Hermann von Helmholtz's Mechanism: The Loss of Certainty A Study on the Transition from Classical to Modern Philosophy of Nature /

Two seemingly contradictory tendencies have accompanied the development of the natural sciences in the past 150 years. On the one hand, the natural sciences have been instrumental in effecting a thoroughgoing transformation of social structures and have made a permanent impact on the conceptual worl...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Schiemann, Gregor (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2009.
Edición:1st ed. 2009.
Colección:Archimedes, New Studies in the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology, 17
Temas:
Philosophy, Modern.
Philosophy of nature.
Science-History.
Science-Philosophy.
Physics-Philosophy.
Early Modern Philosophy.
Philosophy of Nature.
History of Science.
Philosophy of Science.
Philosophical Foundations of Physics and Astronomy.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Mechanism Between the Classical and the Modern Conception of Science
  • The Conception of Mechanism
  • The Classical Conception of Science
  • Three Traditions in Mechanism
  • Contours of Modern Philosophy of Nature
  • Helmholtz's Mechanism at the Dawn of Modernity
  • Helmholtz, a Bildungsbürger, Scientist, and Research Strategist
  • Helmholtz's Classical Mechanism
  • The Hypothetization of Helmholtz's Mechanism
  • Conditions and Causes for the Change in Helmholtz's Conception of Science and Nature.

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