Authors: | Pirner, Hans J. |
Title: | Vagueness in Philosophy -- "Unbestimmtheit" in Physics |
Language (ISO): | en |
Abstract: | 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? |
Subject Headings: | experimental uncertainty fuzzy logic indefiniteness indeterminacy physics borderline cases quantum indeterminacy quantum logic stochastic and random physics uncertainty Vagueness |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2003/27246 http://dx.doi.org/10.17877/DE290R-2064 |
Issue Date: | 2010-05-27T19:12:55Z |
Appears in Collections: | 2009 |
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