Philipp Frank
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English
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A noted mathematician and teacher traces the history of science from Aristotle to Einstein, illustrating philosophy's ongoing role in the scientific process, explaining technology's erosion of the rapport between the two fields, and offering suggestions for restoring their relationship. Suitable for undergraduate students and other readers. 36 figures. 1962 edition.
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English
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The once-lost introduction to the philosophy of science by Philipp Frank (1884-1966), a leading member of the Vienna circle of philosophers and biographer of Albert Einstein.
Philipp Frank (1884—1966) was an influential philosopher of science, public intellectual, and Harvard educator whose last book, The Humanistic Background of Science, is finally available. Never published in his lifetime, this original manuscript has been edited and introduced...