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Thematic Origins of Scientific Thought

- Kepler to Einstein, Revised Edition
Af: Gerald Holton Engelsk Paperback

Thematic Origins of Scientific Thought

- Kepler to Einstein, Revised Edition
Af: Gerald Holton Engelsk Paperback
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The highly acclaimed first edition of this major work convincingly established Gerald Holton’s analysis of the ways scientific ideas evolve. His concept of “themata,” induced from case studies with special attention to the work of Einstein, has become one of the chief tools for understanding scientific progress. It is now one of the main approaches in the study of the initiation and acceptance of individual scientific insights. Three principal consequences of this perspective extend beyond the study of the history of science itself. It provides philosophers of science with the kind of raw material on which some of the best work in their field is based. It helps intellectual historians to redefine the place of modern science in contemporary culture by identifying influences on the scientific imagination. And it prompts educators to reexamine the conventional concepts of education in science. In this new edition, Holton has masterfully reshaped the contents and widened the coverage. Significant new material has been added, including a penetrating account of the advent of quantum physics in the United States, and a broad consideration of the integrity of science, as exemplified in the work of Niels Bohr. In addition, a revised introduction and a new postscript provide an updated perspective on the role of themata. The result of this thoroughgoing revision is an indispensable volume for scholars and students of scientific thought and intellectual history.
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The highly acclaimed first edition of this major work convincingly established Gerald Holton’s analysis of the ways scientific ideas evolve. His concept of “themata,” induced from case studies with special attention to the work of Einstein, has become one of the chief tools for understanding scientific progress. It is now one of the main approaches in the study of the initiation and acceptance of individual scientific insights. Three principal consequences of this perspective extend beyond the study of the history of science itself. It provides philosophers of science with the kind of raw material on which some of the best work in their field is based. It helps intellectual historians to redefine the place of modern science in contemporary culture by identifying influences on the scientific imagination. And it prompts educators to reexamine the conventional concepts of education in science. In this new edition, Holton has masterfully reshaped the contents and widened the coverage. Significant new material has been added, including a penetrating account of the advent of quantum physics in the United States, and a broad consideration of the integrity of science, as exemplified in the work of Niels Bohr. In addition, a revised introduction and a new postscript provide an updated perspective on the role of themata. The result of this thoroughgoing revision is an indispensable volume for scholars and students of scientific thought and intellectual history.
Produktdetaljer
Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 504
ISBN-13: 9780674877481
Indbinding: Paperback
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ISBN-10: 0674877489
Kategori: Videnskabsfilosofi
Udg. Dato: 25 maj 1988
Længde: 0mm
Bredde: 152mm
Højde: 229mm
Forlag: Harvard University Press
Oplagsdato: 25 maj 1988
Forfatter(e): Gerald Holton
Forfatter(e) Gerald Holton


Kategori Videnskabsfilosofi


ISBN-13 9780674877481


Sprog Engelsk


Indbinding Paperback


Sider 504


Udgave


Længde 0mm


Bredde 152mm


Højde 229mm


Udg. Dato 25 maj 1988


Oplagsdato 25 maj 1988


Forlag Harvard University Press