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This book explores the lesser-known aspects of Schrödinger's thought, revealing the physicist as a philosopher and polymath whose highly original ideas anticipated the current merging of the natural and the social sciences and the humanities.
Thirteen renowned scientists and philosophers have contributed to the volume. Part I reveals the philosophical importance of Schrödinger's work as a physicist. Part II examines his theory of life and of the self-organization of matter. Part III shows how Schrödinger's ideas have influenced contemporary philosophy of nature and our modern view of the world, drawing a fascinating picture of the ongoing synthesis of nature and culture: one of the most interesting developments of modern thought.
The volume also contains the most comprehensive bibliography of Schrödinger's scientific work, making it at the same time a book of acute contemporary relevance and a major work of reference.
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Erwin Schrödinger’s World View and His Philosophical System
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Erwin Schrödinger’s World View
Book Subtitle: The Dynamics of Knowledge and Reality
Editors: Johann Götschl
Series Title: Theory and Decision Library A:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-2428-7
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
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eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 1992
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-1694-7Published: 30 April 1992
Softcover ISBN: 978-94-010-5071-5Published: 29 October 2012
eBook ISBN: 978-94-011-2428-7Published: 06 December 2012
Series ISSN: 0921-3384
Series E-ISSN: 2352-2119
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VIII, 239
Topics: Philosophy of Science, Epistemology, Philosophy of Biology