Hume's natural philosophy and philosophy of physical science / Matias Slavov.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Slavov, Matias, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Physics--Philosophy.

Physics.

Physical sciences--Philosophy.

Physical sciences.

Philosophy of nature.

Hume, David, 1711-1776.

Hume, David.

Physical Description:

197 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

London, UK ; New York, NY : Bloomsbury Academic, Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2020.

Summary:

"This book contextualizes David Hume's philosophy of physical science, exploring both Hume's background in the history of early modern natural philosophy and its subsequent impact on the scientific tradition. Drawing on topics including experimentalism, causation, laws of nature, metaphysics of forces, mathematics' relation to nature, and the concepts of space and time, it deepens our understanding of Hume's relation to natural philosophy. It does so in addition by situating Hume's thought within the context of other major philosophers, including Descartes, Locke, Boyle and Kant, and scientists including Newton and Leibniz"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. The Concept of Natural Philosophy

2. Science of Human Nature and Natural Philosophy

3. Experimentalism

4. Laws of Nature, Causation, and the Ontology of Forces

5. The Relation of Mathematics to Nature

6. Space and Time

7. Hume's Impact.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Slavov, Matias, Hume's natural philosophy and philosophy of physical science

ISBN:

9781350087866

1350087866

9781350185036

1350185035

OCLC:

1137740522

Publisher Number:

99986108689