The Physical World

Author : Nicholas Manton
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0198795939
Total Pages : 573 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Physical World written by Nicholas Manton and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2017 with total page 573 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "It is over half a century since The Feynman lectures on physics were published. A new authoritative account of fundamental physics covering all branches of the subject is now well overdue. The physical world has been written to satisfy this need."--Back cover.

Author : Jaegwon Kim
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 9780262611534
Total Pages : 166 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mind in a Physical World written by Jaegwon Kim and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book, based on Jaegwon Kim's 1996 Townsend Lectures, presents the philosopher's current views on a variety of issues in the metaphysics of the mind--in particular, the mind-body problem, mental causation, and reductionism. This book, based on Jaegwon Kim's 1996 Townsend Lectures, presents the philosopher's current views on a variety of issues in the metaphysics of the mind--in particular, the mind-body problem, mental causation, and reductionism. Kim construes the mind-body problem as that of finding a place for the mind in a world that is fundamentally physical. Among other points, he redefines the roles of supervenience and emergence in the discussion of the mind-body problem. Arguing that various contemporary accounts of mental causation are inadequate, he offers his own partially reductionist solution on the basis of a novel model of reduction. Retaining the informal tone of the lecture format, the book is clear yet sophisticated.

Author : Morris Kline
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0486136310
Total Pages : 514 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mathematics and the Physical World written by Morris Kline and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2012-03-15 with total page 514 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stimulating account of development of mathematics from arithmetic, algebra, geometry and trigonometry, to calculus, differential equations, and non-Euclidean geometries. Also describes how math is used in optics, astronomy, and other phenomena.

Author : Sir Arthur Stanley Eddington
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 394 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Nature of the Physical World written by Sir Arthur Stanley Eddington and published by . This book was released on 1928 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : E.J Squires
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 9780750300452
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.50/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Conscious Mind in the Physical World written by E.J Squires and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 1990-01-01 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We have seen remarkable progress in our detailed understanding of the physical world, from the smallest constituents of atoms to the remotest distances seen by telescopes. However, we have yet to explore the phenomenon of consciousness. Can physical things be conscious or is consciousness something else, forever outside the range of physics? And how does consciousness interact with physical things? A lively account of quantum theory and its puzzles, Conscious Mind in the Physical World examines two developments in particular that have altered the context of discussions about consciousness. One is computer technology, which allows us to make machines that can calculate at speeds far greater than the human brain, while the other is the study of the microscopic world. The book explores philosophical issues such as idealism and free will and speculates on the relationship of consciousness to quantum mechanics. This resource will stimulate physicists with an interest in philosophy, philosophers interested in physics, and anyone fascinated about the waking state of the mind.

Author : David Malet Armstrong
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781003405405
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Perception and the Physical World written by David Malet Armstrong and published by . This book was released on 2023 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1961, Perception and the Physical World contends that there are insuperable difficulties for the Representative and Phenomenalist theories. Unreflective common sense thinks of sense-perception as a direct grasping of the nature of the physical world. But when we are confronted with facts about sensory illusion, about the physical and physiological causes of perception, and with modern scientific views of the real nature of matter, it is hard to maintain such a Direct Realist' theory of perception. We tend to substitute a Copy or Representative theory which puts sense-impressions between ourselves and physical reality. Some philosophers overwhelmed by the difficulties of the Copy theory, retreat into Phenomenalism, which identifies the physical world with our sense-impressions. The author re-examines all the traditional objections to a Direct Realist theory and tries to show that they can be overcome. This book will be of interest to students of philosophy.

Author : Robert G. Jahn
Publisher : ICRL Press
ISBN 13 : 1936033003
Total Pages : 433 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Margins of Reality written by Robert G. Jahn and published by ICRL Press. This book was released on 2009-04 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: WHAT HAS MODERN SCIENCE SWEPT UNDER THE RUG? This pioneering work, which sparked intense controversy when it was first published two decades ago, suggests that modern science, in the name of rigor and objectivity, has arbitrarily excluded the role of consciousness in the establishment of physical reality. Drawing on the results of their first decade of empirical experimentation and theoretical modeling in their Princeton Engineering Anomalies Research (PEAR) program, the authors reach provocative conclusions about the interaction of human consciousness with physical devices, information-gathering processes, and technological systems. The scientific, personal, and social implications of this revolutionary work are staggering. MARGINS OF REALITY is nothing less than a fundamental reevaluation of how the world really works.

Author : Steven Vogel
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780691024189
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Life's Devices written by Steven Vogel and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 1988-12-21 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes how living things bump up against nonbiological reality.

Author : Carrie Lindquist
Publisher : Master Books
ISBN 13 : 9781683442103
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Adventures in the Physical World written by Carrie Lindquist and published by Master Books. This book was released on 2020-04-20 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Herman J. C. Berendsen
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1139461710
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Simulating the Physical World written by Herman J. C. Berendsen and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2007-07-12 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The simulation of physical systems requires a simplified, hierarchical approach which models each level from the atomistic to the macroscopic scale. From quantum mechanics to fluid dynamics, this book systematically treats the broad scope of computer modeling and simulations, describing the fundamental theory behind each level of approximation. Berendsen evaluates each stage in relation to its applications giving the reader insight into the possibilities and limitations of the models. Practical guidance for applications and sample programs in Python are provided. With a strong emphasis on molecular models in chemistry and biochemistry, this 2007 book will be suitable for advanced undergraduate and graduate courses on molecular modeling and simulation within physics, biophysics, physical chemistry and materials science. It will also be a useful reference to all those working in the field. Additional resources for this title including solutions for instructors and programs are available online at www.cambridge.org/9780521835275.