Physics, Philosophy, and the Scientific Community: Essays... in Honor of Robert S. Cohen

The Essays Presented In Physics, Philosophy, And The Scientific Community (volume I Of Essays In Honor Of Robert S. Cohen) Focus On Philosophical And Historical Issues In Contemporary Physics: On The Origins And Conceptual Foundations Of Quantum Mechanics, On The Reception And Understanding Of Bohr's And Einstein's Work, On The Emergence Of Quantum Electrodynamics, And On Some Of The Sharp Philosophical And Scientific Issues That Arise In Current Scientific Practice (e.g. In Superconductivity Research). In Addition, Several Essays Deal With Critical Issues Within The Philosophy Of Science, Both Historical And Contemporary.--book Jacket. Experiment Vis-a-vis Theory In Superconductivity Research. The Case Of Bernd Matthias / Joan Lisa Bromberg -- Philosophy And The Birth Of Quantum Theory / Catherine Chevalley -- Identity Questions From Quantum Theory / Maria L. Dalla Chiara And Toraldo G. Di Francia -- Some Reminiscences Of Robert Cohen's Physics Department / Dean S. Edmonds, Jr. -- Einstein In The Land Of Nobel: An Episode In The Interplay Of Science, Politics, Epistemology And Popular Culture / Aant Elzinga -- Did They Just Misunderstood Each Other? Logical Empiricists And Bohr's Complementarity Argument / Ulrich Roseberg -- Physics, Community And The Crisis In Physical Theory / Sylvan S. Schweber -- Contemporary Philosophy Of Science As A Thinly Masked Antidemocratic Apologetics / Joseph Agassi -- A Philosopher Looks At Science / Tian Yu Cao -- Animal Mechanism And The Cartesian Vision Of Nature / Marjorie Grene -- Michael Polanyi And The History Of Science / Gerald Holton. Cosmological Outlooks And Technological Transfer: A Comparative View From Eastern Periphery / Shigeru Nakayama -- Some Questions Concerning Limitations Of The Range Of Validity Of Kuhn's Model Of The History Of Science / Azarya Polikarov -- Historical Epistemology And Interdisciplinarity / Jurgen Renn -- American Creativity Research In A Bipolar World: A Look At One Chapter In World History And History Of Science / Mathias Wallner -- Rational And Nonrational Elements In The History Of Science / Karel Berka -- Dirt And Crystal: Neurath On The Language Of Science / Rudolf Haller -- What Is Elementary Logic? Independence-friendly Logic As The True Core Area Of Logic / Jaakko Hintikka -- Physicalism In Wittgenstein And The Vienna Circle / Thomas E. Uebel -- Conic Sections And Burning Mirrors: An Example Of The Application Of Ancient And Classical Mathematics / Roshdi Rashed -- Some Sociological Problems In The History Of Mathematics / Dirk J. Struik. Edited By Kostas Gavroglu, John Stachel, Marx W. Wartofsky. Includes Bibliographical References.