What does History Matter to Philosophy of Physics?

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dc.contributor.authorThomas Ryckman
dc.contributor.otherStathis Psillos
dc.creatortryckman@stanford.edu
dc.date.accessioned2021-01-29T16:20:19Z
dc.date.available2021-01-29T16:20:19Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.description.abstractNaturalized metaphysics remains the default presupposition of much contemporary philosophy of physics. As metaphysics is supposed to concern the general structure of reality, so scientific naturalism draws upon our best physical theories to attempt to answer the foundational question “par excellence ” viz., “how could the world possibly be the way this theory says it is?” A particular case study, Hilbert's attempt to analyze and explain a seeming “pre-established harmony” between mind and nature, is offered as a salutary reminder that naturalism's ready inference from physical theory to ontology may be too quick.
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dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.shpsa.2014.09.010
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2022/26183
dc.relation.ispartofseries4; Open
dc.relation.isversionofDownstream publication: Ryckman, Thomas. (2015) "Why history matters to philosophy of physics." Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part A, Special Issue 50 Integrated History and Philosophy of Science in Practice, 4-12.
dc.subjectcontemporary
dc.subjectmetaphysics, philosophy, history
dc.subjectphysics
dc.subjectattention to historical details of physical theories provides prophylactic to the "sentiment of rationality" in naturalized metaphysics
dc.titleWhat does History Matter to Philosophy of Physics?

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