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Interpreting Mach Critical Essays

Preston, John
Innbundet / 2021 / Engelsk

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9781108474016
Publisert
2021-03-18
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Cambridge University Press
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570 gr
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235 mm
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158 mm
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18 mm
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P, 06
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Engelsk
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260

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Preston, John

Biographical note

John Preston is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Reading. He is the author of Feyerabend: Philosophy, Science and Society (1997) and Kuhn's The Structure of Scientific Revolutions: A Reader's Guide (2008). He edited the third volume of Feyerabend's Philosophical Papers and co-edited The Worst Enemy of Science?: Essays in Memory of Paul Feyerabend (with Gonzalo Munévar and David Lamb, 2000).

Interpreting Mach Critical Essays

Preston, John
Innbundet / 2021 / Engelsk
Preston, John
Innbundet / 2021 / Engelsk
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This volume presents new essays on the work and thought of physicist, psychologist, and philosopher Ernst Mach. Moving away from previous estimations of Mach as a pre-logical positivist, the essays reflect his rehabilitation as a thinker of direct relevance to debates in the contemporary philosophies of natural science, psychology, metaphysics, and mind. Topics covered include Mach's work on acoustical psychophysics and physics; his ideas on analogy and the principle of conservation of energy; the correct interpretation of his scheme of 'elements' and its relationship to his 'historical-critical' method; the relationship of his thought to movements such as American pragmatism, realism, and neutral monism, as well as to contemporary figures such as Friedrich Nietzsche; and the reception and influence of his works in Germany and Austria, particularly by the Vienna Circle.
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Introduction: A New Mach for a New Millennium John Preston; 1. Ernst Mach's Piano and the Making of a Psychophysical Imaginarium Alexandra Hui; 2. Mother's Milk, and More: On the Role of Ernst Mach's Relational Physics in the Development of Einstein's Theory of Relativity Richard Staley; 3. Meaningful Work: Ernst Mach on Energy Conservation Daan Wegener; 4. Mach on Analogy in Science S. G. Sterrett; 5. Ernst Mach's Enlightenment Pragmatism: History and Economy in Scientific Cognition Thomas Uebel; 6. On the Philosophical and Scientific Relationship between Ernst Mach and William James Alexander Klein; 7. Ernst Mach and Friedrich Nietzsche: On the Prejudices of Scientists Pietro Gori; 8. Abstraction, Pragmatism, and History in Mach's Economy of Science Lydia Patton; 9. Holding the Hand of History: Mach on the History of Science, the Analysis of Sensations, and the Economy of Thought Luca Guzzardi; 10. Ernst Mach and the Vienna Circle: A Re-evaluation of the Reception and Influence of his Work Friedrich Stadler; 11. Narratives Divided: The Austrian and the German Mach Michael Stöltzner; 12. Phenomenalism, or Neutral Monism, in Mach's Analysis of Sensations? John Preston; 13. The Case for Mach's Neutral Monism Erik C. Banks.
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'An important addition to the literature on modern philosophy and the philosophy of science … Recommended.' J. R. Shook, Choice Magazine
A collection of new essays on Ernst Mach's scientific and philosophical thought by leading Mach scholars.

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This volume presents new essays on the work and thought of physicist, psychologist, and philosopher Ernst Mach. Moving away from previous estimations of Mach as a pre-logical positivist, the essays reflect his rehabilitation as a thinker of direct relevance to debates in the contemporary philosophies of natural science, psychology, metaphysics, and mind. Topics covered include Mach's work on acoustical psychophysics and physics; his ideas on analogy and the principle of conservation of energy; the correct interpretation of his scheme of 'elements' and its relationship to his 'historical-critical' method; the relationship of his thought to movements such as American pragmatism, realism, and neutral monism, as well as to contemporary figures such as Friedrich Nietzsche; and the reception and influence of his works in Germany and Austria, particularly by the Vienna Circle.
Les mer
Introduction: A New Mach for a New Millennium John Preston; 1. Ernst Mach's Piano and the Making of a Psychophysical Imaginarium Alexandra Hui; 2. Mother's Milk, and More: On the Role of Ernst Mach's Relational Physics in the Development of Einstein's Theory of Relativity Richard Staley; 3. Meaningful Work: Ernst Mach on Energy Conservation Daan Wegener; 4. Mach on Analogy in Science S. G. Sterrett; 5. Ernst Mach's Enlightenment Pragmatism: History and Economy in Scientific Cognition Thomas Uebel; 6. On the Philosophical and Scientific Relationship between Ernst Mach and William James Alexander Klein; 7. Ernst Mach and Friedrich Nietzsche: On the Prejudices of Scientists Pietro Gori; 8. Abstraction, Pragmatism, and History in Mach's Economy of Science Lydia Patton; 9. Holding the Hand of History: Mach on the History of Science, the Analysis of Sensations, and the Economy of Thought Luca Guzzardi; 10. Ernst Mach and the Vienna Circle: A Re-evaluation of the Reception and Influence of his Work Friedrich Stadler; 11. Narratives Divided: The Austrian and the German Mach Michael Stöltzner; 12. Phenomenalism, or Neutral Monism, in Mach's Analysis of Sensations? John Preston; 13. The Case for Mach's Neutral Monism Erik C. Banks.
Les mer
'An important addition to the literature on modern philosophy and the philosophy of science … Recommended.' J. R. Shook, Choice Magazine
A collection of new essays on Ernst Mach's scientific and philosophical thought by leading Mach scholars.

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781108474016
Publisert
2021-03-18
Utgiver
Vendor
Cambridge University Press
Vekt
570 gr
Høyde
235 mm
Bredde
158 mm
Dybde
18 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
260

Redaktør
Preston, John

Biographical note

John Preston is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Reading. He is the author of Feyerabend: Philosophy, Science and Society (1997) and Kuhn's The Structure of Scientific Revolutions: A Reader's Guide (2008). He edited the third volume of Feyerabend's Philosophical Papers and co-edited The Worst Enemy of Science?: Essays in Memory of Paul Feyerabend (with Gonzalo Munévar and David Lamb, 2000).

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