In this Book
- The Philosophy of Nature
- Book
- 2018
- Published by: The Catholic University of America Press
summary
The philosophy of nature is a field of inquiry which had been a casualty of the increasing and dominant acceptance from the early 19th century of the conception of physics as a mechanics.
Table of Contents
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- Title Page, Copyright
- pp. i-iv
- Abbreviations
- pp. vii-viii
- Acknowledgments
- pp. xi-xii
- Part I: Introductory
- 1. The Philosophy of Nature
- pp. 3-16
- Part II: Historical
- 2. The Modern Concept of Nature
- pp. 19-34
- 3. The Physical as Matter
- pp. 35-43
- 4. Matter and Mind
- pp. 44-56
- 7. Concepts of Space
- pp. 91-96
- 8. The Meaning of "Space" in Kant
- pp. 97-104
- Part III: Issues
- 9. The Problem of the Physical Existent
- pp. 107-129
- 11 The Problem of Relations
- pp. 139-151
- 12. Physical Existence, Matter, Activity
- pp. 152-164
- 13. Compounds, Body, Change
- pp. 165-179
- 14. Motion, Action, and Physical Being
- pp. 180-193
Additional Information
ISBN
9780813230870
Related ISBN(s)
9780813230863
MARC Record
OCLC
1080549855
Pages
232
Launched on MUSE
2019-01-02
Language
English
Open Access
No
Copyright
2018
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