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This volume presents a selection of papers from the Poincaré
Project of the Center for the Philosophy of Science, University of
Lisbon, bringing together an international group of scholars with
new assessments of Henri Poincaré's philosophy of science—both
its historical impact on the foundations of science and
mathematics, and its relevance to contemporary philosophical
inquiry. The work of Poincaré (1854-1912) extends over many fields
within mathematics and mathematical physics. But his scientific
work was inseparable from his groundbreaking philosophical
reflections, and the scientific ferment in which he participated
was inseparable from the philosophical controversies in which he
played a pre-eminent part. The subsequent history of the
mathematical sciences was profoundly influenced by Poincaré’s
philosophical analyses of the relations between and among
mathematics, logic, and physics, and, more generally, the relations
between formal structures and the world of experience. The papers
in this collection illuminate Poincaré’s place within his own
historical context as well as the implications of his work for
ours.
This volume presents a selection of papers from the Poincare
Project of the Center for the Philosophy of Science, University of
Lisbon, bringing together an international group of scholars with
new assessments of Henri Poincare's philosophy of science-both its
historical impact on the foundations of science and mathematics,
and its relevance to contemporary philosophical inquiry. The work
of Poincare (1854-1912) extends over many fields within mathematics
and mathematical physics. But his scientific work was inseparable
from his groundbreaking philosophical reflections, and the
scientific ferment in which he participated was inseparable from
the philosophical controversies in which he played a pre-eminent
part. The subsequent history of the mathematical sciences was
profoundly influenced by Poincare's philosophical analyses of the
relations between and among mathematics, logic, and physics, and,
more generally, the relations between formal structures and the
world of experience. The papers in this collection illuminate
Poincare's place within his own historical context as well as the
implications of his work for ours."
The essays in this volume concern the points of intersection
between analytic philosophy and the philosophy of the exact
sciences. More precisely, it concern connections between knowledge
in mathematics and the exact sciences, on the one hand, and the
conceptual foundations of knowledge in general. Its guiding idea is
that, in contemporary philosophy of science, there are profound
problems of theoretical interpretation-- problems that transcend
both the methodological concerns of general philosophy of science,
and the technical concerns of philosophers of particular sciences.
A fruitful approach to these problems combines the study of
scientific detail with the kind of conceptual analysis that is
characteristic of the modern analytic tradition. Such an approach
is shared by these contributors: some primarily known as analytic
philosophers, some as philosophers of science, but all deeply aware
that the problems of analysis and interpretation link these fields
together.
The essays in this volume concern the points of intersection
between analytic philosophy and the philosophy of the exact
sciences. More precisely, it concern connections between knowledge
in mathematics and the exact sciences, on the one hand, and the
conceptual foundations of knowledge in general. Its guiding idea is
that, in contemporary philosophy of science, there are profound
problems of theoretical interpretation-- problems that transcend
both the methodological concerns of general philosophy of science,
and the technical concerns of philosophers of particular sciences.
A fruitful approach to these problems combines the study of
scientific detail with the kind of conceptual analysis that is
characteristic of the modern analytic tradition. Such an approach
is shared by these contributors: some primarily known as analytic
philosophers, some as philosophers of science, but all deeply aware
that the problems of analysis and interpretation link these fields
together.
Presenting the history of space-time physics, from Newton to
Einstein, as a philosophical development DiSalle reflects our
increasing understanding of the connections between ideas of space
and time and our physical knowledge. He suggests that philosophy's
greatest impact on physics has come about, less by the influence of
philosophical hypotheses, than by the philosophical analysis of
concepts of space, time and motion, and the roles they play in our
assumptions about physical objects and physical measurements. This
way of thinking leads to interpretations of the work of Newton and
Einstein and the connections between them. It also offers ways of
looking at old questions about a priori knowledge, the physical
interpretation of mathematics, and the nature of conceptual change.
Understanding Space-Time will interest readers in philosophy,
history and philosophy of science, and physics, as well as readers
interested in the relations between physics and philosophy.
Presenting the history of space-time physics, from Newton to
Einstein, as a philosophical development DiSalle reflects our
increasing understanding of the connections between ideas of space
and time and our physical knowledge. He suggests that philosophy's
greatest impact on physics has come about, less by the influence of
philosophical hypotheses, than by the philosophical analysis of
concepts of space, time and motion, and the roles they play in our
assumptions about physical objects and physical measurements. This
way of thinking leads to interpretations of the work of Newton and
Einstein and the connections between them. It also offers ways of
looking at old questions about a priori knowledge, the physical
interpretation of mathematics, and the nature of conceptual change.
Understanding Space-Time will interest readers in philosophy,
history and philosophy of science, and physics, as well as readers
interested in the relations between physics and philosophy.
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