The Causal Universe
The Causal Universe
- Wydawnictwo: Copernicus Center Press
- Rok wydania: 2013
- ISBN: 9788378860341
- Ilość stron: 328
- Format: 16.7x25.0
- Oprawa: Twarda
Niedostępna
Opis: The Causal Universe
Main subject classification
Philosophy
Other subjects
Cosmology, Physics
Key points
addresses the issue of causality in philosophy and empirical sciences
brings together contributions from philosophers, cosmologists and physicists
Description
A collection of essays dealing with causality, a core issue for both science and philosophy. The Reader will learn about different types of causality in complex systems and about new perspectives on this issue based on physical and cosmological considerations. In addition, the collection includes essays pertaining to the problem of causality in ancient Greek philosophy, and to the problem of Gods relation to the causal structures of nature viewed in the light of contemporary physics and cosmology.
Contributors
George F. R. Ellis (University of Cape Town), Julian Barbour (University of Oxford), Mariusz P. Dąbrowski (Szczecin University), Bogdan Dembiński (University of Silesia), Willem B. Drees (Leiden University), Michael Heller (Copernicus Center for Interdisciplinary Studies), Marek Kuś (Polish Academy of Sciences), Jerzy Lewandowski (University of Warsaw), Derek Raine (University of Leicester), Andrzej Sitarz (Jagiellonian University), Andrzej Sołtan (Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center), William R. Stoeger (Vatican Observatory), Thomas Tracy (Bates College), Jean-Philippe Uzan (Astrophysics Institiute of Paris).
Szczegóły: The Causal Universe
Tytuł: The Causal Universe
Wydawnictwo: Copernicus Center Press
ISBN: 9788378860341
Liczba tomów: 1
Tytuł oryginału: The Causal Universe
Język oryginału: angielski
Języki: angielski
Rok wydania: 2013
Ilość stron: 328
Format: 16.7x25.0
Oprawa: Twarda
Waga: 0.73 kg
Redakcja: Ellis George F.R., Heller Michael, Pabjan Tadeusz
