{"product_id":"9783031253461","title":"Erhard Scheibe's Structuralism : Roots and Prospects (Fundamental Theories of Physics) \u003cVol. 213\u003e","description":"This book offers the first systematic review of the structuralism of physical theories. Particular emphasis is placed on the inclusion of empirical imprecision into formal reconstructions of theories. The proposed measure of imprecision allows for a topological comparison of theories. Considering the ongoing debates on the nature of the thermodynamic limit in statistical mechanics, as well as on limit relations between classical and quantum mechanics, the author asserts that the Bourbaki-style structuralism, together with E. Scheibe's theory of reduction, is the best choice for reconstructing and analyzing the related questions of reduction and emergence. Readers will appreciate the critical overview of the main positions in philosophy of science, examined with particular attention to their applicability to current problems of fundamental theories of physics. Introduction.- The Received View of theories.- From statements to structures.- From structures to statements.- Scheibe's hybrid structuralism.- On Scheibe's theory of reduction.- Conclusion: Views on scientific theories.\n    \n \u003cp\u003eJohannes Mierau's academic background is in physics, in which he graduated\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ein 2014. He specialized in theoretical condensed matter physics\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand went on to do a PhD in the field of philosophy of science,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewith special emphasis on the philosophy of physics, under the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003esupervision of Prof. Dr. Dr. Brigitte Falkenburg at Technical\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUniversity of Dortmund. In his PhD-thesis, he applied Scheibe's\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003etheory to show that the purported paradox of phase transitions, an\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eextensively discussed problem in philosophy of physics, is the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eproduct of the disregard of the imprecise nature of the involved\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ephysical theories. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohannes Mierau is currently working as a post-doctoral researcher for the chair of\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003etheoretical philosophy and philosophy of the social sciences at\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWitten\/Herdecke University.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Springer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48851935887595,"sku":"00000_00000_00000_00000","price":311.28,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/kinokuniya.com.sg\/products\/9783031253461","provider":"Books Kinokuniya Singapore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}