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During his lifetime, Henri Poincare published three major philosophical books which achieved great success: ""La Science et L'hypothese"" (1902), ""La Valeur de la Science"" (1905) and ""Science et Methode"" (1908). After Poincare's death, a fourth volume of his philosophical works was published by his heirs as ""Dernieres Pensees"" (1913). Around 1919, Gustave Le Bon wrote to Poincare's widow. As the director of the Bibliotheque de Philosophie Scientifique at Flammarion, he asked her permission to publish a second posthumous volume. ""L'Opportunisme Scientifique"" was intended to be the fifth and final volume of Poincare's writings. Louis Rougier had elaborated the project, with the collaboration of Gustave Le Bon and the approval of the philosopher Emile Boutroux and his son Pierre. However, because of the reservations of the mathematician's heirs, this book was never published and ""Dernieres Pensees"" remained his last philosophical book. This is the first publication of the fifth and final volume of Henri Poincare's philosophical writings. In addition to publishing the late mathematician's writings, the book also aims to throw some light on the work's history and the early posterity of Poincare's philosophical thinking.

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Author:   Henri Poincaré ,  Louis Rougier ,  Laurent Rollet
Publisher:   Birkhauser Verlag AG
Imprint:   Birkhauser Verlag AG
Edition:   2002 ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   1.140kg
ISBN:  

9783764365394

ISBN 10:   3764365390
Pages:   208
Publication Date:   01 January 2002
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Language:   English & French

Table of Contents

Scientific Opportunism/L’Opportunisme scientifique.- Livre I Les Conventions Géométriques.- Chapitre I Des Fondements de la Géométrie (1898).- Chapitre II Les Fondements de la Géométrie (1902).- Chapitre III Note sur la Géométrie Non Euclidienne (1900).- Livre II Les Approximations de la Mécanique Céleste.- Chapitre IV Sur les Hypothèses Cosmogoniques (1911).- Chapitre V Sur la Stabilité du Système Solaire (1898).- Chapitre VI Le Problème des Trois Corps (1891).- Chapitre VII Conférence sur les Comètes (1910).- Chapitre VIII Le Démon d’Arrhenius (1911).- Livre III Problèmes Scientifiques Actuels.- Chapitre IX Cournot et les Principes du Calcul Infinitésimal (1905).- Chapitre X La Lumière et l’Électricité d’après Maxwell et Hertz (1894).- Chapitre XI La Télégraphie Sans Fil (1909).- Chapitre XII Le Libre Examen en Matière Scientifique (1909).- Postface: About Henri Poincaré and Gustave Le Bon.- The creation of the Bibliothèque de Philosophie Scientifique.- Poincaré at the Bibliothèque de Philosophie Scientifique.- To conclude.- Annexes.- Translations of Poincaré’s Writings.- Sources of Poincaré’s Philosophical Books.- Bibliography of Poincaré’s Writings.- Index Nominum.

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