How do we get an idea from the physical world? There is basically only one possibility, namely to dialogue with nature, that is, we create a theoretical conception of the world by thinking, and then we check this conception with the help of measuring instruments. In this connection the following question arises: does there exist for each element of the theory an element-specific deflection at the measuring instrument? In other words, has each element of the theory a counterpart in the actual reality? If not, then the theory contains metaphysical elements, ie. elements which have no counterpart in reality. In this book it is argued that there are obviously no theoretical conceptions of the world which are free of metaphysical elements. This is not only valid in connection with matter but also for the conceptions of space and time. The consequences in connection with modern conceptions of the world are outlined.
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Before scientific methods were known, it was usual to explain phenomena in nature by means of mythological beings: A vast number of gods, goddesses, demigods, demons, capricious fairies, and so on governed arbitrarily; they were responsible for all phenomena in the forest and field. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
cognition apparatus, favourable towards survival, traditional elementary particle physics, hostile towards survival, unconscious objectification, ticket metaphor, usual quantum theory, ordinary quantum theory, theoretical world view, conventional quantum theory, physiological apparatus, constancy phenomena, fictitious reality, colour experiment, geometrical positions, gravitational law, colour receptors, null lines, isolated proton, metaphysical elements, final building blocks, passive background, pointlike particles, precise reproduction, proximity effect Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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Before scientific methods were known, it was usual to explain phenomena in nature by means of mythological beings: A vast number of gods, goddesses, demigods, demons, capricious fairies, and so on governed arbitrarily; they were responsible for all phenomena in the forest and field. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
cognition apparatus, favourable towards survival, traditional elementary particle physics, hostile towards survival, unconscious objectification, ticket metaphor, usual quantum theory, ordinary quantum theory, theoretical world view, conventional quantum theory, physiological apparatus, constancy phenomena, fictitious reality, colour experiment, geometrical positions, gravitational law, colour receptors, null lines, isolated proton, metaphysical elements, final building blocks, passive background, pointlike particles, precise reproduction, proximity effect Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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- The New Physics by Paul Davies in Back Matter
- Modern Physics by Ford in Back Matter
- The Character of Physical Law (Modern Library) by Richard Feynman in Back Matter
- The Holographic Universe by Michael Talbot in Back Matter
- The Mathematical Experience by Phillip J. Davis in Back Matter
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- Grasping Reality: An Interpretation-Realistic Epistemology (Series on the Foundations of Natural Science and Technology,Vol. 5) by Hans Lenk in Front Matter
- What Is Life? Scientific Approaches and Philosophical Positions: Scientific Approaches and Philosophical Positions (Series on the Foundations of Natural Science and Technology) by Hans-Peter Durr in Front Matter
- Nano-Engineering in Science and Technology: An Introduction to the World of Nano-Design by Michael Rieth in Front Matter
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