Kant's Theory of Science (eBook)

Gordon G. Brittan (Autor)

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2015
230 Seiten
Princeton University Press (Verlag)
978-1-4008-6748-6 (ISBN)

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While interest in Kant's philosophy has increased in recent years, very little of it has focused on his theory of science. This book gives a general account of that theory, of its motives and implications, and of the way it brought forth a new conception of the nature of philosophical thought.To reconstruct Kant's theory of science, the author identifies unifying themes of his philosophy of mathematics and philosophy of physics, both undergirded by his distinctive logical doctrines, and shows how they come together to form a relatively consistent system of ideas. A new analysis of the structure of central arguments in the Critique of Pure Reason and the Prolegomena draws on recent developments in logic and the philosophy of science.Professor Brittan's unified account of the philosophies of mathematics and physics explores the nature of Kant's commitment to Euclidean geometry and Newtonian mechanics as well as providing an integrated reading of the Critique of Pure Reason and the Metaphysical Foundations of Natural Science. Contemporary ideas help both to illuminate Kant's position and to show how that position, in turn, illuminates contemporary problems in the philosophy of science.Originally published in 1978.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 8.3.2015
• Reihe/Serie: Princeton Legacy Library
• Reihe/Serie: Princeton Legacy Library
• Verlagsort: Princeton
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Erkenntnistheorie / Wissenschaftstheorie
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Spezielle Soziologien
• Schlagworte: Absolute time and space • Analogy • Analytic–synthetic distinction • antireductionism • A priori and a posteriori • Atomism • A Treatise of Human Nature • Axiom • Bertrand Russell • Christian Wolff (philosopher) • circular reasoning • Classical physics • Concept • Contingency (Philosophy) • Contradiction • Copernican Revolution (metaphor) • critique • Critique of Pure Reason • Ernst Mach • Euclidean Geometry • Existence • existential quantification • Experimental Philosophy • First principle • Geometry • Hans Reichenbach • hypothesis • idealism • Immutability (theology) • Impenetrability • inductive reasoning • Intelligibility (philosophy) • Introduction to Mathematical Philosophy • Intuitionism • Kant-Studien • Logic • Logical Positivism • Logical truth • logicism • Mathematical Physics • Mathematical Proof • Mathematics • Mechanical philosophy • Metaphysical Foundations of Natural Science • Modal Logic • modern philosophy • Modern Physics • Natural deduction • Natural science • Natural Theology • Nature (philosophy) • Newton's law of universal gravitation • Newton's laws of motion • Newton's method • Non-Euclidean geometry • Objectivity (philosophy) • Ontological Argument • Ontology • phenomenalism • Philosopher • philosophical analysis • philosophical theory • Philosophy • philosophy of mathematics • Philosophy of Physics • philosophy of science • Philosophy of Space and Time • Positivism • possible world • premise • problem of induction • Pure Mathematics • Quantification (science) • Quantity • quantum mechanics • Rationalism • reason • reductionism • relational theory • Reversible process (thermodynamics) • Riemannian Geometry • Science • Scientific Method • Scientific Revolution • Scientist • second law of thermodynamics • Speculative reason • Tautology (logic) • The Bounds of Sense • Theoretical definition • theoretical physics • theory • Theory of Forms • Theory of Justification • Theory of relativity • The Philosopher • The Structure of Science • Transcendental idealism • Truth value • Universality (philosophy)
• ISBN-10: 1-4008-6748-7 / 1400867487
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4008-6748-6 / 9781400867486