The Mystery of Matter

As Russell said The word matter is, in philosophy, the name of a problem and our scientific investigations and philosophical inquiries show that it becomes more and more complex and interesting as we study it. This book seeks to show how ideas of matter have developed from Democritus to Heisenberg. The problem of matter may well be insoluble but at least we can begin to appreciate the mystery of what is so often taken to be the mundane 'stuff' of common sense.

List of contents

Acknowledgements Preface Early Theories Non-material Reality From Atomos to Corpuscles From Corpuscles to Atoms and Molecules Phenomenalism: Matter as Sense Experience The Divisible Atom The Quality of Matter Matter and Energy: Abstraction and Probability Problems Recapitulation and Assessment Glossary Notes and References Index

About the author

Jennifer Trusted is Tutor for history and philosophy of science at the Open University.

Product details

• Authors: J Trusted, J. Trusted
• Publisher: Springer Palgrave Macmillan
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2016
• EAN: 9781349413508
• ISBN: 978-1-349-41350-8
• No. of pages: 185
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 11 mm x 216 mm
• Weight: 258 g
• Illustrations: XII, 185 p.
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > Renaissance, Enlightenment; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: antiquity to present day