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Interpreting Mach : critical essays
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...
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| Format : | Livre |
| Langue : | anglais |
| Titre complet : | Interpreting Mach : critical essays / edited by John Preston,... |
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Cambridge [etc.] :
Cambridge University Press
, 2021 |
| Description matérielle : | 1 vol. (XII-287 p.) |
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| Documents associés : | Autre format:
Interpreting Mach |
| Résumé : | 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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| Bibliographie : | Bibliogr. en fin de contributions. Notes bibliogr. Index |
| ISBN : | 978-1-108-47401-6 1-108-47401-2 978-1-108-46328-7 1-108-46328-2 |