The Natural Philosophy Of Time

Author : G J Whitrow
Publisher : Hassell Street Press
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2021-09-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1013663462

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The Natural Philosophy of Time by G J Whitrow Pdf

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : G. J. Whitrow
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1961
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:460732313

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The Natural Philosophy of Time by G. J. Whitrow Pdf

Author : Nicholas Maxwell
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2017-02-24
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780773549050

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In Praise of Natural Philosophy by Nicholas Maxwell Pdf

In Praise of Natural Philosophy argues for a transformation of both science and philosophy, so that these two distinct domains of thought become one: natural philosophy. This in turn has far-reaching consequences for the whole academic enterprise. It transpires that universities need to be reorganized so that they become devoted to seeking and promoting wisdom by rational means – as opposed to just acquiring knowledge. Modern science began as natural philosophy. What today we call science and philosophy, in Newton's time formed one integrated enterprise: to improve our knowledge and understanding of the universe. Profound discoveries were made. And then natural philosophy died. It split into science and philosophy. But the two fragments are defective shadows of the glorious unified endeavour of natural philosophy. Rigour, sheer intellectual good sense, and decisive argument demand that we put the two together again, and rediscover the immense merits of the integrated enterprise of natural philosophy. This requires an intellectual revolution, with profound consequences for how we understand the universe, do both science and philosophy, and tackle global problems. A comprehensive addition to discussions about the purposes of academia, In Praise of Natural Philosophy has dramatic implications for the fate of our world.

Author : Roberto Mangabeira Unger,Lee Smolin
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 567 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781107074064

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The Singular Universe and the Reality of Time by Roberto Mangabeira Unger,Lee Smolin Pdf

Roberto Mangabeira Unger and Lee Smolin argue for a revolution in our cosmological ideas. Ideal for non-scientists, physicists and cosmologists.

Author : Kathleen Okruhlik,J.R. Brown
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789400954908

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The Natural Philosophy of Leibniz by Kathleen Okruhlik,J.R. Brown Pdf

Author : Hans Reichenbach
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2012-03-13
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780486138039

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The Philosophy of Space and Time by Hans Reichenbach Pdf

A clear, penetrating exposition of developments in physical science and mathematics brought about by non-Euclidean geometries, including in-depth coverage of the foundations of geometry, theory of time, other topics.

Author : Baden Powell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 436 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1834
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105046420746

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History of Natural Philosophy from the Earliest Periods to the Present Time ... by Baden Powell Pdf

Author : Christophe Bouton,Philippe Huneman
Publisher : Springer
Page : 403 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2017-05-30
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319537252

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Time of Nature and the Nature of Time by Christophe Bouton,Philippe Huneman Pdf

This volume addresses the question of time from the perspective of the time of nature. Its aim is to provide some insights about the nature of time on the basis of the different uses of the concept of time in natural sciences. Presenting a dialogue between philosophy and science, it features a collection of papers that investigate the representation, modeling and understanding of time as they appear in physics, biology, geology and paleontology. It asks questions such as: whether or not the notions of time in the various sciences are reducible to the same physical time, what status should be given to timescale differences, or what are the specific epistemic issues raised by past facts in natural sciences. The book first explores the experience of time and its relation to time in nature in a set of chapters that bring together what human experience and physics enable metaphysicians, logicians and scientists to say about time. Next, it studies time in physics, including some puzzling paradoxes about time raised by the theory of relativity and quantum mechanics. The volume then goes on to examine the distinctive problems and conceptions of time in the life sciences. It explores the concept of deep time in paleontology and geology, time in the epistemology of evolutionary biology, and time in developmental biology. Each scientific discipline features a specific approach to time and uses distinctive methodologies for implementing time in its models. This volume seeks to define a common language to conceive of the distinct ways different scientific disciplines view time. In the process, it offers a new approach to the issue of time that will appeal to a wide range of readers: philosophers and historians of science, metaphysicians and natural scientists - be they scholars, advanced students or readers from an educated general audience.

