Mechanisms of unification of knowledge in classical physics
E.A. Bezlepkin
Keywords: unification, theory, classical physics, metaphysics, reduction, synthesis, picture of the world, continuity
Abstract
From the standpoint of ontological analysis, the author studies mechanisms of unification of knowledge in the theories of classical physics, viz Newton’s mechanics, Maxwell's electromagnetism and Einstein’s special relativity. He proves that in its essence, a physical theory is a unification of aspects of the world which are under study. The author pays special attention to metaphysical base of theories and physical picture of the world. He shows that in classical physics, there take place reduction and synthesis of metaphysical base both inside theories and on the way from earlier theories to later ones. As a result, there arises continuity between them.
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