Vagueness in philosophy: “Unbestimmtheit” in Physics
Unbestimmtheit is discussed with three connotations: indefiniteness-vagueness, uncertainty and indeterminacy. Vagueness is a term in philosophy, the two other meanings are found in physics. I will study several physics cases: experimental errors, natural borderline cases, quantum indeterminacy, unce...
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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
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2012
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Few-body systems
Year: 2011, Volume: 53, Issue: 1, Pages: 3-9 |
| ISSN: | 1432-5411 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s00601-011-0246-5 |
| Online Access: | Verlag, Volltext: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00601-011-0246-5 Verlag, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00601-011-0246-5 
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| Author Notes: | Hans J. Pirner |
| Summary: | Unbestimmtheit is discussed with three connotations: indefiniteness-vagueness, uncertainty and indeterminacy. Vagueness is a term in philosophy, the two other meanings are found in physics. I will study several physics cases: experimental errors, natural borderline cases, quantum indeterminacy, uncertainty and indeterminacy in statistical and stochastic physics. Characteristically, the three classes are often found to be mixed. A very sketchy discussion concludes the article: How should one handle Unbestimmtheit? When and how should one clarify, classify, define limits, use fuzzy logic? |
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| Item Description: | Published online: 3 September 2011 Gesehen am 24.10.2018 |
| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 1432-5411 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s00601-011-0246-5 |