Hume's natural philosophy and philosophy of physical science /

"This book contextualizes David Hume's philosophy of physical science, exploring both Hume's background in the history of early modern natural philosophy and its subsequent impact on the scientific tradition. Drawing on topics including experimentalism, causation, laws of nature, meta...

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Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
Slavov, Matias
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2020.
Zusammenfassung:
"This book contextualizes David Hume's philosophy of physical science, exploring both Hume's background in the history of early modern natural philosophy and its subsequent impact on the scientific tradition. Drawing on topics including experimentalism, causation, laws of nature, metaphysics of forces, mathematics' relation to nature, and the concepts of space and time, it deepens our understanding of Hume's relation to natural philosophy. It does so in addition by situating Hume's thought within the context of other major philosophers, including Descartes, Locke, Boyle and Kant, and scientists including Newton and Leibniz"--
Umfang:
1 online resource (197 pages) : illustrations
text file
HTML
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-194) and index.
ISBN:
9781350087873
1350087874
9781350087880
1350087882
9781350087897
1350087890
Schlagworte:
Hume, David, > 1711-1776.
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