@misc{10481/29897,
year = {2006},
url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10481/29897},
abstract = {This paper investigates some of the philosophical and conceptual issues raised by the search for a quantum theory of gravity. It is critically discussed whether such a theory is necessary in the first place, and how much would be accomplished if it is eventually constructed. I argue that the motivations behind, and expectations to, a theory of quantum gravity are entangled with central themes in the philosophy of science, in particular unification, reductionism, and the interpretation of quantum mechanics. I further argue that there are —contrary to claims made on behalf of string theory— no good reasons to think that a quantum theory of gravity, if constructed, will provide a theory of everything, that is, a fundamental theory from which all physics in principle can be derived.},
organization = {Spanish Ministry of Education and Science (project HUM2005-07187-C03-03).},
publisher = {Universidad del País Vasco},
keywords = {Reductionism},
keywords = {Quantum gravity},
keywords = {Quantum mechanics},
keywords = {Unity of physics},
title = {The Philosophy behind Quantum Gravity},
author = {Zinkernagel , Henrik},
}