The Controversial Universe
| dc.contributor.author | Kragh, Helge | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2007-07-06T20:52:05Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2007-07-06T20:52:05Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2007-07-06T20:52:05Z | |
| dc.description.abstract | The domain of cosmology is the universe, a singular concept, and basically for this reason cosmology is a science that differs from other sciences. For a long time there have been critical voices which argue that cosmology cannot be a proper science on par with, say, nuclear physics or hydrodynamics. This kind of critique goes a long way back in time, and I review it here in a historical perspective, focusing on the century from 1870 to 1970. I suggest that there are no good reasons to deny cosmology the status of a proper science. On the other hand, I also consider it natural, and a sign of health, that such foundational questions continue to be part of the cosmological discourse. | en |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1863-7388 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2003/24422 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://dx.doi.org/10.17877/DE290R-7114 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | de |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | Physics & Philosophy ; 8 | en |
| dc.subject | cosmology | en |
| dc.subject | history of modern cosmology | en |
| dc.subject | Kant | de |
| dc.subject | science | en |
| dc.subject | universe | en |
| dc.subject.ddc | 100 | |
| dc.subject.ddc | 530 | |
| dc.title | The Controversial Universe | en |
| dc.title.alternative | A Historical Perspective on the Scientific Status of Cosmology | en |
| dc.type | Text | de |
| dc.type.publicationtype | article | en |
| dcterms.accessRights | open access | |
| eldorado.dnb.zdberstkatid | 2262420-X |