Gyenis, Balazs
(2014)
Well posedness and physical possibility.
Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh.
(Unpublished)
Abstract
There is a sentiment shared among physicists that well posedness is a necessary condition for physical possibility. The arguments usually offered for well posedness have an epistemic flavor and thus they fall short of establishing the metaphysical claim that lack of well posedness implies physical impossibility. In this work we analyze the relationship of well posedness to prediction and confirmation as well as the notion of physical possibility and we devise three novel and independent argumentative strategies that may succeed where the usual epistemic arguments fail.
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| Item Type: |
University of Pittsburgh ETD
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| Status: |
Unpublished |
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| Date: |
31 January 2014 |
| Date Type: |
Publication |
| Defense Date: |
20 September 2013 |
| Approval Date: |
31 January 2014 |
| Submission Date: |
23 September 2013 |
| Access Restriction: |
No restriction; Release the ETD for access worldwide immediately. |
| Number of Pages: |
182 |
| Institution: |
University of Pittsburgh |
| Schools and Programs: |
Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences > History and Philosophy of Science |
| Degree: |
PhD - Doctor of Philosophy |
| Thesis Type: |
Doctoral Dissertation |
| Refereed: |
Yes |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: |
determinism, laws of nature, metaphysics, philosophy of physics, physical possibility, prediction, well posed problem |
| Date Deposited: |
31 Jan 2014 20:17 |
| Last Modified: |
15 Nov 2016 14:15 |
| URI: |
http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/id/eprint/19818 |
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