PHYSICS AND REALITY
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FOREWORD
Why does one take the burden of writing a book on philosophy of science when each year many books are published on the subject? The answer is that in this book, philosophy of science is viewed in a new approach. In modern philosophy of science, matters such as the verifiability, falsifiability and testability of theories and hypotheses; the stages in theory development; and the historical and social conditions which support the development of science are discussed. Yet, nowhere the basic concepts and the structures that scientific theories have been built upon are examined in detail.
Perhaps because of the lack of a philosophical analysis as such, to this day, the relationship between science and reality has continued to remain in the dark. We can even say that, in modern philosophy, hardly any serious discussion has been made on the issue. This should not surprise us from one perspective, because such an inquiry necessitates, first of all a detailed conceptual investigation. This in turn, requires an awareness of the problem of the relation between science and reality, below the superficial conformity between theory and observation.
In this book, in a conceptual approach, we dwell on the problem of the relationship between physical science and reality. We hope that this work will lead to new and more profound research in this area.
Åžakir KocabaÅŸ, Istanbul, July 2006
Why does one take the burden of writing a book on philosophy of science when each year many books are published on the subject? The answer is that in this book, philosophy of science is viewed in a new approach. In modern philosophy of science, matters such as the verifiability, falsifiability and testability of theories and hypotheses; the stages in theory development; and the historical and social conditions which support the development of science are discussed. Yet, nowhere the basic concepts and the structures that scientific theories have been built upon are examined in detail.
Perhaps because of the lack of a philosophical analysis as such, to this day, the relationship between science and reality has continued to remain in the dark. We can even say that, in modern philosophy, hardly any serious discussion has been made on the issue. This should not surprise us from one perspective, because such an inquiry necessitates, first of all a detailed conceptual investigation. This in turn, requires an awareness of the problem of the relation between science and reality, below the superficial conformity between theory and observation.
In this book, in a conceptual approach, we dwell on the problem of the relationship between physical science and reality. We hope that this work will lead to new and more profound research in this area.
Åžakir KocabaÅŸ, Istanbul, July 2006
