In recent years, many philosophers of modern physics came to the conclusion that the problem of how objectivity is constituted (rather than merely given) can no longer be avoided, and therefore that a transcendental approach in the spirit of Kant is now philosophically relevant. The usual excuse for skipping this task is that the historical form given by Kant to transcendental epistemology has been challenged by Relativity and Quantum Physics. However, the true challenge is not to force modern physics into a rigidly construed static version of Kant's philosophy, but to provide Kant's method with flexibility and generality. – In this book, the top specialists of the field pin down the methodological core of transcendental epistemology that must be used in order to throw light on the foundations of modern physics. First, the basic tools Kant used for his transcendental reading of Newtonian Mechanics are examined, and then early transcendental approaches of Relativistic and Quantum Physics are revisited. Transcendental procedures are also applied to contemporary physics, and this renewed transcendental interpretation is finally compared with structural realism and constructive empiricism. The book will be of interest to scientists, historians and philosophers who are involved in the foundational problems of modern physics. M.-M. V.
BITBOL Michel, KERSZBERG Pierre, PETITOT Jean
pages 1 to 30
FRIEDMAN Michael
pages 35 to 50
KERSZBERG Pierre
pages 51 to 72
SCHMITZ-RIGAL Christiane
pages 75 to 93
CEI Angelo, FRENCH Steven
pages 95 to 115
BONNET Christian
pages 117 to 126
PARRINI Paolo
pages 127 to 143
HARRÉ Rom
pages 149 to 158
BRITTAN Gordon G.
pages 159 to 168
MITTELSTAEDT Peter
pages 169 to 181
BONIOLO Giovanni
pages 183 to 201
KAUARK-LEITE Patricia
pages 203 to 213
STÖLTZNER Michael
pages 215 to 227
FALKENBURG Brigitte
pages 229 to 248
FRIEDMAN Michael
pages 253 to 267
BALASHOV Yuri
pages 269 to 278
RYCKMAN Thomas
pages 279 to 298
BROCK Steen
pages 301 to 316
PRINGE Hernán
pages 317 to 327
SOLER Léna
pages 329 to 344
BITBOL Michel
pages 347 to 357
OSNAGHI Stefano
pages 359 to 374
CATREN Gabriel
pages 375 to 386
STAMATESCU Ion-Olimpiu
pages 389 to 402
DOSCH Hans Günter, MÜLLER Volkhard F., SIEROKA Norman
pages 403 to 413
PETITOT Jean
pages 415 to 455
VAN FRAASSEN Bastiaan C.
pages 459 to 479
ESPAGNAT Bernard d’
pages 481 to 490
LYRE Holger
pages 491 to 501
TELLER Paul
pages 503 to 514