Explaining why he embraced the theory of relativity, the Nobel Prize-winning theoretical physicist P. A. M. Dirac stated, ""It is the essential beauty of the theory which I feel is the re… Mehr…
Explaining why he embraced the theory of relativity, the Nobel Prize-winning theoretical physicist P. A. M. Dirac stated, ""It is the essential beauty of the theory which I feel is the real reason for believing in it."" How reasonable and rational can science be when its practitioners speak of ""revolutions"" in their thinking and extol certain theories for their ""beauty""? James W. McAllister addresses this question with the first systematic study of the aesthetic evaluations that scientists pass on their theories. Using a wealth of other examples, McAllister explains how scientists'' aesthetic preferences are influenced by the empirical track record of theories, describes the origin and development of aesthetic styles of theorizing, and reconsiders whether simplicity is an empirical or an aesthetic virtue of theories. McAllister then advances an innovative model of scientific revolutions, in opposition to that of Thomas S. Kuhn. Three detailed studies demonstrate the interconnection of empirical performance, beauty, and revolution. One examines the impact of new construction materials on the history of architecture. Another reexamines the transition from the Ptolemaic system to Kepler''s theory in planetary astronomy, and the third documents the rise of relativity and quantum theory in the twentieth century. | Beauty and Revolution in Science by James W. McAllister Hardcover | Indigo Chapters Books > Science & Nature > Science P10117, James W. McAllister<
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Explaining why he embraced the theory of relativity, the Nobel Prize-winning theoretical physicist P. A. M. Dirac stated, It is the essential beauty of the theory which I feel is the real reason for believing in it. How reasonable and rational can science be when its practitioners speak of revolutions in their thinking and extol certain theories for their beauty? James W. McAlister addresses this question with the first systematic study of the aesthetic evaluations that scientists pass on their theories.Using a wealth of other examples, McAllister explains how scientists' aesthetic preferences are influenced by the empirical track record of theories, describes the origin and development of aesthetic styles of theorizing, and reconsiders whether simplicity is an empirical or an aesthetic virtue of theories. McAllister then advances an innovative model of scientific revolutions, in opposition to that of Thomas S. Kuhn.Three detailed studies demonstrate the interconnection of empirical performance, beauty, and revolution. One examines the impact of new construction materials on the history of architecture. Another reexamines the transition from the Ptolemaic system to Kepler's theory in planetary astronomy, and the third documents the rise of relativity and quantum theory in the twentieth century. Trade Books>Hardcover>Science>Hist & Phil of Science>Hist,Phil of Science, Cornell University Press Core >2<
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Explaining why he embraced the theory of relativity, the Nobel Prize-winning theoretical physicist P. A. M. Dirac stated, ""It is the essential beauty of the theory which I feel is the re… Mehr…
Explaining why he embraced the theory of relativity, the Nobel Prize-winning theoretical physicist P. A. M. Dirac stated, ""It is the essential beauty of the theory which I feel is the real reason for believing in it."" How reasonable and rational can science be when its practitioners speak of ""revolutions"" in their thinking and extol certain theories for their ""beauty""? James W. McAllister addresses this question with the first systematic study of the aesthetic evaluations that scientists pass on their theories. Using a wealth of other examples, McAllister explains how scientists'' aesthetic preferences are influenced by the empirical track record of theories, describes the origin and development of aesthetic styles of theorizing, and reconsiders whether simplicity is an empirical or an aesthetic virtue of theories. McAllister then advances an innovative model of scientific revolutions, in opposition to that of Thomas S. Kuhn. Three detailed studies demonstrate the interconnection of empirical performance, beauty, and revolution. One examines the impact of new construction materials on the history of architecture. Another reexamines the transition from the Ptolemaic system to Kepler''s theory in planetary astronomy, and the third documents the rise of relativity and quantum theory in the twentieth century. | Beauty and Revolution in Science by James W. McAllister Hardcover | Indigo Chapters Books > Science & Nature > Science P10117, James W. McAllister<
Explaining why he embraced the theory of relativity, the Nobel Prize-winning theoretical physicist P. A. M. Dirac stated, It is the essential beauty of the theory which I feel is the real… Mehr…
Explaining why he embraced the theory of relativity, the Nobel Prize-winning theoretical physicist P. A. M. Dirac stated, It is the essential beauty of the theory which I feel is the real reason for believing in it. How reasonable and rational can science be when its practitioners speak of revolutions in their thinking and extol certain theories for their beauty? James W. McAlister addresses this question with the first systematic study of the aesthetic evaluations that scientists pass on their theories.Using a wealth of other examples, McAllister explains how scientists' aesthetic preferences are influenced by the empirical track record of theories, describes the origin and development of aesthetic styles of theorizing, and reconsiders whether simplicity is an empirical or an aesthetic virtue of theories. McAllister then advances an innovative model of scientific revolutions, in opposition to that of Thomas S. Kuhn.Three detailed studies demonstrate the interconnection of empirical performance, beauty, and revolution. One examines the impact of new construction materials on the history of architecture. Another reexamines the transition from the Ptolemaic system to Kepler's theory in planetary astronomy, and the third documents the rise of relativity and quantum theory in the twentieth century. Trade Books>Hardcover>Science>Hist & Phil of Science>Hist,Phil of Science, Cornell University Press Core >2<
231 Seiten, Sprache: Englisch Hardcover Gut How reasonable and rational can science be when its practitioners speak of revolutions in their thinking and extol certain theories for their b… Mehr…
231 Seiten, Sprache: Englisch Hardcover Gut How reasonable and rational can science be when its practitioners speak of revolutions in their thinking and extol certain theories for their beauty ? James W. McAllister addresses this question with the first systematic study of the aesthetic evaluations that scientists pass on their theories. P. A. M. Dirac explained why he embraced relativity by saying, It is the essential beauty of the theory which I feel is the real reason for believing in it. Dirac's claim seems to belie rationalist accounts of science. Using this and a wealth of other historical examples, McAllister explains how scientists' aesthetic preferences are influenced by the empirical track record of theories, describes the origin and development of aesthetic styles of theorizing, and reconsiders whether simplicity is an empirical or an aesthetic virtue of theories. McAllister then advances an innovative model of scientific revolutions, in opposition to that of Thomas S. Kuhn. Three detailed studies demonstrate the interconnection of empirical performance, beauty, and revolution. One examines the impact of new construction materials on the history of architecture. Another reexamines the transition from the Ptolemaic system to Kepler's theory in planetary astronomy, and the third documents the rise of relativity and quantum theory in the twentieth century. Versand D: 4,95 EUR , [PU:Cornell University Press]<
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EAN (ISBN-13): 9780801432408 ISBN (ISBN-10): 0801432405 Gebundene Ausgabe Taschenbuch Erscheinungsjahr: 1996 Herausgeber: Cornell University Press Core >2
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ISBN - alternative Schreibweisen: 0-8014-3240-5, 978-0-8014-3240-8 Alternative Schreibweisen und verwandte Suchbegriffe: Autor des Buches: mcallister james, thomas kuhn, thomas kühn Titel des Buches: beauty and revolution science
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