On component forces in physics : a pragmatic view

Darrell Patrick ROWBOTTOM

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-45532-7_7

On component forces in physics : a pragmatic view

Darrell Patrick ROWBOTTOM

Department of Philosophy

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Abstract

Do component forces exist? I argue that the answer lies in the affirmative, on historical and operational grounds.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Philosophy of science in practice : Nancy Cartwright and the nature of scientific reasoning
Editors	Hsiang-Ke CHAO, Julian REISS
Place of Publication	Cham, Switzerland
Publisher	Springer International Publishing
Pages	111-126
Number of pages	16
ISBN (Electronic)	9783319455327
ISBN (Print)	9783319455303
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-45532-7_7
Publication status	Published - 2017

Publication series

Name	Synthese Library
Publisher	Springer
Volume	379

Bibliographical note

This research was supported by the UGC, Hong Kong (‘The Instrument of Science’, Humanities and Social Sciences Prestigious Fellowship).

Paper presented at the International Conference on Evidence, Capacities, and Explanation - Cartwright's Philosophy, Sep 12-14, 2012, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan.

Keywords

Operational Definition
Component Force
Resultant Force
Spring Balance
Heavy Body

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Philosophy of science in practice : Nancy Cartwright and the nature of scientific reasoning. ed. / Hsiang-Ke CHAO; Julian REISS. Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing, 2017. p. 111-126 (Synthese Library; Vol. 379).

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On component forces in physics : a pragmatic view

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RGC Humanities and Social Sciences Prestigious Fellowship Scheme (HSSPFS) Award 2013

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