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Sep 26, 2017 · Philosophy of Cosmology. First published Tue Sep 26, 2017. Cosmology (the study of the physical universe) is a science that, due to both theoretical and observational developments, has made enormous strides in the past 100 years. It began as a branch of theoretical physics through Einstein’s 1917 static model of the universe (Einstein 1917 ...
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Philosophy of cosmology is an expanding discipline, directed to the conceptual foundations of cosmology and the philosophical contemplation of the universe. as a totality. It draws on the fundamental theories of physics — thermodynamics, statistical mechanics, quantum mechanics, quantum field theory, and special and general relativity — and ...
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Introduction: Cosmology, the branch of astronomy and physics concerned with the study of the origin, evolution, and structure of the universe, stands as a grand intellectual endeavor that seeks to unravel the deepest mysteries of existence. Rooted in ancient philosophical speculation and informed by modern scientific inquiry, cosmology explores ...
Physical cosmology is the branch of physics and astrophysics that deals with the study of the physical origins and evolution of the universe. It also includes the study of the nature of the universe on a large scale. In its earliest form, it was what is now known as "celestial mechanics", the study of the heavens.
NameAuthor And DateClassificationRemarksRigveda ( c. 1700 –1100 BCE )Cyclical or oscillating, Infinite in ...Primal matter remains manifest for 311.04 ...Avesta ( c. 1500 –600 BCE)Dualistic CosmologyAccording to Zoroastrian Cosmology, the ...Jain Agamas (written around 500 CE as per ...Cyclical or oscillating, eternal and ...Jain cosmology considers the loka, or ...Babylonian literature ( c. 2300 –500 ...Flat Earth floating in infinite "waters ...The Earth and the Heavens form a unit ...Notes to Philosophy of Cosmology. 1. See Smeenk 2012 and O’Raifeartaigh et al. forthcoming for further discussion of Einstein’s contributions. 2. There are several excellent textbook treatments of cosmology, including in particular Dodelson 2003, Mukhanov 2005, Durrer 2008, and Peter & Uzan 2013. 3.
Abstract. This chapter addresses philosophical questions raised in contemporary work on cosmology. It provides an overview of the Standard Model for cosmology and argues that its deficiency in addressing theories regarding the very early universe can be resolved by introducing a dynamical phase of evolution that eliminates the need for a special initial state.
