Philosophy of Physics - Purpose of Physics

Purpose of Physics

According to Niels Bohr, the purpose of physics is:

not to disclose the real essence of phenomena but only to track down (...) relations between the manifold aspects of experience.

Many, particularly realists, find this minimal formulation an inadequate formulation of the purpose of physics, which they view as providing, in addition, a deeper world picture.

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