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In recent times a new dialogue has begun between the natural
sciences and the humanities. This is particularly true of physics
and philosophy, whose sphere of mutual interest expanded
significantly with the advent of quantum mechanics. Among other
topics, the discussion covers the evolution of theories, the role
of mathematics in the physical sciences, the perception and
cognition of nature and definitions of space and time. In contrast
to the custom of the last two centuries, mathematics - the language
of physics - is once again finding a respected place in the
discourse of philosophers. The interdisciplinary communication
between philosophers, mathematicians and physicists will be given
new impetus by the thoughtful and wide-ranging contributions to
this book.
Aimed at an international readership, this book offers a
representative collection of essays by the German philosopher,
Georg Picht (1913-1982), who was a specialist in Greek philosophy,
practical philosophy and philosophy of religion. Picht's themes
address different disciplines, such as ancient philosophy,
systematic philosophy and political analysis, and often contain
critical statements on significant developments from the European
Enlightenment to the Cold War era. Other essays offer a distinctive
interdisciplinary approach characteristic of the author. These
contributions are relevant to both philosophy and science as they
discuss, for instance, philosophical definitions of space and time
or the relationship between history and evolution. Another part of
the book includes texts on art that present Picht's authentic
definition of art and his theory of the interdependence of art and
politics. * For the first time, key texts of the German philosopher
and political thinker Georg Picht are presented to a global
readership in English. * Like Nietzsche's philosophy, Picht's work
is grounded in his outstanding professionalism in the different
fields of classics, embracing not only textsand theories of the
great thinkers from the pre-Socratic to the post-Aristotelian and
Stoic philosophies but also the main currents of ancient
literature. * Picht's importance as a political author and public
adviser is exceptional, and may explain why his lifelong friend
Carl Friedrich von Weizsa cker - another pioneer presented in this
series - called him his "teacher".
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