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Mind and nature : selected writings on philosophy, mathematics, and physics / Hermann Weyl ; edited and with an introduction by Peter Pesic

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Weyl, Hermann, 1885-1955
Published
Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2009]
Copyright Date
©2009
Physical Description
1 online resource (261 pages) : illustrations
Additional Creators
Pesic, Peter
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Contents
Introduction -- Electricity and gravitation (1921) -- Two letters by Einstein and Weyl on a metaphysical question (1922) -- Time relations in the cosmos, proper time, lived time, and metaphysical time (1927) -- The open world : three lectures on the metaphysical implications of science (1932) -- Mind and nature (1934) -- Address at the Princeton Bicentennial Conference (1946) -- Man and the foundations of science (ca. 1949) -- The unity of knowledge (1954) -- Insight and reflection (1955) -- Notes -- References -- Acknowledgments -- Index.
Summary
Hermann Weyl (1885-1955) was one of the twentieth century's most important mathematicians, as well as a seminal figure in the development of quantum physics and general relativity. He was also an eloquent writer with a lifelong interest in the philosophical implications of the startling new scientific developments with which he was so involved. Mind and Nature is a collection of Weyl's most important general writings on philosophy, mathematics, and physics, including pieces that have never before been published in any language or translated into English, or that have long been out of print. Co.
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9781400833320 (electronic bk.)
1400833329 (electronic bk.)
1282641727
9781282641723
0691135452
9780691135458
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-252) and index.
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