The idea of nature / R. G. Collingwood.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Collingwood, R. G. (Robin George), 1889-1943, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Science--Philosophy.

Science.

Philosophy of nature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (192 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford, [England] ; New York, [New York] : Oxford University Press, 1960.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Idea of Nature propounds Collingwood's theory of philosophical method applied to the problem of the philosophy of nature. The book is divided into four major sections: Introduction, Greek Cosmology, the Renaissance View of Nature, and the Modern View of Nature. Perhaps more than any of his other books, this one illustrates the breadth of Collingwood's learning and the many-sidedness of his philosophical gifts.

Contents:

PREFATORY NOTE; CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION; 1. Science and Philosophy; 2. The Greek view of Nature; 3. The Renaissance view of Nature; 4. The Modern view of Nature; 5. Consequences of this view; PART I. GREEK COSMOLOGY; I. THE IONIANS; II. THE PYTHAGOREANS; III. ARISTOTLE; PART II. THE RENAISSANCE VIEW OF NATURE; I. THE SIXTEENTH AND SEVENTEENTH CENTURIES; II. THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY; III. HEGEL: THE TRANSITION TO THE MODERN VIEW OF NATURE; PART III. THE MODERN VIEW OF NATURE; I. THE CONCEPT OF LIFE; II. MODERN PHYSICS; III. MODERN COSMOLOGY; INDEX; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; P; Q

RS; T; U; V; W; Z

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-280-76003-6

9786610760039

0-19-802001-5

OCLC:

609831176