Sinopsis:
Perception, Physics and Reality is a thought-provoking book written by Charles Dunbar Broad, which delves into the relationship between perception, physics, and reality. The book is an enquiry into the information that physical science can provide about the real world. The author explores the concept of reality and how it is perceived by humans. He argues that our perception of reality is not always accurate, and that physical science can help us gain a better understanding of the world around us. Broad also discusses the limitations of science and how it cannot provide us with a complete understanding of reality.The book covers a broad range of topics, including the nature of time, space, and causality, the relationship between mind and matter, and the role of perception in shaping our understanding of reality. Broad draws on a wide range of philosophical and scientific ideas to support his arguments, making the book a fascinating read for anyone interested in the intersection of science and philosophy.Overall, Perception, Physics and Reality is a thought-provoking and insightful book that challenges readers to think deeply about the nature of reality and the limits of human perception. It is a must-read for anyone interested in the philosophy of science and the nature of reality.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
Reseña del editor:
By natural science, for the present purpose, I mean physics. When a certain way of looking at the universe meets with the extraordinary success with which that of physics has met it becomes the duty of the philosopher to investigate it with care; for it is likely to offer a very much better Cosmology than his own unaided efforts can do. A nd, if philosophy is to take into account empirical facts and it is extremely difficult to see what it will be able to tell us about the existent unless it does it can hardly neglect the most fruitful and thorough investigation of certain large branches of empirical facts that has yet been made. But natural science starts with certain assumptions, and, as it goes on, it developes certain general conclusions about the real world. For instance, it starts with a position not far removed from naif realism, and, in its progress, it draws a distinction between the reality of primary and secondary qualities, and develOpes a causal theory of perception. Now the distinction between primary and secondary qualities as to their reality is a metaphysical question, and science seems historically to have taken over its answer to it from Descartes. This has led quite reasonably to an attack on science from later philosophers who have not agreed that it was possible to stop at the point at which Descartes and natural science stopped in this matter.
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