Umfang:
1 Online-Ressource (xxxi, 171 p)
Ausgabe:
Reproduktion 2014
ISBN:
9781350026780
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9781350026759
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9781350026766
Inhalt:
"Science and Hypothesis is a classic text in history and philosophy of science. Widely popular since its original publication in 1902, this first new translation of the work in over a century features unpublished material missing from earlier editions. Addressing errors introduced by Greenstreet and Halsted in their early 20th-century translations, it incorporates all the changes, corrections and additions Poincar ̌made over the years. Taking care to update the writing for a modern audience, Poincar'̌s ideas and arguments on the role of hypotheses in mathematics and in science become clearer and closer to his original meaning, while David J. Stump's introduction gives fresh insights into Poincar'̌s philosophy of science. By approaching Science and Hypothesis from a contemporary perspective, it presents a better understanding of Poincare's hierarchy of the sciences, with arithmetic as the foundation, geometry as the science of space, then mechanics and the rest of physics. For philosophers of science and scientists working on problems of space, time and relativity, this is a much needed translation of a ground-breaking work which demonstrates why Poincar ̌is still relevant today. Poincar ̌saw the recognition of the role of hypotheses in science as an important alternative to both rationalism and empiricism. In Science and Hypothesis, his aim is to show that both in mathematics and in the physical sciences, scientists rely on hypotheses that are neither necessary first principles, as the rationalists claim, nor learned from experience, as the empiricist claim. These hypotheses fall into distinct classes, but he is most famous for his thesis of the conventionality of metric geometry. Poincar ̌discusses the sciences in a sequence, starting with arithmetic. Mathematical induction is essential in arithmetic, because only by using it can we make assertions about all numbers. Poincar ̌considers mathematical induction to be a genuine synthetic a priori judgment. He next considers magnitude, which requires arithmetic, but goes further. Likewise, geometry extends our knowledge still further, but requires the theory of magnitude to make measurements, and arithmetic to combine numbers. Poincar ̌then considers classical mechanics, which again extends our knowledge while relying on the mathematics that came before it. Finally, he considers theories of physics, where we have genuine empirical results, but based on the mathematics, hypotheses and conventions that c ...
Inhalt:
pt. 1. Number and magnitude -- pt. 2. Space -- pt. 3. Force -- pt. 4. Nature
Anmerkung:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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ISBN 9781350026773
Weitere Ausg.:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Poincaré, Henri, 1854 - 1912 Science and Hypothesis London : Bloomsbury, 2018 ISBN 1350026778
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9781350026773
Sprache:
Englisch
Fachgebiete:
Philosophie
Schlagwort(e):
Poincaré, Henri 1854-1912
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Hypothese
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Electronic books
DOI:
10.5040/9781350026780
Mehr zum Autor:
Poincaré, Henri 1854-1912
