Scientific Thought: A Philosophical Analysis of Some of Its Fundamental Concepts, Volume 1This is Volume I of a series of six on the Philosophy of Science. Originally published in 1923, this study offers a philosophical analysis of some of science's fundamental concepts and is ultimately based on a course of lectures delivered to the third year students of science at the University of Bristol in the session 1920-21. |
Contents
The Subjectmatter of Philosophy | 11 |
PART I | 25 |
The Traditional Conception of Space and the Principle | 26 |
The General Problem of Time and Change | 53 |
The Traditional Kinematics and its gradual | 85 |
Modification of the Traditional Kinematics | 114 |
The Traditional Kinetics and its gradual Modifi | 155 |
Modification of the Traditional KineticsCon | 179 |
The Theory of Sensa and the Critical Scientific | 239 |
The Positions and Shapes of Sensa and | 284 |
The Dates and Durations of Sensa and | 315 |
Physical Objects and Events | 344 |
Sensible and Physical Motion | 405 |
Sensible and Physical SpaceTime | 452 |
The Physiological Conditions of Sensations | 488 |
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Absolute Theory act of sensing argument auditory sensa bits of matter body characteristic clock colour common-sense concepts constituent contemporary correlated course defined distance duration elliptical equations ether existence experiences fact finite fixed stars flash forces gravitation happen inertial mass judgment kinęsthetic sensations kind laws of motion literally mean measured Michelson-Morley experiment mind momentary spaces movement-continuum moving nature Newtonian frame non-Newtonian non-uniform observer optical object optically occupied particle penny perceive perceptible perceptual object physical events physical objects physical Space-Time Pickwickian plane platform points position Principle of Relativity properties qualities question Relational Theory relative motion respect rest resting physical retina rotation sense fields sense-history sensible field sensum shape slices spatial Specious Present straight line suppose tactual sensa temporal relations Theory of Relativity time-lapse timeless space tions traditional true uniform sense-object velocity of light visual appearances visual field visual sensa whilst whole world-lines