Ernst Mach Physicist And Philosopher

Author : Robert S. Cohen,Raymond J. Seeger
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2013-03-09
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789401714624

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Ernst Mach: Physicist and Philosopher by Robert S. Cohen,Raymond J. Seeger Pdf

At the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in Washington, D.C., 27 December 1966, a symposium was held to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the death of Ernst Mach, the physicist who was vitally concerned about philosophical foundations. It was arranged by Section B on Physics, and co-sponsored by Section L on the History and Philosophy of Science, as well as by the History of Science Society. Dr. Allen W. Astin, Vice-President of the Association and Director of the National Bureau of Standards, presided. Representing the Austrian ambassador, Dr. Ernst Lemberger, a few opening remarks on his behalf were made by Dr. Walter Hietsch. Also present was Dr. Ernest A. Lederer, a grandson of Ernst Mach. The contributors, to the symposium, mostly physicists, represented different backgrounds and differing points of view; they presented their review of Mach's work primarily in the light of subsequent developments. They all, however, share a common interest in the life and works of Ernst Mach. Two of them, Otto BlUh and Peter G. Bergmann, received their doctoral degrees in theoretical physics from the University of Prague. Karl Menger received his doctoral degree in mathematics from the University of Vienna (he is responsible for the latest edition [1960] of Mach's celebrated The Science of Mechanics: A Critical and Historical Account of its Development, for which he prepared a new Introduction).

Author : J.T. Blackmore
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 387 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789401127714

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Ernst Mach — A Deeper Look by J.T. Blackmore Pdf

Ernst Mach -- A Deeper Look has been written to reveal to English-speaking readers the recent revival of interest in Ernst Mach in Europe and Japan. The book is a storehouse of new information on Mach as a philosopher, historian, scientist and person, containing a number of biographical and philosophical manuscripts publihsed for the first time, along with correspondence and other matters published for the first time in English. The book also provides English translations of Mach's controversies with leading physicists and psychologists, such as Max Planck and Carl Stumpf, and offers basic evidence for resolving Mach's position on atomism and Einstein's theory of relativity. Mach's scientific, philosophical and personal influence in a number of countries -- Austria, Germany, Bohemia and Yugoslavia among them -- has been carefully explored and many aspects detailed for the first time. All of the articles are eminently readable, especially those written by Mach's sister. They are deeply researched, new interpretations abound, and the bibliography includes recent works by and about Mach from over a dozen countries. The book also contains many articles by or about Mach's contemporaries, including Ostwald, Dingler, Weichert and, especially, Einstein. Finally, and most intriguingly, the original ideas of Japanese scholars are presented, built on Mach's philosophy. These demonstrate how Mach's world view is currently contributing to the solution of contemporary philosophical problems.

Author : Ernst Mach
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1894
Category : Physics
ISBN : HARVARD:32044015695075

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Popular Scientific Lectures by Ernst Mach Pdf

Author : John T. Blackmore
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 444 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2023-04-28
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780520325708

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Ernst Mach by John T. Blackmore Pdf

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1972.

Author : Ernst Mach
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2020-08-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783752416237

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Popular scientific lectures by Ernst Mach Pdf

Reproduction of the original: Popular scientific lectures by Ernst Mach

Author : Ernst Mach
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 431 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9789401014281

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Knowledge and Error by Ernst Mach Pdf

Author : Ernst Mach
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Senses and sensation
ISBN : UVA:X004005210

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The Analysis of Sensations by Ernst Mach Pdf

Author : John Preston
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 301 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2021-03-18
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781108474016

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Interpreting Mach by John Preston Pdf

A collection of new essays on Ernst Mach's scientific and philosophical thought by leading Mach scholars.

Author : Ernst Mach
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 123 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2014-02-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9781108066662

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History and Root of the Principle of the Conservation of Energy by Ernst Mach Pdf

The 1911 English translation of Mach's pamphlet on the formulation of one of science's most fundamental theories.

