Quantum Theory and the Schism in Physics: from the Postscript to the Logic of Scientific Discovery
by Popp[er, Karl R.; W.W. Bartley, III (editor)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 084767018X
- ISBN 13
- 9780847670185
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Totowa, NJ: Rowman and Littlefield, 1982. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 9x6x1. Full black cloth binding with gilt lettering to spine, white dust jacket, 9-1/2" tall, 229 pp. Fine copy in near fine jacket with very light wear. The philosopher uses quantum physics to elucidate his concept that something can come from nothing. "There is no such thing as scientific induction. The future is not contained in the past. There is indeterminism in physics and in history. There is genuine emergence in biology. Value cannot be reduced to fact. Mind cannot be reduced to matter.
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- Bookseller
- Crooked House Books & Paper (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002055
- Title
- Quantum Theory and the Schism in Physics: from the Postscript to the Logic of Scientific Discovery
- Author
- Popp[er, Karl R.; W.W. Bartley, III (editor)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 084767018X
- ISBN 13
- 9780847670185
- Publisher
- Rowman and Littlefield
- Place of Publication
- Totowa, NJ
- Date Published
- 1982
- Size
- 9x6x1
- Keywords
- science philosophy physics
- X weight
- 0 oz
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