The end of discovery /

It is generally thought that science, by its very nature, must always progress. But this is not so. One day, fundamental science will come to an end. Not when we have discovered everything, but when we have discovered whatever is open to us to understand - which is not the same thing.Limitations as...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Stannard, Russell
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.
Temas:
Science > Philosophy.
SCIENCE > Philosophy & Social Aspects.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Brain and consciousness
  • Creation of the cosmos
  • The laws of nature
  • The anthropic principle
  • The size of the cosmos
  • Extraterrestrial life
  • The nature of space
  • Space in relation to time
  • The nature of time
  • High energy physics
  • The quantum world
  • Quantum gravity and string theory
  • Concluding remarks.

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