Interpreting Mach : critical essays / edited by John Preston, University of Reading.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Preston, John, 1957- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mach, Ernst, 1838-1916.

Mach, Ernst.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 287 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2021.

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Summary:

This volume presents new essays on the work and thought of physicist, psychologist, and philosopher Ernst Mach. Moving away from previous estimations of Mach as a pre-logical positivist, the essays reflect his rehabilitation as a thinker of direct relevance to debates in the contemporary philosophies of natural science, psychology, metaphysics, and mind. Topics covered include Mach's work on acoustical psychophysics and physics; his ideas on analogy and the principle of conservation of energy; the correct interpretation of his scheme of 'elements' and its relationship to his 'historical-critical' method; the relationship of his thought to movements such as American pragmatism, realism, and neutral monism, as well as to contemporary figures such as Friedrich Nietzsche; and the reception and influence of his works in Germany and Austria, particularly by the Vienna Circle.

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ISBN:

9781108564311

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