Philosophy of Mathematics and Natural Science (eBook)

Hermann Weyl (Autor)

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2021
336 Seiten
Princeton University Press (Verlag)
978-1-4008-3333-7 (ISBN)

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When mathematician Hermann Weyl decided to write a book on philosophy, he faced what he referred to as "e;conflicts of conscience"e;--the objective nature of science, he felt, did not mesh easily with the incredulous, uncertain nature of philosophy. Yet the two disciplines were already intertwined. In Philosophy of Mathematics and Natural Science, Weyl examines how advances in philosophy were led by scientific discoveries--the more humankind understood about the physical world, the more curious we became. The book is divided into two parts, one on mathematics and the other on the physical sciences. Drawing on work by Descartes, Galileo, Hume, Kant, Leibniz, and Newton, Weyl provides readers with a guide to understanding science through the lens of philosophy. This is a book that no one but Weyl could have written--and, indeed, no one has written anything quite like it since.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 14.9.2021
• Einführung: Frank Wilczek
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik ► Geometrie / Topologie
• Themenwelt: Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik ► Geschichte der Mathematik
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften
• Schlagworte: Antimatter • asymmetry • Axion • Background radiation • Bernhard Riemann • black body • B meson • Calculation • Chemical element • chemical reaction • Chronology of the universe • classical mechanics • Computer • Computer Science • Concept • Conceptual Design • Consciousness • Cosmic ocean • CP violation • cryptography • David Hilbert • electromagnetism • Eloquence • Emergence • Empathy • Engineering • erudition • Evolution • Existence • Experimental Physics • Explanation • Frank Wilczek • Gauge Theory • heredity • Hermann Weyl • Hilbert's program • hydrogen atom • Inflation (cosmology) • Information Technology • Instance (computer science) • John von Neumann • Kaon • laws of thermodynamics • Literature • Massive particle • mathematician • Mathematics • Maxwell–Boltzmann distribution • Metabolism • Metric expansion of space • Michael Atiyah • Molecule • Muon • Muon neutrino • Natural Philosophy • Natural science • Neutrino • np-completeness • Number Theory • Particle decay • phenomenon • philosophy of mathematics • physical cosmology • Physical law • physicist • positron • predestination • Quantum Computing • quantum electrodynamics • quantum field theory • Quantum fluctuation • quantum mechanics • Reality • reason • Redshift • Requirement • Science • Scientist • Social Exchange Theory • Special relativity • State of affairs (sociology) • Strong Interaction • symmetry • Technology • The Fundamentals • Theorem • theory • Theory of relativity • Thought • Time • Vacuum • Weak Interaction
• ISBN-10: 1-4008-3333-7 / 1400833337
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4008-3333-7 / 9781400833337