The Rationality of Metaphysical Intuitions in the Construction of a Scientific Image of the Universe
The Rationality of Metaphysical Intuitions in the Construction of a Scientific Image of the Universe
Author(s): Mihai D. VasileSubject(s): Philosophy
Published by: Институт по философия и социология при БАН
Keywords: atom; relativity theory; quantum theory; Big-Bang; string theory.
Summary/Abstract: The author argues that for the last 2,500 years, the sci-ence concerning the universe (o kosmoV) has been based on two metaphysical intuitions—the atomic one for more than 2,400 years, and the string intuition in the second half of the twentieth century.
Journal: Balkan Journal of Philosophy
- Issue Year: VII/2015
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 31-36
- Page Count: 6
- Language: English
