Erhard Scheibe's structuralism : roots and prospects / Johannes Mierau.
Mierau, Johannes, 1971- author.
2023
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Title Erhard Scheibe's structuralism : roots and prospects / Johannes Mierau.
Author Mierau, Johannes, 1971- author.
ISBN 9783031253478 (electronic bk.)
3031253477 (electronic bk.)
9783031253461
3031253469
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-25347-8
Published Cham : Springer, 2023.
Language English
Description 1 online resource (vi, 178 pages) : illustrations.
Item Number 10.1007/978-3-031-25347-8 doi
Call Number QC6
Dewey Decimal Classification 501
Summary This book offers the first systematic review of the structuralism of physical theories. Particular emphasis is placed on the inclusion of empirical imprecision into formal reconstructions of theories. The proposed measure of imprecision allows for a topological comparison of theories. Considering the ongoing debates on the nature of the thermodynamic limit in statistical mechanics, as well as on limit relations between classical and quantum mechanics, the author asserts that the Bourbaki-style structuralism, together with E. Scheibe's theory of reduction, is the best choice for reconstructing and analyzing the related questions of reduction and emergence. Readers will appreciate the critical overview of the main positions in philosophy of science, examined with particular attention to their applicability to current problems of fundamental theories of physics.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
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Source of Description Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed April 24, 2023).
Series Fundamental theories of physics ; v. 213. 2365-6425
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Introduction
The Received View of theories
From statements to structures
From structures to statements
Scheibe’s hybrid structuralism
On Scheibe’s theory of reduction
Conclusion: Views on scientific theories.

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