The Scientist as Philosopher
| Author | : Friedel Weinert |
| Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
| Total Pages | : 346 |
| Release | : 2005-10-18 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9783540270317 |
| ISBN-13 | : 3540270310 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (310 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Scientist as Philosopher written by Friedel Weinert and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2005-10-18 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Clearly written and well illustrated, the book first places the scientist-philosophers in the limelight as we learn how their great scientific discoveries forced them to reconsider the time-honored notions with which science had described the natural world. Then, the book explains that what we understand by nature and science have undergone fundamental conceptual changes as a result of the discoveries of electromagnetism, thermodynamics and atomic structure. The author concludes that the dance between science and philosophy is an evolutionary process, which will keep them forever entwined.
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