Mechanistic Explanations in Physics and Beyond

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Falkenburg, Brigitte (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Schiemann, Gregor (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: European Studies in Philosophy of Science, 11
• Subjects: Mathematics-Philosophy.; Mechanics.; Mechanics, Applied.; Philosophy.; Computer science-Mathematics.; Philosophy of Mathematics.; Classical Mechanics.; Theoretical and Applied Mechanics.; History of Philosophy.; Mathematics of Computing.

This volume offers a broad, philosophical discussion on mechanical explanations. Coverage ranges from historical approaches and general questions to physics and higher-level sciences . The contributors also consider the topics of complexity, emergence, and reduction. Mechanistic explanations detail...