Reading natural philosophy : essays in the history and philosophy of science and mathematics
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Reading natural philosophy : essays in the history and philosophy of science and mathematics
Tallennettuna:
Ulkoasu |
xi, 424 sivua |
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Kieli |
englanti |
Alkuteoksen kieli |
englanti |
Julkaisija |
Chicago :
Open Court,
cop. 2002.
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Aiheet | |
Lisätiedot | edited by David B. Malament |
ISBN |
0-8126-9506-2 sidottu 0-8126-9507-0 nidottu |
Kontrolloimaton nimeke |
Beyond Hilbert's reach? From the phenomenon of the ellipse to an inverse-square force : why not? Geometry as a branch of physics : background and context for Einstein's "Geometry and Experience" Howard Stein on Isaac Newton : beyond hypotheses? Introduction : the character of Howard Stein's work in philosophy and history of physics Maximality vs. extendability : reflections on structuralism and set theory Maximizing and satisficing evidential support Maxwell and "The Method of Physical Analogy" : model-based reasoning, generic abstraction, and conceptual change Noēsis : Plato on exact science Reconsidering Ernst Mach on space, time, and motion Some fruit for Howard : Descartes's melon and Newton's apples Some intellectual obligations of epistemological naturalism "The Relations between Things" versus "The Things between Relations" : deeper meaning of the hole argument A no-go theorem about rotation in relativity theory |
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