| Title |
The interpretation of science; selected essays. Edited, with an introd., by A.H. Johnson. |
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| Imprint |
Indianapolis : Bobbs-Merrill ; 1961. |
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©1961. |
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| Description |
274 pages ; 21 cm |
| Content |
text txt |
| Media |
unmediated n |
| Carrier |
volume nc |
| Series |
Library of liberal arts ; 117.
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| Contents |
The philosophy of science. The first physical synthesis -- The organization of thought -- Theories of the bifurcation of nature -- Time, space, and material : are they, and if so in what sense, the ultimate data of science -- Time -- Space, time, and relativity -- Uniformity and contingency -- Einstein's theory : an alternative suggestion -- The philosophical aspects of the Principle of Relativity -- The idealistic implication of Einstein's theory -- The problem of simultaneity : is there a paradox in the principle of relativity in regard to the relation of time measured to time lived? -- The relevance of natural science to education and religion. Science in general education -- Religion and science -- Metaphysics and the evaluation of natural science. Mathematics and the good -- Remarks -- Response -- Objects and subjects -- Time -- Immortality. |
| Bibliography |
Includes index. |
| Local Note |
Gift of Dr. Robert Kargon, March 2019 |
| Subject(s) |
Science -- Philosophy.
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