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Le Système Du Monde (Hardcover): Pierre Duhem Le Système Du Monde (Hardcover)
Pierre Duhem
R1,048 Discovery Miles 10 480 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
The Origins of Statics - The Sources of Physical Theory (Hardcover, 1991 ed.): G.F. Leneaux The Origins of Statics - The Sources of Physical Theory (Hardcover, 1991 ed.)
G.F. Leneaux; Pierre Duhem; Translated by V. N. Vagliente, G.H. Wagener
R8,439 Discovery Miles 84 390 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

If ever a major study of the history of science should have acted like a sudden revolution it is this book, published in two volumes in 1905 and 1906 under the title, Les origines de la statique. Paris, the place of publication, and the Librairie scientifique A. Hermann that brought it be enough of a guarantee to prevent a very different out, could seem to outcome. Without prompting anyone, for some years yet, to follow up the revolutionary vistas which it opened up, Les origines de la statique certainly revolutionized Duhem's remaining ten or so years. He became the single-handed discoverer of a vast new land of Western intellectual history. Half a century later it could still be stated about the suddenly proliferating studies in medieval science that they were so many commentariesonDuhem's countlessfindings and observations. Of course, in 1906, Paris and the intellectual world in general were mesmerized by Bergson's Evolution creatrice, freshly off the press. It was meant to bring about a revolution. Bergson challenged head-on the leading dogma of the times, the idea of mechanistic evolution. He did so by noting, among other things, that to speak of vitalism was at least a roundabout recognition of scientific ignorance about a large number of facts concerning life-processes. He held high the idea of a "vital impetus passing through matter," and indeed through all matter or the universe, an impetus thatcould be detected only through intuitiveknowledge.

Mixture and Chemical Combination - And Related Essays (Hardcover, 2002 ed.): Pierre Duhem Mixture and Chemical Combination - And Related Essays (Hardcover, 2002 ed.)
Pierre Duhem; Translated by Paul Needham
R4,432 Discovery Miles 44 320 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Much of Duhem's work as a professional scientist was closely related to the newly emerging discipline of physical chemistry. The book and associated papers translated here revolve around his concomitant philosophical and historical interests in chemistry-topics largely uncovered by Duhem's writings hitherto available in English. He understood contemporary concerns of chemists to be a development of the ancient dispute over the nature of mixture. Having developed his historical account from distinctions drawn from the atomists and Aristotelians of antiquity, he places his own views of chemical combination squarely within the Aristotelian tradition. Apart from illuminating Duhem's own work, it is of interest to see how the ancient dispute can be related to modern science by someone competent to make such comparisons. The book is lucid and logically stringent without assuming any particular mathematical prerequisites, and provides a masterly statement of an important line of nineteenth century thought which is of interest in its own right as well as providing insight into Duhem's broader philosophical views.

Audience: This volume is of interest to Duhem scholars, philosophers of science and chemists with an interest in philosophy.

Ziel Und Struktur Der Physikalischen Theorien (German, Hardcover): Pierre Duhem Ziel Und Struktur Der Physikalischen Theorien (German, Hardcover)
Pierre Duhem; Edited by Lothar Schafer
R1,317 Discovery Miles 13 170 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Origins of Statics - The Sources of Physical Theory (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1991): G.F.... The Origins of Statics - The Sources of Physical Theory (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1991)
G.F. Leneaux; Pierre Duhem; Translated by V. N. Vagliente, G.H. Wagener
R8,166 Discovery Miles 81 660 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

If ever a major study of the history of science should have acted like a sudden revolution it is this book, published in two volumes in 1905 and 1906 under the title, Les origines de la statique. Paris, the place of publication, and the Librairie scientifique A. Hermann that brought it be enough of a guarantee to prevent a very different out, could seem to outcome. Without prompting anyone, for some years yet, to follow up the revolutionary vistas which it opened up, Les origines de la statique certainly revolutionized Duhem's remaining ten or so years. He became the single-handed discoverer of a vast new land of Western intellectual history. Half a century later it could still be stated about the suddenly proliferating studies in medieval science that they were so many commentariesonDuhem's countlessfindings and observations. Of course, in 1906, Paris and the intellectual world in general were mesmerized by Bergson's Evolution creatrice, freshly off the press. It was meant to bring about a revolution. Bergson challenged head-on the leading dogma of the times, the idea of mechanistic evolution. He did so by noting, among other things, that to speak of vitalism was at least a roundabout recognition of scientific ignorance about a large number of facts concerning life-processes. He held high the idea of a "vital impetus passing through matter," and indeed through all matter or the universe, an impetus thatcould be detected only through intuitiveknowledge.

Mixture and Chemical Combination - And Related Essays (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2002): Pierre Duhem Mixture and Chemical Combination - And Related Essays (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2002)
Pierre Duhem; Translated by Paul Needham
R4,250 Discovery Miles 42 500 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Much of Duhem's work as a professional scientist was closely related to the newly emerging discipline of physical chemistry. The book and associated papers translated here revolve around his concomitant philosophical and historical interests in chemistry-topics largely uncovered by Duhem's writings hitherto available in English. He understood contemporary concerns of chemists to be a development of the ancient dispute over the nature of mixture. Having developed his historical account from distinctions drawn from the atomists and Aristotelians of antiquity, he places his own views of chemical combination squarely within the Aristotelian tradition. Apart from illuminating Duhem's own work, it is of interest to see how the ancient dispute can be related to modern science by someone competent to make such comparisons. The book is lucid and logically stringent without assuming any particular mathematical prerequisites, and provides a masterly statement of an important line of nineteenth century thought which is of interest in its own right as well as providing insight into Duhem's broader philosophical views.

