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Product Description: The mysterious beauty, harmony, and consistency of mathematics once caused philosopher Hilary Putnam to term its existence a "miracle." Now, advances in the understanding of physics suggest that the foundations of mathematics are encompassed by the laws of nature, an idea that sheds new light on both mathematics and physics...read more
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9780691115306 | Princeton Univ Pr, November 29, 2004, cover price $60.00 | About this edition: The mysterious beauty, harmony, and consistency of mathematics once caused philosopher Hilary Putnam to term its existence a "miracle.
Product Description: In this magisterial work, Roland Omnès takes us from the academies of ancient Greece to the laboratories of modern science as he seeks to do no less than rebuild the foundations of the philosophy of knowledge. One of the world's leading quantum physicists, Omnès reviews the history and recent development of mathematics, logic, and the physical sciences to show that current work in quantum theory offers new answers to questions that have puzzled philosophers for centuries: Is the world ultimately intelligible? Are all events caused? Do objects have definitive locations? Omnès addresses these profound questions with vigorous arguments and clear, colorful writing, aiming not just to advance scholarship but to enlighten readers with no background in science or philosophy...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)
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9780691027876 | Princeton Univ Pr, June 1, 1999, cover price $55.00
Paperback:
9780691095516 | Reprint edition (Princeton Univ Pr, February 25, 2002), cover price $35.00 | About this edition: In this magisterial work, Roland Omnès takes us from the academies of ancient Greece to the laboratories of modern science as he seeks to do no less than rebuild the foundations of the philosophy of knowledge.
Hardcover:
9780691004358 | Princeton Univ Pr, March 8, 1999, cover price $87.00
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9780691033365 | Princeton Univ Pr, July 1, 1994, cover price $110.00
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9780691036694 | Princeton Univ Pr, July 11, 1994, cover price $97.00
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