The aesthetics of scientific experiments:

"The collection provides an analysis of the concept of beauty in the evaluation of experiments. What properties do practicing experimenters value? How have the aesthetic properties of scientific experiments changed over the years? Secondly, the volume looks at the role that aesthetic factors, i...

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Other Authors: Ivanova, Milena ca. 20./21. Jh (Editor), Murphy, Alice (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York ; London Routledge 2023
Series:Routledge studies in the philosophy of science
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Online Access:Inhaltsverzeichnis
Summary:"The collection provides an analysis of the concept of beauty in the evaluation of experiments. What properties do practicing experimenters value? How have the aesthetic properties of scientific experiments changed over the years? Secondly, the volume looks at the role that aesthetic factors, including negative values such as ugliness, as well as experiences of the sublime and the profound, play in the construction of an experiment and its reception. Thirdly, the chapters provide in-depth historical case studies from the Royal Society, which also allows for a study of the depiction of scientific experiment in artworks, as well as contemporary examples from the LHC and cases of AI-designed experiments. Finally, it offers a exploration of the commonalities between how we learn from experiments on the one hand, and the cognitive value of artworks on the other"--
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:vi, 236 Seiten Illustrationen, Diagramme 24 cm
ISBN:9781032203881
9781032205076

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