Ernst Mach-a deeper look : documents and new perspectives / edited by John Blackmore.

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English
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Dordrecht ; Boston : Kluwer Academic Publishers, ©1992.
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xix, 463 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

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    Series
    Boston studies in the philosophy of science ; v. 143. [More in this series]
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references (p. 431-452) and indexes.
    Contents
    • Machine derived contents note: Section I: Historical Documents. 1. Some Biographical Documents. 2. Ernst Mach in Prague. 3. Ernst Mach as a Historian of Science as Seen in Book Reviews and Notes (1896-1932). 4. Mach Correspondence. Section II: Philosophical Documents. 5. Some Philosophical Documents. 6. The Mach-Planck Polemics. 7. Mach and Einstein. 8. Mach's Relativity vs. Einstein's Relativity. Section III: Anthology. 9. The Scientist as a Buddhist; U. Baatz. 10. Mach's Phenomenalism as a Link between Physics and Psychology; M. Cekic. 11. Poetic Imagination and Economy: Ernst Mach as Theorist of Science; R. Haller. 12. Mach's Relativism vs. Apriorism and the Mechanistic World View; K. No.̌ 13. Mach's Critique of Newtonian Mechanics; M. Bunge. 14. More on Mach and Einstein; G. Holton. 15. Three Batches of Reasons for Mach's Rejection of Einstein's Theory of Relativity; R. Itagaki. 16. Mach, Einstein, and Kuwaki; S. Tanaka. 17. Ernst Mach's Influence on Four Japanese Thinkers; M.A. Santone. 18. The `Verein Ernst Mach'
    • What was it really? F. Stadler. 19. The Influence of Mach's Philosophy in Yugoslavia; M. Cekic. 20. Mach, Utrecht, and Dutch Philosophy; H. Visser. Bibliography. Index.
    ISBN
    • 0792318536 ((HB ; : alk. paper))
    • 9780792318538 ((HB ; : alk. paper))
    LCCN
    92020024
    OCLC
    25964006
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