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Harvey Brown (philosopher)
Harvey Robert Brown (born April 4, 1950) is a British Philosophy of physics, philosopher of physics. He is a professor of philosophy at the University of Oxford and an emeritus fellow of Wolfson College, Oxford, as well as a fellow of the British Academy. From 1978 to 1984, he was assistant professor at the University of São Paulo. In 1984 he became university lecturer in philosophy of physics at the University of Oxford, where he was promoted to reader in philosophy in 1996 and professor of philosophy of physics in 2006. Selected works *1984. ''Albert Einstein. A simple man of vision'', in Portuguese, Brasiliense, São Paulo. *1988. H.R. Brown and H.R. Harré (eds.). ''Philosophical Foundations of Quantum Field Theory'', Oxford: Clarendon Press. Reprinted in paperback, 1990. *1991. S. Saunders and H.R. Brown (eds.). ''The Philosophy of Vacuum''. Oxford: Clarendon Press. *1996. 'Mindful of quantum possibilities'. ''British Journal for the Philosophy of Science'', 47: 189–200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Western Philosophy
Western philosophy encompasses the philosophical thought and work of the Western world. Historically, the term refers to the philosophical thinking of Western culture, beginning with the ancient Greek philosophy of the pre-Socratics. The word ''philosophy'' itself originated from the Ancient Greek (φιλοσοφία), literally, "the love of wisdom" grc, φιλεῖν , "to love" and σοφία '' sophía'', "wisdom"). History Ancient The scope of ancient Western philosophy included the problems of philosophy as they are understood today; but it also included many other disciplines, such as pure mathematics and natural sciences such as physics, astronomy, and biology (Aristotle, for example, wrote on all of these topics). Pre-Socratics The pre-Socratic philosophers were interested in cosmology; the nature and origin of the universe, while rejecting mythical answers to such questions. They were specifically interested in the (the cause or first principle) of the w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
