Scientific Thought
A Philosophical Analysis of some of its fundamental concepts
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Product details:
- Edition number and title Volume 50#Volume 6
- Edition number 1
- Publisher Routledge
- Date of Publication 1 September 2000
- ISBN 9780415225656
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages560 pages
- Size 216x138 mm
- Weight 1200 g
- Language English 0
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Long description:
This is Volume I of a series of six on the Philosophy of Science. Originally published in 1923, this study offers a philosophical analysis of some of science's fundamental concepts and is ultimately based on a course of lectures delivered to the third year students of science at the University of Bristol in the session 1920-21.
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Introduction: The Subject-matter of Philosophy, and its relations to the Special Sciences PART I THE TRADITIONAL CONCEPTS OF MATHEMATICAL PHYSICS, AND THEIR GRADUAL MODIFICATION WITHIN THE REGION OF PHYSICAL SCIENCE I. The Traditional Conception of Space, and the Principle of Extensive Abstraction II. The General Problem of Time and Change III. The Traditional Kinematics, and its gradual Modification in the Region of Physics. (1) The Absolute and the Relational Theories IV. Modification of the Traditional Kinematics in the Region of Physics—Continued. (2) The Special Theory of Relativity V. The Traditional Kinetics, and its gradual Modification in the Region of Physics. (1) Newton's Laws of Motion and Gravitation VI. Modification of the Traditional Kinetics—Continued. (2) The General Theory of Relativity. Summary of Part I SCIENTIFIC THOUGHT PART II THE SENSATIONAL AND PERCEPTUAL BASIS OF OUR SCIENTIFIC CONCEPTS VII. Matter and its Appearances; Preliminary Definitions. VIII. The Theory of Sensa, and the Critical Scientific Theory IX. The Positions and Shapes of Sensa and of Physical Objects X. The Dates and Durations of Sensa and of Physical Objects and Events XI. Sensible and Physical Motion XII. Sensible and Physical Space-Time XIII. The Physiological Conditions of Sensations, and the Ontological Status of Sensa
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