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At the outset, let me say that I found Father Quay’s paper a stimulating, sensitive analysis of physics as a human endeavor. The tapestry that he has woven includes many of the strands that I believe must be included in any such undertaking. I particularly welcome what I would can the Jamesian element of his analysis; he has insisted that to any sociological analysis of physics must be added a description of the varieties of experiences of the scientists themselves (“how it feels from the inside”) and that to understand the dynamics of the growth of physics, one must appreciate the function of this ‘feel’ in propelling the science forward.
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Schweber, S.S. (1984). Commentary on ‘Temporality and the Structure of Physics as Human Endeavor’. In: Cohen, R.S., Wartofsky, M.W. (eds) Physical Sciences and History of Physics. Boston Studies in the Philosophy of Science, vol 82. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-7178-3_12
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