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Reason and Method in Einstein's Relativity
Hisham Ghassib
Relativity was Einstein's main research program and scientific project. It was an open-ended program that developed throughout Einstein's scientific career, giving rise to special…
Fundamental Dilemmas in Theoretical Physics
Hisham Ghassib
In this paper, we argue that there are foundational dilemmas in theoretical physics related to the concept of reality and the nature of mathematics in physics. Physical theory is t…
Is Physics Sick? [In Praise of Classical Physics]
Hisham Ghassib
In this paper, it is argued that theoretical physics is more akin to an organism than to a rigid structure.It is in this sense that the epithet, "sick", applies to it. It is argued…
A Theory of the Knowledge Industry
Hisham Ghassib
This paper deals with the social production of knowledge in the exact sciences. After defining the term, exact science, it delineates the broad dynamic of its history. It, then, of…
On The Theoretical Problematic of Arabic Physical Science Or Why Did Arabic Science Fail To Achieve The Copernican Revolution?
Hisham Ghassib
A Hegelian version of the concept of problematic is used to investigate the underlying theoretical unity and structure of Arabic physical science (physics, astronomy and chemistry)…
A Theory of Scientific Practice
Hisham Ghassib
This paper avers that science is not demarcated from other disciplines by a specific unique methodology, but by its specific scientific rationality and rational grounds. In this co…