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Uneasy Genius: The Life And Work Of Pierre Duhem

Author : St.L. Jaki
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9400936230
Total Pages : 479 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (9 download)

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Download or read book Uneasy Genius: The Life And Work Of Pierre Duhem written by St.L. Jaki and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 479 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A hundred years have now gone by since in the midsummer of 1882 Pierre Duhem, a graduate of College Stanislas, completed with brilliant success his entrance exams to the Ecole Normale Superieure and embarked on his career as a theoretical physicist. His father, a textile salesman, hoped that Hierre would pursue a career in business, one of the few professional fields where perhaps he would not have succeeded. Not that young Duhem lacked sense for the practical. He could have easily made a name for himself as an artist had he developed professionally his skill to draw portraits and landscapes. His ability to make a point and his readiness to join in a debate, could have earned him fame as a lawyer. A potential actor was in sight when he entertained friends with mimicry. That as a student of physics he entered and stayed first in his class at the Ecole Normale, did not thwart his talents for the life sciences. No less a biologist than Pasteur tried to obtain Duhem for assistant. His command of Greek and Latin would have secured him a career as a classicist. He was a Frenchman, not to be met too often, whose rightful ad miration for and mastery of his native tongue, did not prove a barrier to the major modern languages. As one who taught himself the complex art of medieval paleo graphy, he could easily have mastered the many auxiliary sciences needed by a consummate historian.

Uneasy Genius

Author : Stanley L. Jaki
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789024724338
Total Pages : 472 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (243 download)

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Download or read book Uneasy Genius written by Stanley L. Jaki and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Commentary on the Principles of Thermodynamics by Pierre Duhem

Author : Paul Needham
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9400703112
Total Pages : 223 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (7 download)

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Download or read book Commentary on the Principles of Thermodynamics by Pierre Duhem written by Paul Needham and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2011-05-30 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pierre Duhem (1861–1916) held the chair of theoretical physics at Bordeaux from 1894 to his death. He established a reputation in both the history and philosophy of science as well as in science itself (physics and physical chemistry). Much of his work in the first two areas has been translated into English, but little of his technical scientific work. The present volume contains early work of Duhem’s illustrating his interest in the rigorous development of physical theory for which he is famous. It opens with what was the first critical discussion of Gibbs’ groundbreaking "On the Equilibrium of Heterogeneous Substances" (1876-8), where Duhem addressed the problem that, as he put it, "Mathematicians regret that the principles of Thermodynamics should have been developed in general with so little precision that the same proposition can be regarded by some as a consequence, and by others as a negation, of these principles". The other papers, forming a three-part series, pursue this project of putting the foundations of thermodynamics on a clearer and more secure basis. This book will be of interest to scholars in history and philosophy of science, especially those interested in the development of physical chemistry and the work of Pierre Duhem.

Physical Chemistry from Ostwald to Pauling

Author : John W. Servos
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 1400844185
Total Pages : 428 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (8 download)

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Download or read book Physical Chemistry from Ostwald to Pauling written by John W. Servos and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2021-05-11 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John Servos explains the emergence of physical chemistry in America by presenting a series of lively portraits of such pivotal figures as Wilhelm Ostwald, A. A. Noyes, G. N. Lewis, and Linus Pauling, and of key institutions, including MIT, the University of California at Berkeley, and Caltech. In the early twentieth century, physical chemistry was a new hybrid science, the molecular biology of its time. The names of its progenitors were familiar to everyone who was scientifically literate; studies of aqueous solutions and of chemical thermodynamics had transformed scientific knowledge of chemical affinity. By exploring the relationship of the discipline to industry and to other sciences, and by tracing the research of its leading American practitioners, Servos shows how physical chemistry was eclipsed by its own offspring--specialties like quantum chemistry.

