Science and Hypothesis - The Complete Text

Science and Hypothesis is a classic text in history and philosophy of science. Widely popular since its original publication in 1902, this first new translation of the work in over a century features unpublished material missing from earlier editions. Addressing errors introduced by Greenstreet and Halsted in their early 20th-century translations, it incorporates all the changes, corrections and additions Poincare made over the years. Taking care to update the writing for a modern audience, Poincare''s ideas and arguments on the role of hypotheses in mathematics and in science become clearer and closer to his original meaning, while David J. Stump''s introduction gives fresh insights into Poincare''s philosophy of science. By approaching Science and Hypothesis from a contemporary perspective, it presents a better understanding of Poincare''s hierarchy of the sciences, with arithmetic as the foundation, geometry as the science of space, then mechanics and the rest of physics. For philosophers of science and scientists working on problems of space, time and relativity, this is a much needed translation of a ground-breaking work which demonstrates why Poincare is still relevant today.>

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• Authors: Henri Poincare, Henri Poincaré
• Assisted by: Melanie Frappier (Editor), Mélanie Frappier (Editor), Melanie (University of King's College Frappier (Editor), David Stump (Editor), David J. Stump (Editor), David J. (University of San Francisco Stump (Editor), Stump David J. (Editor), Mélanie Frappier (Translation), Melanie (University of King's College Frappier (Translation), Andrea Smith (Translation), Smith Andrea (Translation), David J. Stump (Translation), David J. (University of San Francisco Stump (Translation), Stump David J. (Translation)
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.11.2017
• EAN: 9781350026773
• ISBN: 978-1-350-02677-3
• No. of pages: 208
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; PHILOSOPHY / Logic, SCIENCE / Philosophy & Social Aspects, Philosophy of Science, Popular philosophy, Philosophy: logic, Philosophy: epistemology and theory of knowledge