Author : Friedrich Stadler
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 720 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Physics
ISBN : 3030043797

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Ernst Mach - Life, Work, Influence by Friedrich Stadler Pdf

This edited volume features essays written in honor of Ernst Mach. It explores his life, work, and legacy. Readers will gain a better understanding of this natural scientist and scholar who made major contributions to physics, the philosophy of science, and physiological psychology. The essays offer a critical inventory of Mach's lifework in line with state-of-the-art research and historiography. It begins with physics, where he paved the way for Einstein's Theory of Relativity. The account continues with Mach's contributions in biology, psychology, and physiology pioneering with an empiricist and gestalthaft Analysis of Sensations. Readers will also discover how in the philosophy of science he served as a model for the Vienna Circle with the Ernst Mach Society as well as paved the way for an integrated history and theory of science. Indeed, his influence extends far beyond the natural sciences -- to the Vienna Medical School and psychoanalysis (R. Bárány, J. Breuer, S. Freud), to literature (Jung Wien, R. Musil), to politics (F. Adler, Austro-Marxism and the Viennese adult education), to arts between Futurism and Minimal Art as well as to social sciences between the liberal school (J. Schumpeter, F.A. von Hayek) and empirical social research (P. Lazarsfeld und M. Jahoda).

Author : Ernst Mach
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1914
Category : Senses and sensations
ISBN : 1789874882

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The Analysis of Sensations, and the Relation of the Physical to the Psychical by Ernst Mach Pdf

Author : Friedrich Stadler
Publisher : Springer
Page : 805 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2019-05-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 3030043770

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Ernst Mach – Life, Work, Influence by Friedrich Stadler Pdf

This edited volume features essays written in honor of Ernst Mach. It explores his life, work, and legacy. Readers will gain a better understanding of this natural scientist and scholar who made major contributions to physics, the philosophy of science, and physiological psychology. The essays offer a critical inventory of Mach’s lifework in line with state-of-the-art research and historiography. It begins with physics, where he paved the way for Einstein’s Theory of Relativity. The account continues with Mach's contributions in biology, psychology, and physiology pioneering with an empiricist and gestalthaft Analysis of Sensations. Readers will also discover how in the philosophy of science he served as a model for the Vienna Circle with the Ernst Mach Society as well as paved the way for an integrated history and theory of science. Indeed, his influence extends far beyond the natural sciences -- to the Vienna Medical School and psychoanalysis (R. Bárány, J. Breuer, S. Freud), to literature (Jung Wien, R. Musil), to politics (F. Adler, Austro-Marxism and the Viennese adult education), to arts between Futurism and Minimal Art as well as to social sciences between the liberal school (J. Schumpeter, F. A. von Hayek) and empirical social research (P. Lazarsfeld und M. Jahoda).

Author : Ernst Mach
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 157 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2014-01-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9781108066525

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Space and Geometry in the Light of Physiological, Psychological and Physical Inquiry by Ernst Mach Pdf

The 1906 English translation of three essays by Ernst Mach (1838-1916) discussing geometry from different perspectives.

Author : Ernst Mach
Publisher : Open Court
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1897
Category : Medical
ISBN : HARVARD:32044022170872

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Contributions to the Analysis of the Sensations by Ernst Mach Pdf

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.

Author : Jimena Canales
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 487 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2016-10-04
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780691173177

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The Physicist and the Philosopher by Jimena Canales Pdf

The explosive debate that transformed our views about time and scientific truth On April 6, 1922, in Paris, Albert Einstein and Henri Bergson publicly debated the nature of time. Einstein considered Bergson's theory of time to be a soft, psychological notion, irreconcilable with the quantitative realities of physics. Bergson, who gained fame as a philosopher by arguing that time should not be understood exclusively through the lens of science, criticized Einstein's theory of time for being a metaphysics grafted on to science, one that ignored the intuitive aspects of time. The Physicist and the Philosopher tells the remarkable story of how this explosive debate transformed our understanding of time and drove a rift between science and the humanities that persists today. Jimena Canales introduces readers to the revolutionary ideas of Einstein and Bergson, describes how they dramatically collided in Paris, and traces how this clash of worldviews reverberated across the twentieth century. She shows how it provoked responses from figures such as Bertrand Russell and Martin Heidegger, and carried repercussions for American pragmatism, logical positivism, phenomenology, and quantum mechanics. Canales explains how the new technologies of the period—such as wristwatches, radio, and film—helped to shape people’s conceptions of time and further polarized the public debate. She also discusses how Bergson and Einstein, toward the end of their lives, each reflected on his rival’s legacy—Bergson during the Nazi occupation of Paris and Einstein in the context of the first hydrogen bomb explosion. The Physicist and the Philosopher is a magisterial and revealing account that shows how scientific truth was placed on trial in a divided century marked by a new sense of time.