Download or read book Les raisons de l infini written by Michel Blay and published by Editions Gallimard. This book was released on 1993 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Reasoning with the Infinite written by Michel Blay and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Until the Scientific Revolution, the nature and motions of heavenly objects were mysterious and unpredictable. The Scientific Revolution was revolutionary in part because it saw the advent of many mathematical tools—chief among them the calculus—that natural philosophers could use to explain and predict these cosmic motions. Michel Blay traces the origins of this mathematization of the world, from Galileo to Newton and Laplace, and considers the profound philosophical consequences of submitting the infinite to rational analysis. "One of Michael Blay's many fine achievements in Reasoning with the Infinite is to make us realize how velocity, and later instantaneous velocity, came to play a vital part in the development of a rigorous mathematical science of motion."—Margaret Wertheim, New Scientist
Download or read book Raison et infini written by Dominique Lanfranchi and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Collected Papers of Bertrand Russell Volume 6 written by John Slater and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2024-08-01 with total page 643 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The years covered by this volume of the Collected Papers of Bertrand Russell were among the most productive, philosophically speaking, of Russell's entire career. In addition to the papers reprinted here, he bought Principia Mathematica to its finished form and wrote The Problems of Philosophy, Theory of Knowledge and Knowledge of the External World. In October 1910 he began teaching at Cambridge, having accepted an appointment as lecturer in logic and the principles of mathematics at Trinity College for a term of five years. A year later Ludwig Wittgenstein began to attend his lectures. Within a few months he was influencing Russell's philosophical thinking as much as, or more than, Russell was influencing his.
Download or read book Pierre Bayle s Cartesian Metaphysics written by Todd Ryan and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2009-08-17 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In his magnum opus, the Historical and Critical Dictionary, Pierre Bayle offered a series of brilliant criticisms of the major philosophical and theological systems of the 17th Century. Although officially skeptical concerning the attempt to provide a definitive account of the truths of metaphysics, there is reason to see Bayle as a reluctant skeptic. In particular, Todd Ryan contends that Bayle harbored deep sympathy for the attempt by Descartes and his most innovative successor, Nicolas Malebranche, to establish a metaphysical system that would provide a foundation for the new mechanistic natural philosophy while helping to secure the fundamental tenets of rational theology. Through a careful analysis of Bayle’s critical engagement with such philosophers as Spinoza, Leibniz, Locke and Newton, it is argued that, despite his reputation as a skeptic, Bayle was not without philosophical commitments of his own. Drawing on the full range of Bayle’s writings, from his early philosophical lectures to his final controversial writings, Ryan offers detailed studies of Bayle’s treatment of such pivotal issues as mind-body dualism, causation and God’s relation to the world.
Download or read book The Newton Wars the Beginning of the French Enlightenment written by J.B. Shank and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2008-09-15 with total page 590 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nothing is considered more natural than the connection between Isaac Newton’s science and the modernity that came into being during the eighteenth-century Enlightenment. Terms like “Newtonianism” are routinely taken as synonyms for “Enlightenment” and “modern” thought, yet the particular conjunction of these terms has a history full of accidents and contingencies. Modern physics, for example, was not the determined result of the rational unfolding of Newton’s scientific work in the eighteenth century, nor was the Enlightenment the natural and inevitable consequence of Newton’s eighteenth-century reception. Each of these outcomes, in fact, was a contingent event produced by the particular historical developments of the early eighteenth century. A comprehensive study of public culture, The Newton Wars and the Beginning of the French Enlightenment digsbelow the surface of the commonplace narratives that link Newton with Enlightenment thought to examine the actual historical changes that brought them together in eighteenth-century time and space. Drawing on the full range of early modern scientific sources, from studied scientific treatises and academic papers to book reviews, commentaries, and private correspondence, J. B. Shank challenges the widely accepted claim that Isaac Newton’s solitary genius is the reason for his iconic status as the father of modern physics and the philosophemovement.
