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Orrell, David, 1962-
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Science -- Aesthetics.
Science -- Mathematical models.
Science -- History.
Science -- Philosophy.
Truth.
Aesthetics.
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Orrell, David, 1962-
Science -- Aesthetics.
Science -- Mathematical models.
Science -- History.
Science -- Philosophy.
Truth.
Aesthetics.
MARC Display
Truth
or
beauty
:
science
and the
quest
for
order
/ David Orrell.
by
Orrell, David, 1962-
Oxford University Press, 2012.
Call #:
501 O75t
Subjects
Science
-- Aesthetics.
Science
-- Mathematical models.
Science
-- History.
Science
-- Philosophy.
Truth
.
Aesthetics.
ISBN:
9780199002085 (hc.)
0199002088 (hc.)
Description:
348 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [316]-337) and index.
Summary:
"For millennia, scientists and philosophers have strived to show that the universe is governed by a few simple principles. These principles are not derived from
science
. They do not come from looking through telescopes or carefully examining the results generated by particle colliders. Rather, they are based on aesthetic laws and concepts such as symmetry,
beauty
, and unity. Scientist and author David Orrell considers how aesthetics have influenced the models we create in hopes of explaining our universe. Orrell evaluates these aesthetic principles as a means of understanding the structure of the universe - let alone messy human society - and questions whether they reflect an accurate way to understand our world.
Truth
or
Beauty
comes at an interesting period, when the multi-billion-dollar Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland has been designed to test the existence of exotic phenomena such as supersymmetric particles. Will these too turn out to be nothing more than a beautiful illusion?"--Provided by publisher.
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