Saturday, June 23, 2007

The Natural Philosophy of James Clerk Maxwell by P. M. Harman

An analysis of the metaphysical ideas of a great physicist. A fair and interesting treatment without any mention of Christianity despite the fact that Maxwell was a devout Christian. Still the book is valuable as it shows his stance against determinism and naturalistic philosophy on a scientific basis, or rather on the basis of realizing the intrinsic limits of science. It appears he specifically avoided religious statements as a physicist, at least as portrayed in this book.

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