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l. The work of Ludwig Boltzmann (1844-1906) consists of two kinds
of writings: in the first part of his active life he devoted
himself entirely to problems of physics, while in the second part
he tried to find a philosoph 1 ical background for his activities
in and around the natural sciences. Most scientists are much more
aware of his creative work in physics than of his digressions on
the meaning and structure of science. I think in the present case
the reason is not so much that most scientists are usually almost
entirely occupied with their trade, because Boltzmann's
philosophical work is also concerned with the (natural) sciences. I
rather believe that the quality and consistency of Boltzmann's
purely scientific work is of a more appealing nature than his less
structured considerations on human activity in science and in life
in general. 2. I think that it may be appropriate for the readers
of this anthology to say a few words on the main findings of
Boltzmann in physics, since in the end their 'philosophical'
inlpact has been larger than the effect of his later writings.
Moreover some knowledge of his scientific achievements can be
helpful for the understanding and appreciation of the essays
printed in this book, which almost all stem from Boltzmann's
philosophical period. Boltzmann was one of the main protagonists -
at least in continental Europe - of atomistics for explaining the
phenomena of physics."
l. The work of Ludwig Boltzmann (1844-1906) consists of two kinds
of writings: in the first part of his active life he devoted
himself entirely to problems of physics, while in the second part
he tried to find a philosoph 1 ical background for his activities
in and around the natural sciences. Most scientists are much more
aware of his creative work in physics than of his digressions on
the meaning and structure of science. I think in the present case
the reason is not so much that most scientists are usually almost
entirely occupied with their trade, because Boltzmann's
philosophical work is also concerned with the (natural) sciences. I
rather believe that the quality and consistency of Boltzmann's
purely scientific work is of a more appealing nature than his less
structured considerations on human activity in science and in life
in general. 2. I think that it may be appropriate for the readers
of this anthology to say a few words on the main findings of
Boltzmann in physics, since in the end their 'philosophical'
inlpact has been larger than the effect of his later writings.
Moreover some knowledge of his scientific achievements can be
helpful for the understanding and appreciation of the essays
printed in this book, which almost all stem from Boltzmann's
philosophical period. Boltzmann was one of the main protagonists -
at least in continental Europe - of atomistics for explaining the
phenomena of physics."
den Einleitung versehen, in der auch einige der Wechselwirkungen
der Ideen Boltzmanns mit der traditionellen Ideenwelt unserer
Zivilisation zur Sprache kommen. Die, 'popuHiren Schriften", die
bei ganz verschiedenartigen Ge- legenheiten und fUr
unterschiedliche ZuhOrerkreise verfaBt wurden, sind in ungleichem
MaB "popular". Zu beachten ist auch die Weite des Feldes, das
Boltzmann behandelte, ohne daB man jemals das Geftihl be- kame, es
mit einem Dilettanten zu tun zu haben. Boltzmann war kein enger
physikalischer Spezialist, sondern er nahm auch an Problemen der
Biologie und der Philo sophie ebenso fachkundigen wie leidenschaft-
lichen Anteil. Sicher wird der Leser nicht nur eine Hille tiefer
Gedan- ken kennenlernen, sondern auch den titanenhaften Geist
bewundern, der sie ausgesprochen hat. Urn die Wtirdigung zu
erleichtern, sei nun noch ein kurzer zusammenfassender Uberblick
tiber Boltzmanns Leben und besonders tiber sein Werk
vorausgeschickt. Ludwig Eduard Boltzmann 2 wurde 1844 in Wien als
Sohn eines Staatsbeamten geboren und verlor den Vater irn Alter von
15 Jahren.
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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This
IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced
typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have
occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor
pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original
artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe
this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections,
have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing
commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We
appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the
preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
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