challenges the standing of Platonism, taken for granted by many mathematicians and theologians Attempts to debunk a variety of grand schemes about the world by revealing their deep flaws
Les mer
Discusses deep problems about our place in the world with a minimum of jargon Provides many direct quotations from the main protagonists Challenges the standing of Platonism, taken for granted by many mathematicians and theologians Attempts to debunk a variety of grand schemes about the world by revealing their deep flaws
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Davies has thought long and hard about the relationship of mathematics to the physical world, which gives him an interesting and even helpful perspective.

Josh Reeves, ESSSAT News 21.3

Although some of the ideas in the book are complex, the presentation is both lucid and entertaining. It has made me re-evaluate my own beliefs about the nature of mathematics. Davies raises more questions than answers, and I strongly recommend to you this thought-provoking book.

Colva Roney-Dougal, The London Mathematical Society Newsletter

... a wide-ranging, thought-provoking meditation.

Manjit Kumar, New Scientist

In the follow-up to his acclaimed Science in the Looking Glass, Brian Davies discusses deep problems about our place in the world, using a minimum of technical jargon. The book argues that 'absolutist' ideas of the objectivity of science, dating back to Plato, continue to mislead generations of both theoretical physicists and theologians. It explains that the multi-layered nature of our present descriptions of the world is unavoidable, not because of anything about the world, but because of our own human natures. It tries to rescue mathematics from the singular and exceptional status that it has been assigned, as much by those who understand it as by those who do not. Working throughout from direct quotations from many of the important contributors to its subject, it concludes with a penetrating criticism of many of the recent contributions to the often acrimonious debates about science and religions.
Les mer
This book discusses deep problems about our place in the world with a minimum of jargon. It argues that 'absolutist' ideas dating back to Plato continue to mislead generations of mathematicians, physicists, and theologians, and reveals the underlying reasons for the current conflicts between science and religion.
Les mer
Preface ; 1. The Scientific Revolution ; 2. The Human Condition ; 3. The Nature of Mathematics ; 4. Sense and Nonsense ; 5. Science and Religion
`Davies has thought long and hard about the relationship of mathematics to the physical world, which gives him an interesting and even helpful perspective.' Josh Reeves, ESSSAT News 21.3 `Although some of the ideas in the book are complex, the presentation is both lucid and entertaining. It has made me re-evaluate my own beliefs about the nature of mathematics. Davies raises more questions than answers, and I strongly recommend to you this thought-provoking book.' Colva Roney-Dougal, The London Mathematical Society Newsletter `... a wide-ranging, thought-provoking meditation.' Manjit Kumar, New Scientist
Les mer
Discusses deep problems about our place in the world with a minimum of jargon Provides many direct quotations from the main protagonists Challenges the standing of Platonism, taken for granted by many mathematicians and theologians Attempts to debunk a variety of grand schemes about the world by revealing their deep flaws
Les mer
Discusses deep problems about our place in the world with a minimum of jargon Provides many direct quotations from the main protagonists Challenges the standing of Platonism, taken for granted by many mathematicians and theologians Attempts to debunk a variety of grand schemes about the world by revealing their deep flaws
Les mer

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780198704997
Publisert
2014
Utgiver
Vendor
Oxford University Press
Vekt
450 gr
Høyde
234 mm
Bredde
156 mm
Dybde
14 mm
Aldersnivå
UP, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
262

Forfatter
Davies E. Brian

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