Download or read book French Phrases Vol 2 written by Nik Marcel and published by 2Language Books. This book was released on 2015-09-15 with total page 1013 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: French Phrases Vol.2: English & French THIS EDITION: French Phrases seeks to bridge the gap between knowing individual words and knowing how to create or understand sentences. Sentences are phrases or a combination of phrases, and phrases are a combination of words. The simplest phrases are the simplest ways of combining words. Exposure to a wide variety of phrases, especially in increasing complexity, provides the basis for obtaining a solid grasp of a new language. The reason being, phrases can be combined with other phrases to create endless possibilities in language. French Phrases contains a wide variety of phrases, but it also demonstrates how phrases can increase in complexity – through the inclusion of individual words or other phrases. The reader can choose between four formats: Section 1: English to French Section 2: French to English Section 3: English Section 4: French The text can be used to obtain a fundamental grasp of French grammar. An understanding of the rules that underpin the way words combine into phrases, or phrases combine into sentences, allows the language learner to expand their capacity exponentially simply by increasing vocabulary. With this in mind, the text includes an introductory section summarising the important aspects of French grammar. The dual-language text has been arranged for quick and easy cross-referencing. The text can be used on its own. However, the content is ideal for reinforcing and expanding on a basic grasp of the language. With an increasingly robust grasp of the language, the language learner can easily and fruitfully move on to more advanced bilingual text — like in 2Language Books editions —, or suitable French only text: a simple novel, a French news website, etc. Many basic language books offer some form of audio support. Internet services — primarily news based radio stations — offer podcasts. Audio from television is an additional resource, and can be formatted for use on various digital platforms. However, if audio is an important component of your interest in languages, electronic devices that support quality text-to-speech (TTS) will likely be appealing. With a library card, TTS technology (in a device that supports the relevant content), and the above mentioned resources (as digital content), an entire language learning system is available for not much more than a cup of coffee! There is no substantial financial outlay to get you started. Furthermore, there are no additional ongoing fees (and updates), and there are no expiry dates on ‘premium’ content and resources. (A Dual-Language Book Project) 2Language Books
Download or read book Journal of Early Modern Studies Volume 3 Issue 2 Fall 2014 written by Vlad Alexandrescu and published by Zeta Books. This book was released on with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ISBN: 978-606-8266-88-6 (paper) ISBN: 978-606-8266-89-3 (online)
Download or read book Finite Versus Infinite written by Cristian S. Calude and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The finite - infinite interplay is central in human thinking, from ancient philosophers and mathematicians (Zeno, Pythagoras), to modern mathe matics (Cantor, Hilbert) and computer science (Turing, Godel). Recent developments in mathematics and computer science suggest a) radically new answers to classical questions (e. g. , does infinity exist?, where does infinity come from?, how to reconcile the finiteness of the human brain with the infinity of ideas it produces?), b) new questions of debate (e. g. , what is the role played by randomness?, are computers capable of handling the infinity through unconventional media of computation?, how can one approximate efficiently the finite by the infinite and, conversely, the infinite by finite?). Distinguished authors from around the world, many of them architects of the mathematics and computer science for the new century, contribute to the volume. Papers are as varied as Professor Marcus' activity, to whom this volume is dedicated. They range from real analysis to DNA com puting, from linguistics to logic, from combinatorics on words to symbolic dynamics, from automata theory to geography, and so on, plus an incursion into the old history of conceptions about infinity and a list of philosophical "open problems". They are mainly mathematical and theoretical computer science texts, but not all of them are purely mathematical.
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Download or read book Raison et infini written by DOMINIQUE.. LANFRANCHI and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: LE SUJET D'ETUDE SE LIMITE A LA RAISON PURE ET A SON INTERACTION AVEC LA QUESTION DE L'INFINI MATHEMATIQUE, PHILOSOPHIQUE ET RELIGIEUX. LA THESE VISE A MONTRER QUE LES DIFFERENTS PRINCIPES RATIONNELS (IDENTITE, NON-CONTRADICTION...) SE RAMENENT AU PRINCIPE DE SYMETRIE, QUI EST LA VERSION OPERATOIRE DU PRINCIPE D'IDENTITE. ELLE MONTRE QUE LES RATIONNALITES DIFFERENTES, QUI SE REFERENT A DIFFERENTS TYPES D'EXISTENCE (EFFECTIVE, CONSTRUCTIVE, LOGIQUE...), PEUVENT SE RAMENER A UNE SEULE : LA PLUS GENERALE, PUISQUE CES EXISTENCES SONT EMBOITEES. UNE LOGIQUE PLUS FAIBLE QUE LA LOGIQUE CLASSIQUE EST AINSI PROPOSEE, APTE A TRAITER L'INFINI ET LES DEFINITIONS IMPREDICATIVES AVEC LEURS PARADOXES. LE THEOREME DE CANTOR ET L'ECHELLE DES NOMBRES TRANSFINIS SONT CONTESTES. L'INFINI, PAR L'ABSENCE DE LIMITE, EST UNE NOTION PLUS FAIBLE QUE LE FINI. DONC L'INFINI METAPHYSIQUE, COMME L'INFINI MATHEMATIQUE DOIT ETRE ABORDE AVEC CETTE MEME LOGIQUE. AINSI LA RAISON DISPOSE D'UN FORMALISME OUVERT, ASSURANT UNE CONSISTANCE PLUS LARGE AUX MATHEMATIQUES, ET QUI INCLUT, EN CAS PARTICULIER, LES AUTRES THEORIES RATIONNELLES. ELLE INCLUT EGALEMENT L'INFINI QUI SE REVELE ALORS COMME UN POLE UNITAIRE STRUCTURANT LA PENSEE.
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Download or read book G W Leibniz s Monadology written by Nicholas Rescher and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-02-04 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: G.W. Leibniz's Monadology , one of the most important pieces of the Leibniz corpus, is at once one of the great classics of modern philosophy and one of its most puzzling productions. Because the essay is written in so condensed and compact a fashion, for almost three centuries it has baffled and beguiled those who have read it for the first time. Nicholas Rescher accompanies the text of the Monadology section-by-section with relevant excerpts from other Leibnizian writings. Using these brief sections as an outline, Rescher collects together some of Leibniz's widely scattered discussions of the matters at issue. The result serves a dual purpose of providing a commentary on the Monadology by Leibniz himself, while at the same time supplying an exposition of his philosophy using the Monadology as an outline.
