Force and Matter (Classic Reprint): Or Principles of the Natural Order of the Universe, With a System of Morality Based Thereon - Couverture souple

Ludwig Büchner

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1330616871 ISBN 13 : 9781330616871

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Explore how empirical science shapes our view of nature, matter, and the forces that bind them.

This book lays out a clear, accessible case for a realist natural philosophy grounded in observation and fact. It argues that natural science should guide philosophy, rejecting supernatural explanations and old scholastic talk in favor of a view that respects the evidence gathered by modern science.

From its opening pages, the work positions itself as a practical attempt to connect a wide range of empirical ideas. It stresses that philosophy must be understood by educated readers, using plain language and real facts rather than jargon. The author explains why the materialist, sensationalist, and deterministic strands of thought have gained prominence, and why they offer a more compelling foundation for understanding the world than older traditions. Readers will see how the text aims to present a coherent system that links macrocosm and microcosm, nature and human beings, through the same underlying laws.
What you will experience

• A discussion of how force and matter relate as indispensable ideas for a natural view of the universe.
• A historical perspective showing how scientific progress reshapes our understanding of humans, language, and evolution.
• A call for philosophy that relies on observation and evidence, not speculative mysticism.
• An invitation to engage with complex ideas in accessible language, aimed at a broad audience.

Ideal for readers of scientific philosophy, history of ideas, and those curious about how empirical science informs our view of nature and human nature.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Excerpt from Force and Matter: Or Principles of the Natural Order of the Universe, With a System of Morality Based Thereon

To the dialectician the world is an idea, to the bel esprit a picture, to the enthusiast a dream, to the scientist alone it is a truth. - Orges.

The criterion of a true philosopher is that he is not a professor of philosophy. The plainest truths are those precisely upon which man hits last of all. - Ludwig Feuerbach.

Experience and observation must be our sole guides; we meet with them in the case of physicians who have been philosophers, but not in the case of philosophers who have not been physicians. - Lamettrib.

We must have facts and a positive philosophy, based upon nature and reason. - H. Tuttle.

And if the inscription on the ancient pyramid of Sai'ssays, "I am all that is, that was, and that will be; no mortal man has yet raised my veil," it might be replied thereto: "Modern science has removed the veil and has discovered that Force and Matter were, are, and will be. - F. J. Pisko.

The number of errors is unlimited, truth alone is but one. - Ph. Spiller.

It nettles men to find that truth should be so simple. - Goethe.

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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1330616871
• ISBN 13: 9781330616871
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 422
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