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Quote: very few phenomena depend on simple, mathematical laws--gravitation, light, and electricity; tied to geometry of space and statistical effects
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limitations of formalism
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statistical mechanics
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Newtonian physics
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reductionism
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The enormous successes of nineteenth century physics, based … justified in a similar way, that life and … simply expressed ("fundamental") laws: scarcely three, namely, gravitation … gravitation and electro-magnetism are intimately connected with the … small phenomena. Google-1 Google-2
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Quote: the success of 19c physics lead to the belief that all phenomena can be explained in a similar way; including life and thought
Topic: limitations of formalism (92 items)
Topic: statistical mechanics (21 items)
Topic: Newtonian physics (73 items)
Topic: reductionism (51 items)