Faraday to Einstein: Constructing Meaning in Scientific Theories
Einstein often expressed the sentiment that "the eternal mystery of the world is its comprehensibility," and that science is the means through which we comprehend it. However, nearly every one - including scientists - agrees that the concepts of modem ph
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Science and Philosophy VOLUME 1 Series Editor Nancy J. Nersessian, Program in History of Science, Princeton University
Editorial Advisory Board Joseph Agassi, Department of Philosophy, York University and Tel Aviv University Geoffrey Cantor, Department of Philosophy, University of Leeds Nancy Cartwright, Department of Philosophy, Stanford University James T. Cushing, Department of Physics, Notre Dame University Lindley Darden, Committee on the History and Philosophy of Science,
University of Maryland Max Dresden, Institutefor Theoretical Physics, SUNY Stony Brook Allan Franklin, Department of Physics, University of Colorado, Boulder Marjorie Grene, Department of Philosophy, University of California, Davis Adolph Grunbaum, Department of Philosophy, University of Pittsburgh Richard Lewontin, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University Thomas Nickles, Department of Philosophy, University of Nevada, Reno Dudley Shapere, Department of Philosophy, Wake Forest University This series has been established as a forum for contemporary analysis of philosophical problems which arise in connection with the construction of theories in the physical ;md the biological sciences. Contributions will not place particular emphasis on any one school of philosophical thought. However, they will reflect the belief that the philosophy of science must be firmly rooted in an examination of actual scientific practice. Thus, the volumes in this series will include or depend significantly upon an analysis of the history of science, recent or past. The Editors welcome contributions from scientists as well as from philosophers and historians of science.
The titles published in this series are listed at the end of this volume.
NANCY J. NERSESSIAN
Faraday to Einstein: Constructing Meaning in Scientific Theories
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Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Nersessian, Nancy J. Faraday to Einstein: Constructing meaning in scientific theories. (Science and Philosophy) Includes index. 1. Science -- Philosophy. I. Title. II. Series.
Q175.N3885
1984
501
ISBN-13: 978-0-7923-0950-5
84-14679
e-ISBN-13: 978-94-009-6187-6
DOl: 10.1 007/978-94-009-6187-6
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