An Introduction to the Philosophy of Physics: Locality, Fields, Energy, and Mass

by Marc Lange

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This book combines physics, philosophy, and history in a radical new approach to introducing the philosophy of physics. It leads the reader through several central problems in the philosophy of physics by tracing their connections to a single issue: whether a cause must be spatiotemporally local to its effect, or whether action at a distance can occur

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Wonderful. The most satisfying and deep exploration of ideas in physics I've ever encountered. Highly, highly recommended to anyone w/ a philosophical bent who's had a semester or two of college physics (remember electro-magnetic fiels, and the right-hand-rule? that's enough).

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