The Philosophical Impact of Contemporary Physics
Download or Read eBook The Philosophical Impact of Contemporary Physics PDF written by Milič Čapek and published by Princeton, N.J. : Van Nostrand. This book was released on 1961 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Author | : Milič Čapek |
Publisher | : Princeton, N.J. : Van Nostrand |
Total Pages | : 440 |
Release | : 1961 |
ISBN-10 | : STANFORD:36105003979056 |
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Rating | : 4/5 (56 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Philosophical Impact of Contemporary Physics by : Milič Čapek
Book excerpt: The general character of classical physics - The concept of time - The concept of matter - The concept of motion - The main features of the corpuscular-kinetic view of nature - Some collateral trends : dynamism, energetism, fluid theories - The implicit elimination of time in classical physics - The negation of instantaneous space - The modification of the concept of time - The evolution of the concept of matter - The end of the laplacian illusion - The reinstatement of becoming in the physical world.