Physics Avoidance

Author : Mark Wilson
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0198803478
Total Pages : 446 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (988 download)

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Download or read book Physics Avoidance written by Mark Wilson and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2017 with total page 446 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mark Wilson explores our strategies for understanding the world. We frequently cannot reason about nature in the straightforward manner we anticipate, but must use alternative thought processes that reach useful answers in opaque and roundabout ways; and philosophy must find better descriptive tools to reflect this.

Philosophy of Chemistry

Author : Andrea Woody
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 0444516751
Total Pages : 561 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (445 download)

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Download or read book Philosophy of Chemistry written by Andrea Woody and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2012 with total page 561 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Philosophy of Chemistry investigates the foundational concepts and methods of chemistry, the science of the nature of substances and their transformations. This groundbreaking collection, the most thorough treatment of the philosophy of chemistry ever published, brings together philosophers, scientists and historians to map out the central topics in the field. The 33 articles address the history of the philosophy of chemistry and the philosophical importance of some central figures in the history of chemistry; the nature of chemical substances; central chemical concepts and methods, including the chemical bond, the periodic table and reaction mechanisms; and chemistry's relationship to other disciplines such as physics, molecular biology, pharmacy and chemical engineering. This volume serves as a detailed introduction for those new to the field as well as a rich source of new insights and potential research agendas for those already engaged with the philosophy of chemistry. Provides a bridge between philosophy and current scientific findings Encourages multi-disciplinary dialogue Covers theory and applications

Science, Religion, and the Protestant Tradition

Author : James C. Ungureanu
Publisher : University of Pittsburgh Press
ISBN 13 : 0822987112
Total Pages : 363 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (229 download)

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Download or read book Science, Religion, and the Protestant Tradition written by James C. Ungureanu and published by University of Pittsburgh Press. This book was released on 2019-10-03 with total page 363 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of the “conflict thesis” between science and religion—the notion of perennial conflict or warfare between the two—is part of our modern self-understanding. As the story goes, John William Draper (1811–1882) and Andrew Dickson White (1832–1918) constructed dramatic narratives in the nineteenth century that cast religion as the relentless enemy of scientific progress. And yet, despite its resilience in popular culture, historians today have largely debunked the conflict thesis. Unravelling its origins, James Ungureanu argues that Draper and White actually hoped their narratives would preserve religious belief. For them, science was ultimately a scapegoat for a much larger and more important argument dating back to the Protestant Reformation, where one theological tradition was pitted against another—a more progressive, liberal, and diffusive Christianity against a more traditional, conservative, and orthodox Christianity. By the mid-nineteenth century, narratives of conflict between “science and religion” were largely deployed between contending theological schools of thought. However, these narratives were later appropriated by secularists, freethinkers, and atheists as weapons against all religion. By revisiting its origins, development, and popularization, Ungureanu ultimately reveals that the “conflict thesis” was just one of the many unintended consequences of the Protestant Reformation.

The Rationality of Theism

Author : Paul Copan
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134574886
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (345 download)

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Download or read book The Rationality of Theism written by Paul Copan and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2004-07-31 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Rationality of Theism is a controversial collection of brand new papers by thirteen outstanding philosophers and scholars. Its aim is to offer comprehensive theistic replies to the traditional arguments against the existence of God, offering a positive case for theism as well as rebuttals of recent influential criticisms of theism.

Quantum Theory and the Flight from Realism

Author : Christopher Norris
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134595247
Total Pages : 282 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (345 download)

