The ultimate constituents of the material world : in search of an ontology for fundamental physics /
Today, quantum field theory (QFT)-the mathematical and conceptual framework for contemporary elementary particle physics-is the best starting point for analysing the fundamental building blocks of the material world. QFT if taken seriously in its metaphysical implications yields a picture of the wor...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Frankfurt :
Ontos Verlag,
2010.
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| Series: | Philosophische Analyse ;
Bd. 37. |
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| Online Access: | CONNECT |
| Summary: | Today, quantum field theory (QFT)-the mathematical and conceptual framework for contemporary elementary particle physics-is the best starting point for analysing the fundamental building blocks of the material world. QFT if taken seriously in its metaphysical implications yields a picture of the world that is at variance with central classical conceptions. The core of Kuhlmann's investigation consists in the analysis of various ontological interpretations of QFT, e.g. substance ontologies as well as a process-ontological approach. Eventually, Kuhlmann proposes a dispositional trope ontology, a. |
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| Item Description: | EBSCO eBook Academic Comprehensive Collection North America |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (274 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9783110326123 3110326124 3868380728 9783868380729 3110325276 9783110325270 |
