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- 264 stránok
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- 10 hodin
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Exploring the intersection of philosophy and science, this book delves into the significance of thought experiments through the lens of various demons. It examines Laplace's Demon, which posits a deterministic universe, and contrasts it with Maxwell's Demon, representing a probabilistic reality. Additionally, it discusses Nietzsche's idea of eternal recurrence. Each section unpacks the implications for determinism, indeterminism, the nature of time, consciousness, and free will, providing insights into what these concepts reveal about our understanding of the world.
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The Demons of Science, Friedel Weinert
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- 2018
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- Titul
- The Demons of Science
- Podtitul
- What They Can and Cannot Tell Us About Our World
- Jazyk
- anglicky
- Autori
- Friedel Weinert
- Vydavateľ
- Springer International Publishing
- Rok vydania
- 2018
- Väzba
- mäkká
- Počet strán
- 264
- ISBN13
- 9783319811017
- Anotácia
- Exploring the intersection of philosophy and science, this book delves into the significance of thought experiments through the lens of various demons. It examines Laplace's Demon, which posits a deterministic universe, and contrasts it with Maxwell's Demon, representing a probabilistic reality. Additionally, it discusses Nietzsche's idea of eternal recurrence. Each section unpacks the implications for determinism, indeterminism, the nature of time, consciousness, and free will, providing insights into what these concepts reveal about our understanding of the world.