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The Justificatory Force of Experiences

From a Phenomenological Epistemology to the Foundations of Mathematics and Physics

By: Philipp Berghofer

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The Justificatory Force of Experiences

From a Phenomenological Epistemology to the Foundations of Mathematics and Physics

By: Philipp Berghofer

This book offers a phenomenological conception of experiential justification that seeks to clarify why certain experiences are a source of immediate justification and what role experiences play in gaining (scientific) knowledge. Based on the author's account of experiential justification, this book exemplifies how a phenomenological experience-first epistemology can epistemically ground the individual sciences. More precisely, it delivers a comprehensive picture of how we get from epistemology to the foundations of mathematics and physics. The book is unique as it utilizes methods and insights from the phenomenological tradition in order to make progress in current analytic epistemology. It serves as a starting point for re-evaluating the relevance of Husserlian phenomenology to current analytic epistemology and making an important step towards paving the way for future mutually beneficial discussions. This is achieved by exemplifying how current debates can benefit from ideas, insights, and methods we find in the phenomenological tradition.

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Gauge Symmetries, Symmetry Breaking, and Gauge-Invariant Approaches

By: Philipp Berghofer,Jordan François,Simon Friederich,Henrique Gomes,Guy Hetzroni,Axel Maas,René Sondenheimer

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Gauge Symmetries, Symmetry Breaking, and Gauge-Invariant Approaches

By: Philipp Berghofer,Jordan François,Simon Friederich,Henrique Gomes,Guy Hetzroni,Axel Maas,René Sondenheimer

Gauge symmetries play a central role, both in the mathematical foundations as well as the conceptual construction of modern (particle) physics theories. However, it is yet unclear whether they form a necessary component of theories, or whether they can be eliminated. It is also unclear whether they are merely an auxiliary tool to simplify (and possibly localize) calculations or whether they contain independent information. Therefore their status, both in physics and philosophy of physics, remains to be fully clarified. This Element reviews the current state of affairs on both the philosophy and the physics side. In particular, it focuses on the circumstances in which the restriction of gauge theories to gauge invariant information on an observable level is warranted, using the Brout-Englert-Higgs theory as an example of particular current importance. Finally, the authors determine a set of yet to be answered questions to clarify the status of gauge symmetries.

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Cambridge University Press

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1009197312

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The Justificatory Force of Experiences

From a Phenomenological Epistemology to the Foundations of Mathematics and Physics

By: Philipp Berghofer

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From a Phenomenological Epistemology to the Foundations of Mathematics and Physics

By: Philipp Berghofer

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The Justificatory Force of Experiences

The Justificatory Force of Experiences

Gauge Symmetries, Symmetry Breaking, and Gauge-Invariant Approaches

Gauge Symmetries, Symmetry Breaking, and Gauge-Invariant Approaches

The Justificatory Force of Experiences

The Justificatory Force of Experiences

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