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Download or read book Quantum Theory and the Flight from Realism written by Christopher Norris and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2002-11-01 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a critical introduction to the long-standing debate concerning the conceptual foundations of quantum mechanics and the problems it has posed for physicists and philosophers from Einstein to the present. Quantum theory has been a major infulence on postmodernism, and presents significant problems for realists. Keeping his own realist position in check, Christopher Norris subjects a wide range of key opponents and supporters of realism to a high and equal level of scrutiny. With a characteristic combination of rigour and intellectual generosity, he draws out the merits and weaknesses from opposing arguments. In a sequence of closely argued chapters, Norris examines the premises of orthodox quantum theory, as developed most influentially by Bohr and Heisenberg, and its impact on varous philosophical developments. These include the ideas developed by W.V Quine, Thomas Kuhn, Michael Dummett, Bas van Fraassen, and Hilary Puttnam. In each case, Norris argues, these thinkers have been influenced by the orthodox construal of quantum mechanics as requiring drastic revision of principles which had hitherto defined the very nature of scientific method, causal explanati and rational enquiry. Putting the case for a realist approach which adheres to well-tried scientific principles of causal reasoning and inference to the best explanation, Christopher Norris clarifies these debates to a non-specialist readership and scholars of philosophy, science studies and the philosophy of science alike. Quantum Theory and the Flight From Realism suggests that philosophical reflection can contribute to a better understanding of these crucial, current issues.

The Restitution of Man

Author : Michael D. Aeschliman
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780802844910
Total Pages : 124 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (449 download)

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Download or read book The Restitution of Man written by Michael D. Aeschliman and published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. This book was released on 1998 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: C.S. Lewis and the Case against scientism.

The Third Millennium

Author : David Walsh
Publisher : Georgetown University Press
ISBN 13 : 9781589014701
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (147 download)

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Download or read book The Third Millennium written by David Walsh and published by Georgetown University Press. This book was released on 1999-09-14 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This provocative meditation on the turn of the millennium explores the significance that a celebration of Christ's birth can have beyond the Christian community. Writing from the perspective of Christian philosophy, David Walsh ponders the emergence of modern civilization from the medieval Christian past, concluding that Christian theology grounds the dominant ideas of modern society. He professes the importance and promise of Christianity while rejecting the Gnosticism, advocated by Harold Bloom and others, that places the divine within the self. Affirming Christ's place at the heart of civilization, Walsh argues that the Christian faith has relevance beyond its own boundaries for all traditions that find their common ground in reason. This contemplative book asserts that the Christian millennial jubilee has meaning for all and that it points the way toward the fullness of life in this world as well as in eternity.

Philosophy of Science: The Key Thinkers

Author : James Robert Brown
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1441152547
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (411 download)

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Download or read book Philosophy of Science: The Key Thinkers written by James Robert Brown and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2012-02-16 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All the great philosophers from Plato and Aristotle to the present day have been philosophers of science. However, this book concentrates on modern philosophy of science, starting in the nineteenth century and offering coverage of all the leading thinkers in the field including Whewell, Mill, Reichenbach, Carnap, Popper, Feyerabend, Putnam, van Fraassen, Bloor, Latour, Hacking, Cartwright and many more. Crucially the book demonstrates how the ideas and arguments of these key thinkers have contributed to our understanding of such central issues as experience and necessity, conventionalism, logical empiricism, induction and falsification, the sociology of science, and realism. Ideal for undergraduate students, the book lays the necessary foundations for a complete and thorough understanding of this fascinating subject.

Beyond History of Science

Author : Elizabeth Garber
Publisher : Lehigh University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780934223119
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (231 download)

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Download or read book Beyond History of Science written by Elizabeth Garber and published by Lehigh University Press. This book was released on 1990 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection focuses on the intellectual development of the sciences, their relationships with technology, and their place in culture in general including a proposed realignment of science, technology, and art.

Intelligible Design

Author : Julio Antonio Gonzalo
Publisher : World Scientific
ISBN 13 : 9814447617
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (144 download)

