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The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science 2009 60(1):173-193; doi:10.1093/bjps/axn052
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Determinism and the Mystery of the Missing Physics

Mark Wilson

Department of Philosophy, University of Pittsburgh, 1001 Cathedral of Learning, Pittsburgh PA 15260, USA

mawilson{at}pitt.edu


  Abstract

This article surveys the difficulties in establishing determinism for classical physics within the context of several distinct foundational approaches to the discipline. It explains that such problems commonly emerge due to a deeper problem of ‘missing physics'.

  1. The Problems of Formalism
  2. Norton's Example
  3. Three Species of Classical Mechanics
    3.1 Mass point physics
    3.2 The physics of perfect constraints
    3.3 Continuum mechanics

  4. Conclusion


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