Present Philosophical Tendencies: A Critical Survey of Naturalism, Idealism, Pragmatism, and Realism Together with a Synopsis of the Philosophy of William James |
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... Energy § 10. The Analytical Version of Scientific Concepis CHAPTER IV . NAÏVE AND CRITICAL NATURALISM . § 1. The Two Varieties of Naturalism . § 2. Three Characteristic Philosophical Errors . tive Dogma ' § 3. ' Pseudo - simplicity ...
... Energy § 10. The Analytical Version of Scientific Concepis CHAPTER IV . NAÏVE AND CRITICAL NATURALISM . § 1. The Two Varieties of Naturalism . § 2. Three Characteristic Philosophical Errors . tive Dogma ' § 3. ' Pseudo - simplicity ...
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... energy , ' in relation to the empirical facts which they are intended to describe . Illustrations of Scientific Method . Galileo's Con- celeration - §7 . It has been said that modern science came " down from heaven to earth along the ...
... energy , ' in relation to the empirical facts which they are intended to describe . Illustrations of Scientific Method . Galileo's Con- celeration - §7 . It has been said that modern science came " down from heaven to earth along the ...
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... the space - time - filling prop- tion of Energy erties , such as heat , light , etc ? Is there any underlying identity or permanence that relates such changes to motion and to one another ? The answer 58 PRESENT PHILOSOPHICAL TENDENCIES.
... the space - time - filling prop- tion of Energy erties , such as heat , light , etc ? Is there any underlying identity or permanence that relates such changes to motion and to one another ? The answer 58 PRESENT PHILOSOPHICAL TENDENCIES.
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... energy . ' A body held at a certain distance from the earth's surface will , if allowed to fall , acquire a certain kinetic energy ( mv2 ) , proportional to the distance and the force exerted by the earth ( ps ) . In that the falling ...
... energy . ' A body held at a certain distance from the earth's surface will , if allowed to fall , acquire a certain kinetic energy ( mv2 ) , proportional to the distance and the force exerted by the earth ( ps ) . In that the falling ...
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... energy.1 If the analogy held this would mean that in the new system the sum of kinetic energy and heat would be a constant ; or that the amount of heat replacing the lost kinetic energy would in turn yield the same amount of kinetic energy ...
... energy.1 If the analogy held this would mean that in the new system the sum of kinetic energy and heat would be a constant ; or that the amount of heat replacing the lost kinetic energy would in turn yield the same amount of kinetic energy ...
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