ISBN:
9780226139487
,
0226139484
Language:
English
Pages:
XII, 242 S
,
Ill., graph. Darst
Series Statement:
Science. Culture
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Dear, Peter The Intelligibility of Nature
DDC:
501
Keywords:
Science Methodology
;
History
;
Science Philosophy
;
History
;
Reasoning History
;
Philosophy of nature History
;
Science Methodology
;
History
;
Science Philosophy
;
History
;
Reasoning History
;
Philosophy of nature History
;
Naturwissenschaften
;
Methodologie
;
Geschichte 1600-1950
;
Naturwissenschaften
;
Wissenschaftsphilosophie
;
Naturverständnis
;
Hermeneutik
;
Geschichte 1600-1960
;
Naturwissenschaften
;
Philosophie
;
Sinn
Abstract:
Introduction : science as natural philosophy, science as instrumentality -- The mechanical universe from Galileo to Newton -- A place for everything : the classification of the world -- The chemical revolution thwarted by atoms -- Design and disorder : the origin of species -- Dynamical explanation : the aether and Victorian machines -- How to understand nature? : Einstein, Bohr, and the quantum universe -- Conclusion : making sense in science
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index