German Science (Paperback): Pierre Duhem German Science (Paperback)
Pierre Duhem; Translated by J. Lyon
R486 R406 Discovery Miles 4 060 Save R80 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Pierre Duhem (1861-1916) is a major influence in twentieth-century thought, a source for many of the ideas of the Vienna circle, Karl Popper, Imre Kalatos, and Thomas S. Kuhn. Yet Duhem's arguments have often been perceived as enigmatic, quirky, muddled, or even disingenuous, because his influence has been greatest outside his native France many of his works have never been translated, and Duhem's readers have mostly been ignorant of the peculiar French cultural and political background during Duhem's lifetime. "German Science" (here translated into English for the first time) is a document of importance for understanding Duhem's better-known works. Duhem's "Aim and Structure of Physical Theory" has been misunderstood because of ignorance of the position set forth in "German Science". At first sight, "German Science" is typical chauvinistic wartime propaganda, thought by the standards of the time and place, Duhem emerges as a moderate and sensitive patriot. The enduring worth of "German Science" lies in its oscillation between the poles of two basic Pascalian premisses: "Principles are intuited" and "Propositions are inferred". The introduction is by Stanley Jaki, author of the biography, "Uneasy Genius: The Life and work of Pierre Duhem".

Medieval Cosmology (Paperback, 2nd ed.): Pierre Duhem Medieval Cosmology (Paperback, 2nd ed.)
Pierre Duhem
R1,366 Discovery Miles 13 660 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

These selections from "Le systeme du monde," the classic ten-volume history of the physical sciences written by the great French physicist Pierre Duhem (1861-1916), focus on cosmology, Duhem's greatest interest. By reconsidering the work of such Arab and Christian scholars as Averroes, Avicenna, Gregory of Rimini, Albert of Saxony, Nicole Oresme, Duns Scotus, and William of Occam, Duhem demonstrated the sophistication of medieval science and cosmology.

To Save the Phenomena (Paperback): Pierre Duhem To Save the Phenomena (Paperback)
Pierre Duhem
R683 Discovery Miles 6 830 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Duhem's 1908 essay questions the relation between physical theory and metaphysics and, more specifically, between astronomy and physics-an issue still of importance today. He critiques the answers given by Greek thought, Arabic science, medieval Christian scholasticism, and, finally, the astronomers of the Renaissance.

Le Système Du Monde (Paperback): Pierre Duhem Le Système Du Monde (Paperback)
Pierre Duhem
R800 Discovery Miles 8 000 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Dissolutions et mélanges. Tome 3 (Paperback): Pierre Duhem Dissolutions et mélanges. Tome 3 (Paperback)
Pierre Duhem
R443 Discovery Miles 4 430 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Dissolutions et mélanges. Tome 3 (Paperback): Pierre Duhem Dissolutions et mélanges. Tome 3 (Paperback)
Pierre Duhem
R445 Discovery Miles 4 450 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Un précurseur français de Copernic, Nicole Oresme, 1377 (Paperback): Pierre Duhem Un précurseur français de Copernic, Nicole Oresme, 1377 (Paperback)
Pierre Duhem
R317 Discovery Miles 3 170 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Sur la continuité entre l'état liquide et l'état gazeux et sur la théorie générale des vapeurs (Paperback):... Sur la continuité entre l'état liquide et l'état gazeux et sur la théorie générale des vapeurs (Paperback)
Pierre Duhem
R412 Discovery Miles 4 120 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Josiah-Willard Gibb (1908) (Paperback): Pierre Duhem Josiah-Willard Gibb (1908) (Paperback)
Pierre Duhem
R613 Discovery Miles 6 130 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone

Josiah-Willard Gibb (1908) (Hardcover): Pierre Duhem Josiah-Willard Gibb (1908) (Hardcover)
Pierre Duhem
R864 Discovery Miles 8 640 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone!

Josiah-Willard Gibb (1908) (Hardcover): Pierre Duhem Josiah-Willard Gibb (1908) (Hardcover)
Pierre Duhem
R864 Discovery Miles 8 640 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone!

Josiah-Willard Gibb (1908) (Paperback): Pierre Duhem Josiah-Willard Gibb (1908) (Paperback)
Pierre Duhem
R613 Discovery Miles 6 130 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Des corps diamagnétiques (Paperback): Pierre Duhem Des corps diamagnétiques (Paperback)
Pierre Duhem
R378 Discovery Miles 3 780 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Le Potentiel Thermodynamique Et Ses Applications A La Mecanique Chimique - Et A l'Etude Des Phenomenes Electriques... Le Potentiel Thermodynamique Et Ses Applications A La Mecanique Chimique - Et A l'Etude Des Phenomenes Electriques (French, Paperback)
Pierre Duhem
R596 Discovery Miles 5 960 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Le Mouvement Absolu Et Le Mouvement Relatif (French, Paperback): Pierre Duhem Le Mouvement Absolu Et Le Mouvement Relatif (French, Paperback)
Pierre Duhem
R662 Discovery Miles 6 620 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
La Science Allemande (French, Paperback): Pierre Duhem La Science Allemande (French, Paperback)
Pierre Duhem
R446 Discovery Miles 4 460 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
La Chimie Est-Elle Une Science Francaise ? (French, Paperback): Pierre Duhem La Chimie Est-Elle Une Science Francaise ? (French, Paperback)
Pierre Duhem
R506 Discovery Miles 5 060 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Les Theories de la Chaleur (French, Paperback): Pierre Duhem Les Theories de la Chaleur (French, Paperback)
Pierre Duhem; Edited by Fb Editions
R348 Discovery Miles 3 480 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Recherches Sur l'Hydrodynamique (French, Paperback): Pierre Duhem Recherches Sur l'Hydrodynamique (French, Paperback)
Pierre Duhem
R471 Discovery Miles 4 710 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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