Project Gutenberg #77427
The Analysis of Matter
Bertrand Russell
1927Russell's philosophical treatment of physics and matter, prepared section by section from Project Gutenberg HTML.
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Chapter XXXIV — TYPES OF PHYSICAL OCCURRENCES Central question What kinds of occurrences populate the physical world? Main argument Russell classifies physical occurrences into types that can play different roles...
make the existence of the quantum no longer seem surprising.
I have to confess, reluctantly, that the theory developed in the present chapter, inadequate as it is, is the best that I know how to suggest on the topic of quanta. Perhaps the progress of physics will make a better philosophy of the subject possible before long. Meanwhile I commend the matter to the consideration of the reader.