The empirical successes of atomic, nuclear, and particle physics have yet to banish from the metaphysical arena the controversies about the inner constitution o... » 

The empirical successes of atomic, nuclear, and particle physics have yet to banish from the metaphysical arena the controversies about the inner constitution of matter. This book examines these debates by exploring the particle concept in physics. It also studies the experimental basis and theoretical relevance of the particle concept. «