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Author Curran, Noel

Title The Philosophy of Mathematics and Natural Laws : Another Copernican Revolution
Published Milton : Routledge, 2018

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Description 1 online resource (219 pages)
Series Routledge Revivals Ser
Routledge Revivals Ser
Contents Cover; Half Title; Dedication; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Prolegomenon Frege -- the theory of judgement; 1 Introduction; 2 The concept of number; 3 Number systems; 4 Algebra -- the science of pure time; 5 Geometry; 6 Measurement and numbers; 7 Quaternions versus vector analysis; 8 The unification of physics; Section 1 The laws of nature; Section 2 The arrow of time; Section 3 Einstein's special theory of relativity; Section 4 Einstein's general theory of relativity, theory of gravitation; Section 5 Quantum theory
Section 6 Cosmology -- the Big Bang and the expansion of the universeSection 7 The philosophy of science -- especially the philosophy of mathematics and its applications to nature; Section 8 The relation between science and religion -- the existence of a God or no God; References; Bibliography; Index
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Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780429808081
0429808089