Ernst Mach's World Elements : a Study in Natural Philosophy /
Ernst Mach (1838-1916) was a seminal philosopher-scientist and a deserving member of the canon of major twentieth-century thinkers. Yet, despite a healthy resurgence in Mach studies, he is still widely thought to represent a simplistic positivist, even sensationalist, position that does not at all r...
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| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht :
Springer Netherlands,
2003.
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| Series: | University of Western Ontario series in philosophy of science ;
68. |
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Table of Contents:
- Preface
- Introduction
- 1: The Viennese Background
- 2: A New Theory Of Matter
- 3: Herbart's Metaphysics
- 4: Mach On Space Sensations
- 5: Mach And Riemann
- 6: Fechner And The Inner Side Of Nature
- 7: From Sensations To World Elements
- 8: The Economy Of Thought
- 9: Neutral Monism From Mach To Russell
- 10: Politics (And Physics) In Prague
- 11: The Perpetual Motion Principle In Mechanics
- 12: Machs Definitions Of Mass And Inertia
- 13: The Wärmelehre
- 14: Machs Late View Of Space And Natural Philosophy
- Notes
- References
- Index.