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Synopsis
In this sequence of philosophical essays about natural science, the author argues that fundamental explanatory laws, the deepest and most admired successes of modern physics, do not in fact describe regularities that exist in nature. Cartwright draws from many real-life examples to propound a novel distinction: that theoretical entities, and the complex and localized laws that describe them, can be interpreted realistically, but the simple unifying laws of basic theory cannot.
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The issues raised are very important and highly controversial ... I believe the book to be of importance in inviting philosophers to take a new look at the way physics is actually done, and what their reaction to that practice might be. (M. L. G. Redhead, Philosophical Quarterly)
a significant addition to the literature (W. H. Newton-Smith, Times Literary Supplement)
About the Author
Nancy Cartwright is Professor Philosophy, London School of Economics.
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- PublisherOxford University Press
- Publication date1983
- ISBN 10 0198247001
- ISBN 13 9780198247005
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages220
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Oxford University Press, 1983
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ISBN 13: 9780198247005
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