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Hermann von Helmholtz's mechanism: the loss of certainty: a study on the transition from classical to modern philosophy of nature

Book information

Publisher
Springer
Year
2009
ISBN
978-1-4020-5629-1, 140205629X, 978-1-4020-5630-7
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
953 kB (975977 bytes)
Series
Archimedes 17
Pages
286\286
Library
kolxo3
Time added
2019-04-25 18:00:00

Description

Content: pt. I: Mechanism between the classical and the modern conception of science. -- 1. The conception of mechanism 2. The classical conception of science 3. Three traditions in mechanism 4. Contours of modern philosophy of nature. pt. II: Helmholtz's mechanism at the dawn of modernity. -- 5. Helmholtz, a Bildungsbürger, scientist, and research strategist 6. Helmholtz's classical mechanism 7. The hypothetization of Helmholtz's mechanism 8. Conditions and causes for the change in Helmholtz's conception of science and nature

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