Jean D'alembert-Science
Author:   Hankins
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Edition:   New edition
Volume:   Vol 6
ISBN:  

9782881243998


Pages:   260
Publication Date:   17 May 1990
Format:   Paperback
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Jean D'alembert-Science


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The author examines the origins of d'Alembert's philosophical ideas, and shows how abstract concepts such as force and mass were clarified and assimilated into the structure of classical mechanics. But more than this, the book is a study of the relations between science and philosophy during the Enlightenment, as reflected in the life and work of Jean d'Alembert, one of that period's prominent figures. By showing the interactions of one ""philosophe"" with the scientific, social and philosophical communities of the 18th century, the author attempts to demonstrate how Enlightenment philosophy borrowed heavily from the methods and goals of science.

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Author:   Hankins
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Informa Law
Edition:   New edition
Volume:   Vol 6
Weight:   0.340kg
ISBN:  

9782881243998


ISBN 10:   2881243991
Pages:   260
Publication Date:   17 May 1990
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Out of stock   Availability explained

Table of Contents

Science and the Enlightenment; the education of a philosophe ; d'Alembert and the scientific community; Diderot and the encyclopedic venture; the Great Chain; science and the philosophical campaign; force and necessity - the search for mechanical principles; the laws of motion and d'Alembert's principle; virtual velocities and vis viva ; the representation of physical laws; conclusion - mechanics and philosophy.

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...""provides a thoroughly comprehensive account of the scientific philosophy of the Enlightenment....."" -Explorations of Knowledge


... provides a thoroughly comprehensive account of the scientific philosophy of the Enlightenment..... <br>-Explorations of Knowledge <br>


... provides a thoroughly comprehensive account of the scientific philosophy of the Enlightenment..... -Explorations of Knowledge


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