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Nature's Capacities and Their Measurement

Categorie	Algemeen wetenschap
Boeknummer	#353715-ZC15
Titel	Nature's Capacities and Their Measurement
Auteur	Cartwright, Nancy
Boektype	Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag
Uitgeverij	Oxford : Clarendon Press
Jaar van uitgave	1989
ISBN10	0198244770
ISBN13	9780198244776
Taal	Engels
Beschrijving	Original boards, gilt lettered spine, dust jacket, illustrated with numerous equations, graphs and diagrams, 8vo.
Samenvatting	Ever since David Hume, empiricists have barred powers and capacities from nature. In this book Cartwright argues that capacities are essential in our scientific world, and, contrary to empiricist orthodoxy, that they can meet sufficiently strict demands for testability. Econometrics is one discipline where probabilities are used to measure causal capacities, and the technology of modern physics provides several examples of testing capacities (such as lasers). Cartwright concludes by applying the lessons of the book about capacities and probabilities to the explanation of the role of causality in quantum mechanics.
Pagina's	268
Conditie	Goed
Prijs	€ 60,00

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