Download or read book Seeking Nature s Logic written by David B. Wilson and published by Penn State Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Studies the path of natural philosophy (i.e., physics) from Isaac Newton through Scotland into the nineteenth-century background to the modern revolution in physics. Examines how the history of science has been influenced by John Robison and other notable intellectuals of the Scottish Enlightenment"--Provided by publisher.
Download or read book Natural Philosophy the Logic of Physics Volume 2 written by Marshall Dixon and published by . This book was released on 2018-07-18 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Natural Philosophy: The Logic of Physics Volume Two: The Quantum Theory of Everything The first volume of NATURAL PHILOSOPHY: THE LOGIC OF PHYSICS is used as the textbook for the first two years of the physics program at Cathedral High School in Indianapolis, Indiana. But the students have requested one or two additional years for a four-year physics majors program at Cathedral High School. This present volume is written to serve as the textbook for the second half of the physics program. The foundation for physics in the twenty first century is quantum mechanics; hence this second volume is devoted to developing that subject. Within that context, the physics of condensed matter is of great importance in 21st century technology. Thus, this book significantly stresses topics in condensed matter physics. In studying this book, certain topics can be stressed. Electromagnetic Theory: chapters 8 and 12 of volume one and chapter 13 of volume two Atomic and Nuclear Physics: chapters 16, 17, and 18 of volume two Condensed Matter: chapters 13, 14, 19 and 20 of volume two Quantum Optics: chapters 14 and 18 of volume two Chemical Engineering: chapter 19 of volume two The Physical Meaning of Quantum Mechanics: chapter 21 of volume two All required mathematics is developed when needed in the context of physics, but in doing so, all theorems are rigorously proved. The authors attempt to introduce new research topics at the time of writing this book. Instructors are encouraged to continue to discuss research topics. Physics students should learn what is not understood as well as understood.
Download or read book Elements of Natural Philosophy I written by Thomson (William) and published by . This book was released on 1873 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A History of Natural Philosophy written by Edward Grant and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2007-01-29 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book describes how natural philosophy and exact mathematical sciences joined together to make the Scientific Revolution possible.
Download or read book Bloomsbury Semiotics Volume 2 Semiotics in the Natural and Technical Sciences written by Jamin Pelkey and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2023-01-12 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bloomsbury Semiotics offers a state-of-the-art overview of the entire field of semiotics by revealing its influence on a wide range of disciplinary perspectives. With four volumes spanning theory, method and practice across the disciplines, this definitive reference work emphasizes and strengthens common bonds shared across intellectual cultures, and facilitates the discovery and recovery of meaning across fields. It comprises: Volume 1: History and Semiosis Volume 2: Semiotics in the Natural and Technical Sciences Volume 3: Semiotics in the Arts and Social Sciences Volume 4: Semiotic Movements Written by leading international experts, the chapters provide comprehensive overviews of the history and status of semiotic inquiry across a diverse range of traditions and disciplines. Together, they highlight key contemporary developments and debates along with ongoing research priorities. Providing the most comprehensive and united overview of the field, Bloomsbury Semiotics enables anyone, from students to seasoned practitioners, to better understand and benefit from semiotic insight and how it relates to their own area of study or research. Volume 2: Semiotics in the Natural and Technical Sciences presents the state-of-the art in semiotic approaches to disciplines ranging from mathematics and biology to neuroscience and medicine, from evolutionary linguistics and animal behaviour studies to computing, finance, law, architecture, and design. Each chapter casts a vision for future research priorities, unanswered questions, and fresh openings for semiotic participation in these and related fields.
Download or read book Descartes System of Natural Philosophy written by Stephen Gaukroger and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2002-03-18 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Towards the end of his life, Descartes published the first four parts of a projected six-part work, The Principles of Philosophy. This was intended to be the definitive statement of his complete system of philosophy. Gaukroger examines the whole system, and reconstructs the last two parts from Descartes' other writings.
Download or read book Theory and Reality written by Peter Godfrey-Smith and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2021-07-16 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How does science work? Does it tell us what the world is “really” like? What makes it different from other ways of understanding the universe? In Theory and Reality, Peter Godfrey-Smith addresses these questions by taking the reader on a grand tour of more than a hundred years of debate about science. The result is a completely accessible introduction to the main themes of the philosophy of science. Examples and asides engage the beginning student, a glossary of terms explains key concepts, and suggestions for further reading are included at the end of each chapter. Like no other text in this field, Theory and Reality combines a survey of recent history of the philosophy of science with current key debates that any beginning scholar or critical reader can follow. The second edition is thoroughly updated and expanded by the author with a new chapter on truth, simplicity, and models in science.
Download or read book Physics Or Natural Hearing written by Aristotle and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This translation uses simple language without completely discarding the traditional renderings of Aristotelian terminology. It attempts to imitate Aristotle's concrete style and to be consistent in its translation of terms. The edition includes the translation, introduction, glossary, index, and explanatory notes. The Bekker numbers are included throughout, and the book features the alternative translation and numbering of Book VII. An extensive series of appendixes address various central concepts in the Physics."--Jacket.
Download or read book The Synopticon written by and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 1098 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Major philosophical concepts (outlines) with reading lists referring to quotations in vols. of the series Great books of the Western world.
Download or read book Philosophy of Mathematics and Natural Science written by Hermann Weyl and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2009-05-17 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: History of mathematics.
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Download or read book The Greek World of Apuleius written by Gerald N. Sandy and published by BRILL. This book was released on 1997 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first attempt since that of Paul Vallette in 1908 to place the Latin writer Apuleius in the context of the (Greek) Second Sophistic. It also paints a larger picture of the character of belles-lettres, rhetoric, Middle Platonism, education, translation and the writing of novels during the Roman Imperial period.
Download or read book Sir Tom written by Mrs. Oliphant (Margaret) and published by . This book was released on 1893 with total page 622 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Companion to Ancient Philosophy written by Mary Louise Gill and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2009-02-09 with total page 832 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Companion to Ancient Philosophy provides a comprehensive and current overview of the history of ancient Greek and Roman philosophy from its origins until late antiquity. Comprises an extensive collection of original essays, featuring contributions from both rising stars and senior scholars of ancient philosophy Integrates analytic and continental traditions Explores the development of various disciplines, such as mathematics, logic, grammar, physics, and medicine, in relation to ancient philosophy Includes an illuminating introduction, bibliography, chronology, maps and an index
Download or read book 19th Natural Philosophy Alliance Proceedings written by Greg Volk and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2012-07-14 with total page 686 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Natural Philosophy Alliance (NPA) sponsors regular international conferences for presenting high-quality papers discussing aspects of philosophy in the sciences. Many papers offer challenges to accepted orthodoxy in the sciences, especially in physics. Everything from the micro-physics of quantum mechanics to the macro-physics of cosmology is entertained.Though the main interest of the NPA is in challenging orthodoxy in the sciences, it will also feature papers defending such orthodoxy. Our ultimate propose is to enable participants to articulate their own understanding of the truth. All papers are reviewed by society officers, and sometimes by other members, before presentation in conferences and they are edit, sometimes very significantly prior to publication in the Proceedings of the NPA.
Download or read book The Field of Between written by Hisaki Hashi and published by LIT Verlag Münster. This book was released on 2023-04 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book 20th Natural Philosophy Alliance Proceedings written by David de Hilster and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2013-07-03 with total page 389 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Natural Philosophy Alliance published in conjunction with the 20th Annual Natural Philosophy Alliance conference.
