Grete Hermann - between physics and philosophy. ([2016])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Elise Crull, Guido Bacciagaluppi, editors.
• Editors: Crull, Elise M (Elise Marie); Bacciagaluppi, Guido
• Contents: Preface; References; Contents; Contributors; Part I Hermann's Background; 1 A Biographical Sketch of Prof. Dr Grete Henry-Hermann (1901 -- 1984); 1.1 Leonard Nelson as Teacher; 1.2 As Private Assistant to Leonard Nelson; 1.3 Continuation of Philosophical-Political Work with Minna Specht; 1.4 Philosophy and Political Work Against the Nazi State; 1.5 Return to Germany and Professional Career; References; 2 Grete Hermann as a Philosopher; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Kant and His Followers; 2.3 Grete Hermann's Rebellion; 2.4 What Is at Stake in the Deduction of the Moral Law? 2.5 Complementarity in Ethics?2.6 The Shifting of Perspectives in Decision-Making; References; 3 Understanding Hermann's Philosophy of Nature; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Fries' Philosophy of Nature; 3.3 Nelson's Case; 3.4 The Friesian Hermann; 3.5 Hermann's Philosophy of Nature; 3.6 Conclusion; References; Part II Hermann on Quantum Mechanics; 4 The Convergence of Transcendental Philosophy and Quantum Physics: Grete Henry-Hermann's 1935 Pioneering Proposal; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 The Philosophy of Science in Hermann's Work: Motivation and Situation; 4.3 Physics and Causality in the 1930s 4.4 Noteworthy Aspects of Hermann's Work in Philosophy of Science4.5 The Core of Hermann's Original Interpretation; 4.6 Strengths and Weaknesses of Hermann's Interpretation; 4.7 A General Comparison Between Transcendental Philosophy and Quantum Physics; 4.8 Conclusion; References; 5 Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker's `Ortsbestimmung eines Elektrons' and its Influence on Grete Hermann; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Weizsäcker's Analysis of the Heisenberg Microscope; 5.3 Weizsäcker's Impact on Grete Hermann's Argumentation; 5.4 EPR Anticipations?; 5.5 Conclusion; References 6 `In the No-Man's-Land Between Physics and Logic': On the Dialectical Role of the Microscope Experiment6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Leonard Nelson's Socratic Method; 6.3 On the Dialectic Aspects of Heisenberg's 1927 Paper; 6.4 Popper on the Failure of Heisenberg's Programme; 6.5 Grete Hermann: Complementarity and Indeterminacy; 6.6 Welcoming Ignorance; References; 7 Challenging the Gospel: Grete Hermann on von Neumann's No-Hidden-Variables Proof; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Von Neumann's 1932 No Hidden Variables Argument; 7.3 John Bell and the Standard View 7.4 Hermann's Critique of von Neumann's Argument7.5 Comparing Hermann and Bell; 7.6 The Reception of Hermann's Criticism; References; 8 Grete Hermann's Lost Manuscript on Quantum Mechanics; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 Summary of the 1933 Manuscript; 8.3 Comparison with the 1935 Essay; 8.3.1 Heisenberg's Uncertainty Relations; 8.3.2 Dirac's Formalism and Maximal Observation; 8.3.3 Von Neumann's Proof; 8.4 The `Positive Thesis' in Hermann's 1933 Essay; References; 9 Bohr's Slit and Hermann's Microscope; 9.1 Introduction; 9.2 Comparing Slit and Microscope; 9.2.1 Hermann on the Microscope
• Publisher Details: Dordrecht, The Netherlands : Springer
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource (xv, 281 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 510.92; History; Mathematicians -- Germany; Philosophers -- Germany; Physics -- Philosophy; MATHEMATICS / Essays; MATHEMATICS / Pre-Calculus; MATHEMATICS / Reference; Mathematicians; Philosophers; Physics -- Philosophy; Philosophy -- Ethics & Moral Philosophy; Philosophy -- History & Surveys -- Modern; Philosophy -- Reference; Philosophy -- Political; Ethics & moral philosophy; Western philosophy, from c 1900; Philosophy; Social & political philosophy; Ethics; Philosophy, modern; Philosophy of nature; Political science_xPhilosophy; Science -- History; History of science; Germany; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9789402409703
• Related ISBNs: 940240970X; 9789402409680; 9402409688
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Vendor-supplied metadata.
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