A. N. Whitehead

An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Natural Knowledge

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This important book will be of value to anyone with an interest in the relationship between science and philosophy.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Revised
• Seitenzahl: 222
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. März 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 319g
• ISBN-13: 9781107600126
• ISBN-10: 110760012X
• Artikelnr.: 33624038

Inhaltsangabe

Part I. The Traditions of Science: 1. Meaning
2. The foundations of dynamical physics
3. Scientific relativity
4. Congruence
Part II. The Data of Science: 5. The natural elements
6. Events
7. Objects
Part III. The Method of Extensive Abstraction: 8. Principles of the method of extensive abstraction
9. Durations, moments and time-systems
10. Finite abstractive elements
11. Points and straight lines
12. Normality and congruence
13. Motion
Part IV. The Theory of Objects: 14. The location of objects
15. Material objects
16. Causal components
17. Figures
18. Rhythms
Notes.