03425cam a2200577Ii 45000010014000000030008000140050017000220060019000390070015000580080041000730400035001140200036001490200033001850200032002180200015002500200036002650200033003010200042003340200039003760200049004150200046004640200018005100350021005280350023005490500019005720720025005910720025006160720025006410720025006660720016006910820015007072450091007222640032008133000022008453360026008673370026008933380036009195050457009555200936014125880047023486500025023956500024024206500030024446500043024746500041025176500034025587000028025928560083026208560102027039380042028059781315612676FlBoTFG20210409103245.0m     o  d        cr cnu---unuuu161129s2016    enk     ob    001 0 eng d  aOCoLC-PbengerdaepncOCoLC-P  a9781409423232q(electronic bk.)  a1409423239q(electronic bk.)  a9781317044314q(ePub ebook)  a1317044312  a9781315612676q(electronic bk.)  a1315612674q(electronic bk.)  a9781317044321q(electronic bk. : PDF)  a1317044320q(electronic bk. : PDF)  a9781317044307q(electronic bk. : Mobipocket)  a1317044304q(electronic bk. : Mobipocket)  z9780754655183  a(OCoLC)964526204  a(OCoLC-P)964526204 4aQC6b.A84 2016 7aSCIx0240002bisacsh 7aSCIx0410002bisacsh 7aSCIx0550002bisacsh 7aPHIx0000002bisacsh 7aPDA2bicssc04a530.0122304aThe Ashgate companion to contemporary philosophy of physics /cedited by Dean Rickles. 1aLondon :bRoutledge,c2016.  a1 online resource  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier00tChapter Preface /rAcknowledgements --tchapter Acknowledgements --tchapter 1 Advancing the Philosophy of Physics /rDean Rickles --tchapter 2 Philosophy of Quantum Mechanics /rDavid Wallace --tchapter 3 A Field Guide to Recent Work on the Foundations of Statistical Mechanics /rRoman Frigg --tchapter 4 Philosophical Aspects of Quantum Information Theory /rChris Timpson --tchapter 5 Quantum Gravity: A Primer for Philosophers /rDean Rickles.  aIntroducing the reader to the very latest developments in the philosophical foundations of physics, this book covers advanced material at a level suitable for beginner and intermediate students. A detailed overview is provided of the central debates in the philosophy of quantum mechanics, statistical mechanics, quantum computation, and quantum gravity. Each chapter consists of a 'state of the art' review written by a specialist in the field and introduces the reader to the relevant formal aspects along with the philosophical implications. These, and the various interpretive options, are developed in a self-contained, clear, and concise manner. Special care is given to situating the reader within the contemporary debates by providing numerous references and readings. This book thus enables both philosophers and physicists to engage with the most pressing problems in contemporary philosophy of physics in a fruitful way.  aOCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record. 0aPhysicsxPhilosophy. 0aPhilosophy, Modern. 7aSCIENCE / Energy2bisacsh 7aSCIENCE / Mechanics / General2bisacsh 7aSCIENCE / Physics / General2bisacsh 7aPHILOSOPHY / General2bisacsh1 aRickles, Dean,eeditor.403Taylor & Francisuhttps://www.routledgehandbooks.com/doi/10.4324/9781315612676423OCLC metadata license agreementuhttp://www.oclc.org/content/dam/oclc/forms/terms/vbrl-201703.pdf  aTaylor & FrancisbTAFRn9781315612676