Mereology and the Sciences

Parts and Wholes in the Contemporary Scientific Context

Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Mathematics, Logic, Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy, Epistemology
Cover of the book Mereology and the Sciences by , Springer International Publishing
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: ISBN: 9783319053561
Publisher: Springer International Publishing Publication: June 2, 2014
Imprint: Springer Language: English
Author:
ISBN: 9783319053561
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Publication: June 2, 2014
Imprint: Springer
Language: English

This volume is the first systematic and thorough attempt to investigate the relation and the possible applications of mereology to contemporary science. It gathers contributions from leading scholars in the field and covers a wide range of scientific theories and practices such as physics, mathematics, chemistry, biology, computer science and engineering. Throughout the volume, a variety of foundational issues are investigated both from the formal and the empirical point of view.

The first section looks at the topic as it applies to physics. The section addresses questions of persistence and composition within quantum and relativistic physics and concludes by scrutinizing the possibility to capture continuity of motion as described by our best physical theories within gunky space times.

The second part tackles mathematics and shows how to provide a foundation for point-free geometry of space switching to fuzzy-logic. The relation between mereological sums and set-theoretic suprema is investigated and issues about different mereological perspectives such as classical and natural Mereology are thoroughly discussed.

The third section in the volume looks at natural science. Several questions from biology, medicine and chemistry are investigated. From the perspective of biology, there is an attempt to provide axioms for inferring statements about part hood between two biological entities from statements about their spatial relation. From the perspective of chemistry, it is argued that classical mereological frameworks are not adequate to capture the practices of chemistry in that they consider neither temporal nor modal parameters.

The final part introduces computer science and engineering. A new formal mereological framework in which an indeterminate relation of part hood is taken as a primitive notion is constructed and then applied to a wide variety of disciplines from robotics to knowledge engineering. A formal framework for discrete mereotopology and its applications is developed and finally, the importance of mereology for the relatively new science of domain engineering is also discussed.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

This volume is the first systematic and thorough attempt to investigate the relation and the possible applications of mereology to contemporary science. It gathers contributions from leading scholars in the field and covers a wide range of scientific theories and practices such as physics, mathematics, chemistry, biology, computer science and engineering. Throughout the volume, a variety of foundational issues are investigated both from the formal and the empirical point of view.

The first section looks at the topic as it applies to physics. The section addresses questions of persistence and composition within quantum and relativistic physics and concludes by scrutinizing the possibility to capture continuity of motion as described by our best physical theories within gunky space times.

The second part tackles mathematics and shows how to provide a foundation for point-free geometry of space switching to fuzzy-logic. The relation between mereological sums and set-theoretic suprema is investigated and issues about different mereological perspectives such as classical and natural Mereology are thoroughly discussed.

The third section in the volume looks at natural science. Several questions from biology, medicine and chemistry are investigated. From the perspective of biology, there is an attempt to provide axioms for inferring statements about part hood between two biological entities from statements about their spatial relation. From the perspective of chemistry, it is argued that classical mereological frameworks are not adequate to capture the practices of chemistry in that they consider neither temporal nor modal parameters.

The final part introduces computer science and engineering. A new formal mereological framework in which an indeterminate relation of part hood is taken as a primitive notion is constructed and then applied to a wide variety of disciplines from robotics to knowledge engineering. A formal framework for discrete mereotopology and its applications is developed and finally, the importance of mereology for the relatively new science of domain engineering is also discussed.

More books from Springer International Publishing

Cover of the book Clinical Diagnosis in Plastic Surgery by
Cover of the book Global Thoughts, Local Designs by
Cover of the book Philosophie und Wissenschaft bei Hermann Cohen/Philosophy and Science in Hermann Cohen by
Cover of the book Wideband Continuous-time ΣΔ ADCs, Automotive Electronics, and Power Management by
Cover of the book Deep Eutectic Solvents by
Cover of the book Health and Lifestyle by
Cover of the book Cultural Intermediaries by
Cover of the book Atlas of Wide-Field Retinal Angiography and Imaging by
Cover of the book Sustainable Production: Novel Trends in Energy, Environment and Material Systems by
Cover of the book Thermal-Hydraulic Analysis of Nuclear Reactors by
Cover of the book Uncommodified Blackness by
Cover of the book Smart Electromechanical Systems by
Cover of the book A Student's Guide Through the Great Physics Texts by
Cover of the book Modern Aspects of Josephson Dynamics and Superconductivity Electronics by
Cover of the book Low-Angle Polarized Neutron and X-Ray Scattering from Magnetic Nanolayers and Nanostructures by
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy