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On Identifying Background-Structure in Classical Field Theories
background-structure background-independence geometric objects absolute objects space-time structures Newton Einstein Newtonian mechanics Newtonian gravitation general relativity classical field theories action-reaction principle Trautman-Anderson-Friedman programme
2016/6/15
I examine a property of theories called ‘background-independence’ that Einsteinian gravitation is thought to exemplify. This concept has figured in the work of Rovelli (2001; 2004), Smolin (2006), Giu...
Lateral and vertical transfer in biology,linguistics and anthropology-An account of widely neglected ideas in the formation of evolutionary theories
unilinear transmission of cultural and biological replicators phylogenetic images of descent tree of life and the tree of languages metaphors 'antidotes' to evolution lateral and vertical transfer in biology linguistics and the history of sciences networks and reticulations Sprachbund mixed languages endosymbiosis cultural diffusion anti-evolutionism evolutionary epistemiology
2016/6/14
Models of biological and cultural evolution that developed from the 19th century onward are characterized by two main features:(1)They were mostly centered on the unilinear transmission of cultural an...
Causality and Chance in Relativistic Quantum Field Theories
Local causality Microcausality Bell correlations Relativistic quantum field theories Pragmatist interpretation Causal intervention
2016/6/13
Bell appealed to the theory of relativity in formulating his principle of local causality. But he maintained that quantum field theories do not conform to that principle, even when their field equatio...
The emergence of spacetime in quantum theories of gravity
spacetime quantum gravity emergence
2016/6/13
This is the introduction to the special issue of Studies in the History and Philosophy of Modern Physics on the emergence of spacetime in quantum theories of spacetime.
Pragmatists and Purists on CPT Invariance in Relativistic Quantum Field Theories
quantum field theory CPT theorem causal perturbation theory
2016/6/12
Philosophers of physics are split on whether foundational issues in relativistic quantum field theory (RQFT) should be framed within pragmatist approaches, which trade mathematical rigor for the abili...
Inertial motion,explanation,and the foundations of classical spacetime theories
Inertial motion geodesic principle general relativity Newton-Cartan theory geometrized Newtonian gravitation explanation puzzle-ball view
2016/5/31
I begin by reviewing some recent work on the status of the geodesic principle in general relativity and the geometrized formulation of Newtonian gravitation. I then turn to the question of whether eit...
Pristinism under Pressure---Ruetsche on the Interpretation of Quantum Theories
quantum theories algebraic approach interpretation physical possibility phase transitions symmetry breaking scientific realism
2016/5/30
Review of Laura Ruetsche's book "Interpreting Quantum Theories".
Emergence in Effective Field Theories
emergence effective field theory quantum field theory
2016/5/27
This essay considers the extent to which a concept of emergence can be associated with Effective Field Theories (EFTs). I suggest that such a concept can be characterized by microphysicalism and novel...
Primitive Ontology and the Structure of Fundamental Physical Theories
Quantum theories primitive ontology wave function ontology symmetry properties
2016/5/27
For a long time, it was believed that it was impossible to be realist about quantum mechanics. It took quite a while for the researchers in the foundations of physics, beginning with John Stuart Bell ...
For a long time, regularity accounts of causation have virtually vanished from the scene. Problems encountered within other theoretical frameworks have recently induced authors working on causation, l...
Formal and Material Theories in Philosophy of Science: A Methodological Interpretation
Induction Philosophical Methodology Formal Theories Material Theories Pluralism
2011/9/7
John Norton’s argument that all formal theories of induction fail raises substantive questions about the philosophical analysis of scientific reasoning. What are the criteria of adequacy for philosoph...
A Study in Theory Unification: The case of Kaluza-Klein Theories
Unification Explanation Scientific Understanding
2009/11/20
In this paper, I call attention to the higher dimensional unified field theory program that has culminated in a class of higher dimensional spacetime theories, called the Kaluza-Klein (KK) theories, a...
Scientific Representation and the Semantic View of Theories
Semantic view of theories scientific representation
2008/4/22
It is now part and parcel of the official philosophical wisdom that models are essential to the acquisition and organisation of scientific knowledge. It is also generally accepted that most models rep...
Theories for Use: On the Bearing of Basic Science on Practical Problems
science policy model applied research
2008/4/21
Funding policies for science are usually directed at supporting technological innovations. The im-pact and success of such policies depend crucially on how science and technology are connected to each...
THEORIES OF REFERENCE AND THE PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE
theories of reference incommensurability causal descriptivism
2008/4/21
It has sometimes been suggested that the so-called new theory of reference (NTR) would provide an alternative picture of meaning and reference which avoids the unwelcome consequences of the meaning-va...