William Whewell

The Philosophy of the Inductive Sciences

Volume 1: Founded Upon Their History

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

First published in 1840, this influential two-volume treatise rigorously explores the philosophy of the physical sciences.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 648
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. November 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 38mm
• Gewicht: 901g
• ISBN-13: 9781108064026
• ISBN-10: 1108064027
• Artikelnr.: 40189332

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Aphorisms respecting ideas, knowledge, and the language of science
Part I. Of Ideas: 1. Of ideas in general
2. The philosophy of the pure sciences
3. The philosophy of the mechanical sciences
4. The philosophy of the secondary mechanical sciences
5. The philosophy of the mechanico-chemical sciences
6. The philosophy of chemistry
7. The philosophy of morphology, including crystallography
8. Philosophy of the classificatory sciences.