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PART 8: THE ARROW OF TIME & THE LIMITS OF KNOWLEDGE
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PART 8: THE ARROW OF TIME & THE LIMITS OF KNOWLEDGE
Ch. 8.1: The Reversibility Paradox (Newton's laws run backward)
Ch. 8.2: The Second Law & Entropy (The thermodynamic arrow)
Ch. 8.3: The Gibbs Paradox & Maxwell's Demon (Entropy and knowledge)
Ch. 8.4: The Reductionism Debate (Can thermodynamics be reduced to mechanics?)
Ch. 8.5: The Grand Philosophical Summary (What have we learned?)
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Ontology of Space/Time (Absolute → Relational)
02
Nature of Physical Law
03
Underdetermination & Theory Choice
04
The Epistemological Lesson: The "real" is defined through measurement and metaphysical commitment.
05
The Bridge to Quantum Mechanics (How Hamilton-Jacobi and the role of the observer flow into the quantum revolution).