An analysis of the tension between objectivity and conventionality in modern physics
This dissertation attempts a resolution of the apparent tension between objectivity and conventionality in modern physics. It is argued that the physical sciences, though dependent on convention, may nevertheless produce objective representations of reality. In demonstrating this, a view of represen...
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University of Cambridge
2001
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| Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.598483 |