The Description of Nature

Niels Bohr, founding father of modern atomic physics and quantum theory, was as original a philosopher as he was a physicist. This study explores several dimensions of Bohr's vision: the formulation of quantum theory and the problems associated with its interpretation, the notions of complementarity and correspondence, the debates with Einstein about objectivity and realism, and his sense of the infinite harmony of nature. Honner focuses on Bohr's epistemological lesson, the conviction that all our description of nature is dependent on the words we use and the ways we can unambiguously use them.


Author: John Honner
Publisher: Clarendon Press
Published: 04/14/1988
Pages: 248
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.06lbs
Size: 9.02h x 6.02w x 0.82d
ISBN: 9780198249764

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