Scientific Opportunism / L'Opportunisme Scientifique - An Anthology (English, French, Hardcover, 2002 ed.)

During his lifetime, Henri PoincarA(c) published three major philosophical books which achieved great success: "La science et l'hypothA]se" (1902), "La valeur de la science" (1905) and "Science et mA(c)thode" (1908). After his death in 1913, a fourth volume of his philosophical works was published by his heirs as "DerniA]res pensA(c)es" (1913). The four books constitute the core of PoincarA(c)'s philosophic works and were given an ovation by scientific and general public. Around 1919, Gustave Le Bon wrote to PoincarA(c)'s widow. As the director of the "BibliothA]que 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 PoincarA(c)'s philosophical writings. Louis Rougier had elaborated the project, with the collaboration of Gustave Le Bon, and the approval of the philosopher A0/00mile Boutroux and his son Pierre. Because of the reservations of the mathematician's heirs, this book was never published and DerniA]res pensA(c)es remained his last philosophical book. Nevertheless PoincarA(c)'s correspondence - which is kept in the PoincarA(c) 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 PoincarA(c) and about the posterity of his philosophic thinking.

General

Imprint:	Birkhauser Verlag AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Publications des Archives Henri Poincare / Publications of the Henri Poincare Archives / Science Autour de / Around 1900
Release date:	2002
First published:	2002
Authors:	Henri Poincare
Editors:	Laurent Rollet
Compiled by:	Louis Rougier
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Laminated cover
Pages:	208
Edition:	2002 ed.
ISBN-13:	978-3-7643-6539-4
Languages:	English • French
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics > Philosophy of mathematics Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > Philosophy of science
LSN:	3-7643-6539-0
Barcode:	9783764365394

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