Cosmos, Logos, and the Limits of Science
Following the introduction of the special and general theories of relativity and development of consequent cosmological models, the extent to which time and space play a starkly abstract role in physics has become more and more apparent. We examine here whether the full force of such abstract charac...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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University of Illinois Press
2007
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Process studies
Year: 2007, Volume: 36, Issue: 2, Pages: 198-214 |
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Summary: | Following the introduction of the special and general theories of relativity and development of consequent cosmological models, the extent to which time and space play a starkly abstract role in physics has become more and more apparent. We examine here whether the full force of such abstract characterizations comes ultimately into opposition with the practice of science and implies some hard limitations on the scope of scientific discourse. |
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ISSN: | 2154-3682 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Process studies
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/44799031 |