Figuring Space

Philosophy, Mathematics and Physics

Gilles Chatelet (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

231 Seiten

1999 | 1999 ed.
Kluwer Academic Publishers (Verlag)
978-0-7923-5880-0 (ISBN)

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Seeks to capture the problem of intuition of mobility in philosophy, mathematics and physics. This book deals with: the concept of virtuality; thought experiments; diagrams; special relativity; German Naturphilosophie; and 'Romantic' science. It is of interest to professional philosophers, mathematicians, physicists, and scientists.

In Figuring Space Gilles Chatelet seeks to capture the problem of intuition of mobility in philosophy, mathematics and physics. This he does by means of virtuality and intensive quantities (Oresme, Leibniz), wave-particle duality and perspective diagrams, philosophy of nature and Argand's and Grassman's geometric discoveries and, finally, Faraday's, Maxwell's and Hamilton's electrophilosophy. This tumultuous relationship between mathematics, physics and philosophy is presented in terms of a comparison between intuitive practices and Discursive practices. The following concepts are treated in detail: The concept of virtuality; thought experiments; diagrams; special relativity; German Naturphilosophie and 'Romantic' science. Readership: The book does not require any considerable mathematical background, but it does insist that the reader quit the common instrumental conception of language. It will interest professional philosophers, mathematicians, physicists, and even younger scientists eager to understand the 'unreasonable effectiveness of mathematics'.

Introduction. One: The Enchantment of the Virtual. Two: The Screen, the Spectrum and the Pendulum. Three: The Force of Ambiguity: Dialectical Balances. Four: Grassmann's Capture of the Extension Geometry and Dialectic. Five: Electrogeometric Space. Appendix I: Note on Quaternions. Appendix II: Note on Hamilton's astronomical example. Appendix III: Hamilton's operator.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	30.11.1999
Reihe/Serie	Science and Philosophy ; 8
Zusatzinfo	12 black & white illustrations, biography
Verlagsort	Dordrecht
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Gewicht	509 g
Einbandart	gebunden
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Allgemeines / Lexika
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Erkenntnistheorie / Wissenschaftstheorie
	Naturwissenschaften
ISBN-10	0-7923-5880-5 / 0792358805
ISBN-13	978-0-7923-5880-0 / 9780792358800
Zustand	Neuware