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| Formato físico adicional: | Online version: Burtt, Edwin A. (Edwin Arthur), 1892-1989. Metaphysical foundations of modern physical science. Garden City, N.Y., Doubleday, 1954 (OCoLC)605590589 |
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| Persona designada: | Isaac Newton |
| Tipo de material: | Tesis de maestría/doctorado |
| Tipo de documento: | Libro/Texto |
| Todos autores / colaboradores: |
Edwin A Burtt |
| Número OCLC: | 1405002 |
| Descripción: | 352 p. ; 19 cm. |
| Contenido: | Historical problem suggested by nature of modern thought -- Metaphysical foundations of modern science key to problem -- Problem of new astronomy -- Metaphysical bearings of pre-Copernican progress in mathematics -- Ultimate implications of Copernicus' step-revival of Pythagoreans -- Kepler's early acceptance of new world-scheme -- first formulation of new metaphysics-causality, quantity, primary, secondary qualities -- Science of local motion -- Nature as mathematical order-Galileo's method -- Subjectivity of secondary qualities -- Motion, space, time -- Nature of causality-god and physical world-positivism -- Mathematics as key to knowledge -- Geometrical conception of physical universe -- Res extensa, res cogitans -- Problem of mind and body -- Hobbes' attack on Cartesian dualism -- Treatment of secondary qualities, causality -- More's notion of extension as category of spirit -- Spirit of nature -- Space as divine presence -- Barrow's philosophy of method, space, time -- Non-mathematical scientific current -- Boyle's importance as scientist and philosopher -- Acceptance and defense of mechanical world-view -- Value of qualitative and teleological explanations -- Insistence on reality of secondary qualities-conception of man -- Pessimistic view of human knowledge-positivism -- Bole's philosophy of ether -- God's relation to mechanical world -- Summary of pre-Newtonian development -- Newton's method -- Mathematical aspect -- Empirical aspect -- Attack on hypotheses -- Newton's union of mathematics and experiment -- Doctrine of positivism -- Newton's general conception of world, and man's relation to it -- Space, time, mass -- Mass - Space, time -- Criticism of Newton's philosophy of space, time -- Newton's conception of ether -- Function of ether -- Newton's early speculations -- Development of a more settled theory -- God-creator, preserver of order of world -- Newton as theologian -- God's present duties in cosmic economy -- His |
| Título de la serie: | Doubleday anchor books, A41. |
Tabla de contenido:
The historical problem suggested by the nature of modern thought -- The metaphysical foundations of modern science the key to this problem -- The problem of the new astronomy -- Metaphysical bearings of the pre-Copernican progress in mathematics -- Ultimate implications of Copernicus' step-revival of Pythagoreans -- Kepler’s early acceptance of the new world-scheme -- ”first formulation of the new metaphysics-causality, quantity, primary and secondary qualities" -- The science of "local motion" -- Nature as mathematical order-Galileo’s method -- The subjectivity of secondary qualities -- "Motion, space, and time" -- The nature of causality-god and the physical world-positivism -- Mathematics as the key to knowledge -- Geometrical conception of the physical universe -- "Res extensa" and "res cogitans" -- The problem of mind and body -- Hobbes' attack on the Cartesian dualism -- Treatment of secondary qualities and causality -- More’s notion of extension as a category of spirit -- The "spirit of nature" -- Space as the divine presence -- “Barrow’s philosophy of method, space, and time" -- The non-mathematical scientific current -- Boyle’s importance as scientist and philosopher -- Acceptance and defense of the mechanical world-view -- Value of qualitative and teleological explanations -- Insistence on reality of secondary qualities-conception of man -- Pessimistic view of human knowledge-positivism -- Bole’s philosophy of the ether -- God’s relation to the mechanical world -- Summary of the pre-Newtonian development -- Newton's method -- The mathematical aspect -- The empirical aspect -- Attack on "hypotheses” -- Newton’s union of mathematics and experiment -- The doctrine of positivism -- “Newton’s general conception of the world, and of man's relation to it" -- “Space, time, and mass" -- Mass -- Space and time -- Criticism of Newton’s philosophy of space and time -- Newton’s conception of the ether -- The function of the ether -- Newton’s early speculations -- Development of a more settled theory -- God-creator and preserver of the order of the world -- Newton as theologian -- God's present duties in the cosmic economy -- The historical relations of Newton’s theism -- Conclusion.
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