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A New Foundation of Physical TheoriesThe Structure of the Human Species

A New Foundation of Physical Theories: The Structure of the Human Species [It will be shown by this example that the method of mathematization can also be applied to nonphysical structures. We call a structure a nonphysical structure if the concepts used in the basic language Bl are “nonphysical” concepts. Physics is determined not only by the applied method, but also by used concepts. Many concepts in physics are defined by pre-theories. But all theories have to start from “first” theories which do not use pre-theories, and the concepts used in these “first” theories are those which determine “physics.” The number of these “first” concepts have become smaller and smaller during the development of physics. Today, concepts such as, e.g., “warm” and “cold,” “red” and “blue,” “strong” and “weak” are no longer used as “first” concepts.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

A New Foundation of Physical TheoriesThe Structure of the Human Species

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Springer Berlin Heidelberg
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© Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2006
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978-3-540-30832-4
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167 –171
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10.1007/3-540-30833-4_9
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[It will be shown by this example that the method of mathematization can also be applied to nonphysical structures. We call a structure a nonphysical structure if the concepts used in the basic language Bl are “nonphysical” concepts. Physics is determined not only by the applied method, but also by used concepts. Many concepts in physics are defined by pre-theories. But all theories have to start from “first” theories which do not use pre-theories, and the concepts used in these “first” theories are those which determine “physics.” The number of these “first” concepts have become smaller and smaller during the development of physics. Today, concepts such as, e.g., “warm” and “cold,” “red” and “blue,” “strong” and “weak” are no longer used as “first” concepts.]

Published: Jan 1, 2006

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