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Philethan
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I'm Taiwanese and 25. I'm deeply interested in philosophy of physics since I read "An Introduction to philosophy of physics" written by Marc Lange 3 years ago. I majored in Chemical Engineering in National Taiwan University(NTU) at that time. After graduated, I apply for the department of physics in NTU again and I'm sophomore now.
I discuss my dream about being a philosopher of physics with our professors. They told me there is a huge gap between philosophy and physics. Most of the physicists don't care about any philosopher's opinion unless he or she has a Ph.D. degree in physics (and it's very difficult to get both degrees..). Besides, the career plan of most of the students is a little bit industry-oriented(Just join http://www.tsmc.com). But that's not what I want. I also love history of physics very much. I've read the following books:
"Energy, the Subtle Concept: The Discovery of Feynman’s Blocks from Leibniz to Einstein", Jennifer Coppersmith
"The Science of Mechanics: A Critical and Historical Account of Its Development", Ernst Mach
"Forces and Fields", Mary B. Hesse
It's hardly possible to study history and philosophy of physics(HPS) in Taiwan. But, even if I could study HPS aboard, I'm still afraid that whether or not I could find a job in the future. In our department of physics, any kind of history or philosophy of physics course is not included in required class.
Can someone give me some advice? Thanks in advance...
I discuss my dream about being a philosopher of physics with our professors. They told me there is a huge gap between philosophy and physics. Most of the physicists don't care about any philosopher's opinion unless he or she has a Ph.D. degree in physics (and it's very difficult to get both degrees..). Besides, the career plan of most of the students is a little bit industry-oriented(Just join http://www.tsmc.com). But that's not what I want. I also love history of physics very much. I've read the following books:
"Energy, the Subtle Concept: The Discovery of Feynman’s Blocks from Leibniz to Einstein", Jennifer Coppersmith
"The Science of Mechanics: A Critical and Historical Account of Its Development", Ernst Mach
"Forces and Fields", Mary B. Hesse
It's hardly possible to study history and philosophy of physics(HPS) in Taiwan. But, even if I could study HPS aboard, I'm still afraid that whether or not I could find a job in the future. In our department of physics, any kind of history or philosophy of physics course is not included in required class.
Can someone give me some advice? Thanks in advance...