Author : Edward Grant,Professor Emeritus Edward Grant
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2007-01-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9780521869317

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A History of Natural Philosophy by Edward Grant,Professor Emeritus Edward Grant Pdf

This book describes how natural philosophy and exact mathematical sciences joined together to make the Scientific Revolution possible.

Author : Margaret Cavendish
Publisher : Broadview Press
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2020-02-28
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781460406878

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Grounds of Natural Philosophy by Margaret Cavendish Pdf

This edition aims to make Margaret Cavendish’s most mature philosophical work more accessible to students and scholars of the period. Grounds of Natural Philosophy is important not only because it is Cavendish’s final articulation of her metaphysics but also because it succinctly outlines her fundamental views on “the nature of nature”—or the base substance and mechanics of all natural matter—and vividly demonstrates her probabilistic approach to philosophical enquiry. Moreover, Grounds spends considerable time discussing the human body, including the functions of the mind, a topic of growing interest to both historians of philosophy and literary scholars. This Broadview Edition opens to modern readers a vibrant, unique, and provocative voice of the past that challenges our standard view of seventeenth-century English philosophy.

Author : J. M. M. H. Thijssen,Jack Zupko
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Science
ISBN : 9004115145

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The Metaphysics and Natural Philosophy of John Buridan by J. M. M. H. Thijssen,Jack Zupko Pdf

A collection of original articles by a dozen scholars on the work of the influential 14th-century philosopher John Buridan, this book extends Buridan's reputation in logic to metaphysics and natural philosophy, showing how he brought a fresh approach to solving some of the classic problems of philosophy.

Author : Gerald James Whitrow
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1961
Category : Time
ISBN : OCLC:930472804

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The Natural Philosophy of Time by Gerald James Whitrow Pdf

Author : J.E. Force,R.H. Popkin
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 243 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2013-03-09
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789401732499

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The Books of Nature and Scripture by J.E. Force,R.H. Popkin Pdf

Dick Popkin and James Force have attended a number of recent conferences where it was apparent that much new and important research was being done in the fields of interpreting Newton's and Spinoza's contributions as biblical scholars and of the relationship between their biblical scholarship and other aspects of their particular philosophies. This collection represents the best current research in this area. It stands alone as the only work to bring together the best current work on these topics. Its primary audience is specialised scholars of the thought of Newton and Spinoza as well as historians of the philosophical ideas of the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries.

Author : Michael Edwards
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2013-09-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004232334

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Time and the Science of the Soul in Early Modern Philosophy by Michael Edwards Pdf

For many early modern philosophers, particularly those influenced by Aristotle’s Physics and De anima, time had an intimate connection to the human rational soul. This connection had wide-ranging implications for metaphysics, natural philosophy and politics: at its heart was the assumption that man was not only a rational, but also a temporal, animal. In Time and the Science of the Soul in Early Modern Philosophy, Michael Edwards traces this connection from late Aristotelian commentaries and philosophical textbooks to the natural and political philosophy of two of the best-known ‘new philosophers’ of the seventeenth century, Thomas Hobbes and René Descartes. The book demonstrates both time’s importance as a philosophical problem, and the intellectual fertility and continued relevance of Aristotelian philosophy into the seventeenth century.

Author : Thomas Kjeller Johansen
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2004-07-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781107320116

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Plato's Natural Philosophy by Thomas Kjeller Johansen Pdf

Plato's dialogue the Timaeus-Critias presents two connected accounts, that of the story of Atlantis and its defeat by ancient Athens and that of the creation of the cosmos by a divine craftsman. This book offers a unified reading of the dialogue. It tackles a wide range of interpretative and philosophical issues. Topics discussed include the function of the famous Atlantis story, the notion of cosmology as 'myth' and as 'likely', and the role of God in Platonic cosmology. Other areas commented upon are Plato's concepts of 'necessity' and 'teleology', the nature of the 'receptacle', the relationship between the soul and the body, the use of perception in cosmology, and the work's peculiar monologue form. The unifying theme is teleology: Plato's attempt to show the cosmos to be organised for the good. A central lesson which emerges is that the Timaeus is closer to Aristotle's physics than previously thought.