Why Beliefs Matter: Reflections On The Nature Of Science - Couverture souple

Davies, E. Brian

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ISBN 10 : 0198704992 ISBN 13 : 9780198704997

Editeur : Oxford University Press, 2014

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

In the follow-up to his acclaimed Science in the Looking Glass, Brian Davies discusses deep problems about our place in the world, using a minimum of technical jargon. The book argues that 'absolutist' ideas of the objectivity of science, dating back to Plato, continue to mislead generations of both theoretical physicists and theologians. It explains that the multi-layered nature of our present descriptions of the world is unavoidable, not because of anything about the world, but because of our own human natures. It tries to rescue mathematics from the singular and exceptional status that it has been assigned, as much by those who understand it as by those who do not. Working throughout from direct quotations from many of the important contributors to its subject, it concludes with a penetrating criticism of many of the recent contributions to the often acrimonious debates about science and religions.

Biographie de l'auteur :

Educated at the University of Oxford, E. Brian Davies is Professor of Mathematics at King's College, London and a Fellow of the Royal Society. He developed the theory of open quantum systems, writing a monograph on the subject which became the standard text. He has published almost 300 articles and four books on subjects ranging from quantum theory to pure mathematics, and is currently working in both computational analysis and the philosophy of science. He has held visiting positions at a number of leading universities in Europe and the USA. He was awarded the Senior Berwick Prize by the London Mathematical Society in 1998, and was President of London Mathematical Society 2008-2009.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Oxford University Press
• Date d'édition: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0198704992
• ISBN 13: 9780198704997
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 250