
The Grammar of Science
Karl Pearson(Author)
Cambridge University Press
Published on 18. December 2014
Book
Paperback/Softback
514 pages
978-1-108-07711-8 (ISBN)
Description
First published in 1892, this important work by the mathematician Karl Pearson (1857-1936) presents a thoroughly positivist account of the nature of science. Pearson claims that 'the scientific method is the sole gateway to the whole region of knowledge', rejecting additional fields of inquiry such as metaphysics. He also emphasises that science can, and should, describe only the 'how' of phenomena and never the 'why'. A scholar of King's College, Cambridge, and later a professor at King's College and University College London, Pearson made significant contributions to the philosophy of science. Including helpful chapter summaries, this book explores in detail a number of scientific concepts, such as matter, energy, space and time. The work influenced such thinkers as Albert Einstein, who considered it to be essential reading when he created his study group, the Olympia Academy, at the age of twenty-three.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
23 Line drawings, unspecified
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 30 mm
Weight
718 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-108-07711-8 (9781108077118)
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Content
Preface; 1. Introductory; 2. The facts of science; 3. The scientific law; 4. Cause and effect. Probability; 5. Space and time; 6. The geometry of motion; 7. Matter; 8. The laws of motion; 9. Life; 10. The classification of the sciences; Appendix; Index.