Val Dusek

The Holistic Inspiration of Physics

The Underground History of Electromagnetic Theory

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Produktbeschreibung

An exploration of the influences of holistic thinking on the development of electromagnetic theory. The author highlights three alternative scientific systems that he believes shaped electromagnetic theory: medieval Chinese science, Western Renaissance occult, and the German Romantic tradition.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rutgers University Press
• Seitenzahl: 298
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. August 1999
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 158mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 562g
• ISBN-13: 9780813526355
• ISBN-10: 0813526353
• Artikelnr.: 22061943

Autorenporträt

Dusek, Val

Inhaltsangabe

Preface and Acknowledgments1 Introduction: Historical Undergrounds,
Holistic Theories, and Classical Physics
PART I The Contributions of Chinese Science and Technology
2 Discovery of the Compass and Magnetic Declination
3 Major Movements of Chinese Thought
4 Social Background of Organismic Thought: "China" in Three Classic
Sociologies
5 Interlude: Peter the Wayfarer and the Western Reception of the Compass
PART II Renaissance Occultism
6 Occultism and the Rise of Early Modern Science
7 Occultism and the Social Background of Science: Peasants, Artisans, and
Women
8 Gilbert and Early Modern Theories of the Magnet
9 Kepler and the Magnetic Force Model of the Solar System
10 Newton: Alchemy and Active Principles
11 Interlude: Leibniz and China
PART III Romantic Philosophy of Nature and Electromagnetism
12 Philosophical Background of Romantic Science
13 Social Background to Romanticism: Revolution and Women
14 Schelling's Romantic Philosophy of Nature
15 Coleridge: Poet of Nature
16 Orsted: Romanticism, Nature Philosophy, and the Discovery of
Electromagnetism
17 Davy, Faraday, and Field Theory
18 Maxwell, Field Theory, and Mechanical Models
19 Conclusion: Metaphysics of Science--Creation and Justification
Notes
Selected Bibliography
Index