Interpreting Mach: Critical Essays

ISBN-13: 9781108474016 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 260 str.

John Preston

Opis

A collection of new essays on Ernst Mach's scientific and philosophical thought by leading Mach scholars.

Recenzje

'An important addition to the literature on modern philosophy and the philosophy of science … Recommended.' J. R. Shook, Choice Magazine

Spis treści

Introduction: A New Mach for a New Millennium John Preston; 1. Ernst Mach's Piano and the Making of a Psychophysical Imaginarium Alexandra Hui; 2. Mother's Milk, and More: On the Role of Ernst Mach's Relational Physics in the Development of Einstein's Theory of Relativity Richard Staley; 3. Meaningful Work: Ernst Mach on Energy Conservation Daan Wegener; 4. Mach on Analogy in Science S. G. Sterrett; 5. Ernst Mach's Enlightenment Pragmatism: History and Economy in Scientific Cognition Thomas Uebel; 6. On the Philosophical and Scientific Relationship between Ernst Mach and William James Alexander Klein; 7. Ernst Mach and Friedrich Nietzsche: On the Prejudices of Scientists Pietro Gori; 8. Abstraction, Pragmatism, and History in Mach's Economy of Science Lydia Patton; 9. Holding the Hand of History: Mach on the History of Science, the Analysis of Sensations, and the Economy of Thought Luca Guzzardi; 10. Ernst Mach and the Vienna Circle: A Re-evaluation of the Reception and Influence of his Work Friedrich Stadler; 11. Narratives Divided: The Austrian and the German Mach Michael Stöltzner; 12. Phenomenalism, or Neutral Monism, in Mach's Analysis of Sensations? John Preston; 13. The Case for Mach's Neutral Monism Erik C. Banks.