▽Descartes’ Epistemology ●02/16 16:59 Descartes’ Epistemology First published Wed Dec 3, 1997; substantive revision Fri Feb 15, 2019 René Descartes (1596–1650) is widely regarded as the father of modern philosophy. His noteworthy contributions extend to mathematics and physics. This entry focuses on his philosophical contributions in the theory of knowledge. Specifically, the focus is on the epistemological project
▽Ernst Cassirer ●12/27 12:31 Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy Menu Browse Table of Contents What’s New Random Entry Chronological Archives About Editorial Information About the SEP Editorial Board How to Cite the SEP Special Characters Advanced Tools Contact Support SEP Support the SEP PDFs for SEP Friends Make a Donation SEPIA for Libraries Entry Navigation Entry Contents Bibliography Academic Tools Friends PDF Preview Au
▽Symmetry and Symmetry Breaking ●12/15 19:07 First published Thu Jul 24, 2003; substantive revision Thu Dec 14, 2017 Symmetry considerations dominate modern fundamental physics, both in quantum theory and in relativity. Philosophers are now beginning to devote increasing attention to such issues as the significance of gauge symmetry, quantum particle identity in the light of permutation symmetry, how to make sense of parity violation, the ro
▽The Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen Argument in Quantum Theory ●11/01 08:19 First published Mon May 10, 2004; substantive revision Tue Oct 31, 2017 In the May 15, 1935 issue of Physical Review Albert Einstein co-authored a paper with his two postdoctoral research associates at the Institute for Advanced Study, Boris Podolsky and Nathan Rosen. The article was entitled “Can Quantum Mechanical Description of Physical Reality Be Considered Complete?” (Einstein et
▽Scientific Realism ●06/13 06:00 First published Wed Apr 27, 2011; substantive revision Mon Jun 12, 2017 Debates about scientific realism are closely connected to almost everything else in the philosophy of science, for they concern the very nature of scientific knowledge. Scientific realism is a positive epistemic attitude toward the content of our best theories and models,recommending belief in both observable and unobservable
