Reality and Its Order
Title:
Reality and Its Order
ISBN:
9783030256968
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Edition:
1st ed. 2019.
Publication Information New:
Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
Physical Description:
IX, 148 p. 2 illus. online resource.
Contents:
Preface of the Editor -- Introduction by Helmut Rechenberg -- Section I: The Diverse Areas of Reality -- Language -- Order -- Section II: The Domain of Reality in Goethe's View -- (Classical) Physics -- Chemistry -- Organic Life -- Consciousness -- Symbol and Gestalt -- The Creative Forces -- Section III: Commentary by Ernst Peter Fischer.
Abstract:
Available here for the first time in English, "Reality and Its Order" is a remarkable philosophical text by Werner Heisenberg, the father of quantum mechanics and one of the leading scientists of the 20th century. Written during the wartime years and initially distributed only to his family and trusted friends, the essay describes Heisenberg's philosophical view of how we understand the natural world and our role within it. In this volume, the essay is introduced by the physicist Helmut Rechenberg and annotated by the science historian Ernst Peter Fischer. The content, particularly within its historical context, will be of great interest to many physicists, philosophers and historians of science.
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Full Text Available From Springer Nature Physics and Astronomy 2019 Packages
Language:
English