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Need recommendation in phil of physics

MarkLint
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Posted 06/25/09 - 06:41 PM: Subject: Need recommendation in phil of physics	#1
Hi, I'm looking for a good reading on the philosophical implications of cutting-edge physics (relativity, super string, Heisenberg's uncertainty). Does anyone have any recommendations? Thank you. Edited by Postmodern Beatnik on 07/01/09 - 08:08 AM. Reason: removed spam.

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Posted 06/30/09 - 10:17 PM:	#2
I recommend that you look at an actual college physics textbook, which a library has. Popular paperbacks are filled with remarks that mainstream experts in the field don't agree with.

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Posted 06/30/09 - 11:31 PM:	#3
read Physics and Philosophy by Heisenberg. It's a great book.

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Posted 07/05/09 - 05:58 PM:	#4
Intros to relativity: R. Geroch - "General relativity from A to B" L. Sartori - "Understanding Relativity" Other intros: R. Hakim - "An Introduction to relativistic gravitation" A. Liddle - "An introduction to modern cosmology" P. Davies and J. Brown - "The ghost in the atom" L. Sklar - "The philosophy of physics" Quantum Mechanics P. Gibbins - "Particles and Paradoxes" Non-locality T. Maudlin - "Quantum non-locality and relativity: metaphysical intimations of modern physics" M. Redhead - "Incompleteness, nonlocality and realism: a prolegomenon to the philosophy of quantum mechanics" Look into summaries of them and pick whichever sound most appropriate. Hope this helps.

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Posted 07/06/09 - 08:37 AM:	#5
Michio Kaku is a physicist who made some interesting programs about parallel universes and string theory, that were shown on PBS and the Discovery channel. He also wrote some books.

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Posted 07/18/09 - 11:07 PM:	#6
I highly recommend An Introduction to the Philosophy of Physics: Locality, Fields, Energy, and Mass, by Marc Lange.

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Posted 07/18/09 - 11:08 PM:	#7
mikelepore wrote: I recommend that you look at an actual college physics textbook, which a library has. I don't think you'll find much by way of philosophy in college physics textbooks.

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