Open AccessPhysicists’ conceptions about the nature of theoretical physics
Author(s) -
Antje Heine
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of physics. conference series
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1742-6596
pISSN - 1742-6588
DOI - 10.1088/1742-6596/1287/1/012062
Subject(s) - epistemology , field (mathematics) , engineering ethics , physics , theoretical physics , sociology , philosophy , engineering , mathematics , pure mathematics
Scientists’ conceptions of their discipline give interesting insights in authentic scientific practice. The existing studies about scientists’ view of nature of science are rare. Schwartz & Ledermann (2008) were not able to identify clear differences between the conceptions from scientists from several disciplines. Only the ones from theoretical physicists differ from the ones from other scientists. The aim of the current study is the reconstruction of conceptions from researchers in the field of physics about the nature of physics. Here the comparison between experimentally and theoretically working physicists is particularly interesting.