Is There Beauty in Physics?
Given how often physicists talk about beauty, the author tries to understand what they are talking about, what they mean, and whether or not there is any truth to what they are saying. The main questions he addresses are: When discussing the nature and beauty of physics, are we doing physics, scienc...
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doaj-cafe90fd8534406c932b01abbe901a0c2021-07-19T04:47:51ZengInternational Étienne Gilson SocietyStudia Gilsoniana2300-00662577-03142021-06-0110222725310.26385/SG.100209Is There Beauty in Physics?Matthew D’Antuono0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4405-5911Holy Apostles College & Seminary, Cromwell, Conn., USAGiven how often physicists talk about beauty, the author tries to understand what they are talking about, what they mean, and whether or not there is any truth to what they are saying. The main questions he addresses are: When discussing the nature and beauty of physics, are we doing physics, science, psychology, or philosophy? And, does the meaning of the physicists’ acclamations actually line up with the true nature of beauty? The author concludes that there can be truth in the statement that there is beauty in physics, and the physicists themselves would be able to say most authoritatively which theories are beautiful and which are not.https://journals.indexcopernicus.com/api/file/viewByFileId/1294527.pdfthomismphysicssciencebeautyrealitybeautifultruthnaturetheorymetaphysics |
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Given how often physicists talk about beauty, the author tries to understand what they are talking about, what they mean, and whether or not there is any truth to what they are saying. The main questions he addresses are: When discussing the nature and beauty of physics, are we doing physics, science, psychology, or philosophy? And, does the meaning of the physicists’ acclamations actually line up with the true nature of beauty? The author concludes that there can be truth in the statement that there is beauty in physics, and the physicists themselves would be able to say most authoritatively which theories are beautiful and which are not. |
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