PHYSICS NEEDS PHILOSOPHY. PHILOSOPHY NEEDS PHYSICS
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Contrary to claims about the irrelevance of philosophy for science, I argue that has had, and still has, far more influence on physics than is commonly assumed. maintain current anti-philosophical ideology had damaging effects fertility science. also suggest recent important empirical results, such as detection Higgs particle gravitational waves, failure detect supersymmetry where many expected find it, question validity certain philosophical assumptions common among theoretical physicists, inviting us engage in a clearer reflection scientific method.
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عنوان ژورنال: Metaphysics
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['2515-8279']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.22363/2224-7580-2021-3-36-46