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88The Physics of Theism: God, Physics, and the Philosophy of ScienceWiley-Blackwell. 2015.Theologians and philosophers of religion are increasingly interested in physics. From the fine-tuning of universal constants to quantum mechanics, relativity, and cosmology, physics is a surprisingly common subject where religion is involved. Bridging the gap between issues in religion and those in physics can be quite difficult, however. Fortunately, the philosophy of science provides a middle ground between the two disciplines. In this book, a philosopher of science provides a critical ana…Read more
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311Has chaos been explained?British Journal for the Philosophy of Science 52 (4): 683-700. 2001.In his recent book, Explaining Chaos, Peter Smith presents a new problem in the foundations of chaos theory. Specifically, he argues that the standard ways of justifying idealizations in mathematical models fail when it comes to the infinite intricacy found in strange attractors. I argue that Smith's analysis undermines much of the explanatory power of chaos theory. A better approach is developed by drawing analogies from the models found in continuum mechanics.
University Center, Michigan, United States of America
Areas of Specialization
| Philosophy of Religion |
| Philosophy of Physical Science |