During his lifetime, Henri Poincare published three major
philosophical books which achieved great success: "La science et
l'hypothese" (1902), "La valeur de la science" (1905) and "Science
et methode" (1908). After his death in 1913, a fourth volume of his
philosophical works was published by his heirs as "Dernieres
pensees" (1913). The four books constitute the core of Poincare's
philosophic works and were given an ovation by scientific and
general public. Around 1919, Gustave Le Bon wrote to Poincare's
widow. As the director of the "Bibliotheque de Philosophie
Scientifique at Flammarion," he asked her permission to publish a
second posthumous volume. "L'Opportunisme scientifique" was
intended to be the fifth and final volume of Poincare's
philosophical writings. Louis Rougier had elaborated the project,
with the collaboration of Gustave Le Bon, and the approval of the
philosopher Emile Boutroux and his son Pierre. Because of the
reservations of the mathematician's heirs, this book was never
published and Dernieres pensees remained his last philosophical
book. Nevertheless Poincare's correspondence - which is kept in the
Poincare Archives at University Nancy 2 - contains a large amount
of documents concerning the project, its justification and the
discussions between Louis Rougier and the mathematician's heirs.
The aim of this book is to restore this episode, which gives some
crucial informations about editorial practices of Poincare and
about the posterity of his philosophic thinking."
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