The Ultimate Constituents of the Material World : In Search of an Ontology for Fundamental Physics /
Kuhlmann, Meinard
The Ultimate Constituents of the Material World : In Search of an Ontology for Fundamental Physics / Meinard Kuhlmann. - 1 online resource (274 p.) - Philosophische Analyse / Philosophical Analysis , 37 2198-2066 ; .
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Part I. Ontology and Quantum Field Theory -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Philosophical Background -- 3. Ontology and Physics -- 4. History and Basic Structure of QFT -- 5. Alternative Approaches -- 6. The Ontological Significance of QFT and AQFT -- Part II. Classical Ontologies -- 7. Classical vs. Revisionary Ontologies -- 8. Particle Interpretation of QFT -- 9. Field Interpretations of QFT -- Part III. Revisionary Ontologies -- 10. Process Ontology -- 11. Trope Ontology I: The Ontological -- 12. Trope Ontology II: Properties and Things -- Part IV. The Trope Bundle Interpretation of QFT: A New Ontology for Fundamental Physics -- 13. Dispositional Trope Ontology -- Part V. Concluding Remarks -- 14. Physics and Philosophy -- 15. Summing Up -- Part VI. Appendices -- Abbreviations and Notation -- A. Special Relativity Theory: Some Notation and Required Results -- B. Ontologically Oriented Survey of Quantum Mechanics -- C. Advanced Foundational Topics in QFT -- D. Assumptions and Results of AQFT -- Bibliography -- Physics (and Mathematics) Glossary -- Philosophy Glossary -- Backmatter
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Today, quantum field theory (QFT)-the mathematical and conceptual framework for contemporary elementary particle physics-is the best starting point for analysing the fundamental building blocks of the material world. QFT if taken seriously in its metaphysical implications yields a picture of the world that is at variance with central classical conceptions. The core of Kuhlmann’s investigation consists in the analysis of various ontological interpretations of QFT, e.g. substance ontologies as well as a process-ontological approach. Eventually, Kuhlmann proposes a dispositional trope ontology, according to which particularized properties and not things are the most basic entities, in terms of which all other entities are to be analysed, e.g as bundles of properties. This book was chosen for the 2009 ontos-Award for research on analytical ontology and metaphysics by the German Society for Analytical Philosophy.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9783110325270 9783110326123
10.1515/9783110326123 doi
Ontology.
Physics.
Ontologie.
Philosophie.
Physik.
Wissenschaftstheorie.
PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / General.
BD311 / .K84 2010eb
The Ultimate Constituents of the Material World : In Search of an Ontology for Fundamental Physics / Meinard Kuhlmann. - 1 online resource (274 p.) - Philosophische Analyse / Philosophical Analysis , 37 2198-2066 ; .
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Part I. Ontology and Quantum Field Theory -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Philosophical Background -- 3. Ontology and Physics -- 4. History and Basic Structure of QFT -- 5. Alternative Approaches -- 6. The Ontological Significance of QFT and AQFT -- Part II. Classical Ontologies -- 7. Classical vs. Revisionary Ontologies -- 8. Particle Interpretation of QFT -- 9. Field Interpretations of QFT -- Part III. Revisionary Ontologies -- 10. Process Ontology -- 11. Trope Ontology I: The Ontological -- 12. Trope Ontology II: Properties and Things -- Part IV. The Trope Bundle Interpretation of QFT: A New Ontology for Fundamental Physics -- 13. Dispositional Trope Ontology -- Part V. Concluding Remarks -- 14. Physics and Philosophy -- 15. Summing Up -- Part VI. Appendices -- Abbreviations and Notation -- A. Special Relativity Theory: Some Notation and Required Results -- B. Ontologically Oriented Survey of Quantum Mechanics -- C. Advanced Foundational Topics in QFT -- D. Assumptions and Results of AQFT -- Bibliography -- Physics (and Mathematics) Glossary -- Philosophy Glossary -- Backmatter
restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
Today, quantum field theory (QFT)-the mathematical and conceptual framework for contemporary elementary particle physics-is the best starting point for analysing the fundamental building blocks of the material world. QFT if taken seriously in its metaphysical implications yields a picture of the world that is at variance with central classical conceptions. The core of Kuhlmann’s investigation consists in the analysis of various ontological interpretations of QFT, e.g. substance ontologies as well as a process-ontological approach. Eventually, Kuhlmann proposes a dispositional trope ontology, according to which particularized properties and not things are the most basic entities, in terms of which all other entities are to be analysed, e.g as bundles of properties. This book was chosen for the 2009 ontos-Award for research on analytical ontology and metaphysics by the German Society for Analytical Philosophy.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9783110325270 9783110326123
10.1515/9783110326123 doi
Ontology.
Physics.
Ontologie.
Philosophie.
Physik.
Wissenschaftstheorie.
PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / General.
BD311 / .K84 2010eb