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Download or read book Intelligible Design written by Julio Antonio Gonzalo and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2014 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is an in-depth study of one of the most important and prominent Hua-ch''iao (Overseas Chinese) of twentieth-century Southeast Asian and China OCo Tan Kah-kee (1874OCo1961).For a Chinese immigrant in South-East Asia to make good is not unique, but what is unique in Tan Kah-kee''s case is his enormous contribution to employment and economic development in Singapore and Malaya. He was the only Chinese in history to have single-handedly founded a private university in Amoy and financially maintained it for sixteen years. He was the only Hua-ch''iao of his generation to have led the Chinese in South-East Asia to help China to resist the Japanese invasion in a concerted and coordinated manner. Moreover, he was the only Hua-ch''iao leader to have played both Singapore and China politics and affairs in close quarters, rubbing shoulders with British governors, Chinese officials and commanders. Finally, it is important to point out that Tan Kah-kee was the only Hua-ch''iao in his times to have combined his Pang, community and political power and influences for the advancement of community, regional and national goals.This is an in-depth study of not just Tan Kah-kee per se but also the making of a legend through his deeds, self-sacrifices, fortitude and foresight. This revised edition sheds new light on his political agonies in Mao''s China over campaigns against capitalists and intellectuals. Moreover, it analyses more comprehensively the varied legacies of Tan Kah-kee, including his successors, the style of his non-partisan political leadership, his educational strategy for nation-building, social change and OC the Spirit of Tan Kah-keeOCO, currently in vogue in his home province, Fukien.

From Natural Philosophy to the Sciences

Author : David Cahan
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 0226089282
Total Pages : 469 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (26 download)

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Download or read book From Natural Philosophy to the Sciences written by David Cahan and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2003-09-15 with total page 469 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the nineteenth century, much of the modern scientific enterprise took shape: scientific disciplines were formed, institutions and communities were founded, and unprecedented applications to and interactions with other aspects of society and culture occurred. In this book, eleven leading historians of science assess what their field has taught us about this exciting time and identify issues that remain unexamined or require reconsideration. They treat both scientific disciplines—biology, physics, chemistry, the earth sciences, mathematics, and the social sciences—in their specific intellectual and sociocultural contexts as well as the broader topics of science and medicine; science and religion; scientific institutions and communities; and science, technology, and industry. Providing a much-needed overview and analysis of a rapidly expanding field, From Natural Philosophy to the Sciences will be essential for historians of science, but also of great interest to scholars of all aspects of nineteenth-century life and culture. Contributors: Bernadette Bensaude-Vincent, Jed Z. Buchwald, David Cahan, Joseph Dauben, Frederick Gregory, Michael Hagner, Sungook Hong, David R. Oldroyd, Theodore M. Porter, Robert J. Richards, Ulrich Wengenroth

Logical Empiricism in North America

Author : Gary L. Hardcastle
Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
ISBN 13 : 9780816642212
Total Pages : 332 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (422 download)

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Download or read book Logical Empiricism in North America written by Gary L. Hardcastle and published by U of Minnesota Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "An essential overview of an important intellectual movement, Logical Empiricism in North America offers the first significant, sustained, and multidisciplinary attempt to understand the intellectual, cultural, and political dimensions of logical empiricism's transmission from Europe, subsequent development in North America, and influence on our understanding of science in the twenty-first century."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Concise Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy

Author : Professor Edward Craig
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134593910
Total Pages : 1066 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (345 download)

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Download or read book Concise Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy written by Professor Edward Craig and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-01-11 with total page 1066 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The most complete and up-to-date philosophy reference for a new generation, with entries ranging from Abstract Objects to Wisdom, Socrates to Jean-Paul Sartre, Ancient Egyptian Philosophy to Yoruba Epistemology. The Concise Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy includes: * More than 2000 alphabetically arranged, accessible entries * Contributors from more than 1200 of the world's leading thinkers * Comprehensive coverage of the classic philosophical themes, such as Plato, Arguments for the Existence of God and Metaphysics * Up-to-date coverage of contemporary philosophers, ideas, schools and recent developments, including Jacques Derrida, Poststructuralism and Ecological Philosophy * Unrivalled international and multicultural scope with entries such as Modern Islamic Philosophy, Marxist Thought in Latin America and Chinese Buddhist Thought * An exhaustive index for ease of use * Extensive cross-referencing * Suggestions for further reading at the end of each entry