Symmetry Fundamentalism
A Case Study from Classical Physics
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4933319 |
|---|---|
| Authors | David Schroeren (0000-0002-2608-4682, Princeton University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 71 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 308-333 |
| Publication date | 2021-03-18 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Philosophical Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0031-8094 • E-ISSN: 1467-9213 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/pq/pqaa033 |
| OpenAlex | W3027558649 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 34 |
Physicists have suggested what I call symmetry fundamentalism: the view that symmetries are fundamental aspects of physical reality and that these aspects are more fundamental than what one might ordinarily think of as the fundamental building blocks of the world, such as elementary particles. The goal of this paper is to develop an ontology for classical particle mechanics that provides a precise instance of symmetry fundamentalism
Classical physics · Epistemology · Fundamentalism · Geometry · Homogeneous space · Ontology · Physics · Political science · Politics · Quantum · Quantum mechanics · Symmetry (geometry) · Theoretical physics · Law · Mathematics · Origins and Evolution of Life · Philosophy · Philosophy and History of Science · Quantum Mechanics and Applications
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| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2021 - 2025 (5) |
| Highly cited | No |