Science and Method.; (Key Texts: Classic Studies in the History of Ideas.)

Poincare, Henri

ISBN 10: 1890318825 / ISBN 13: 9781890318826

Published by St. Augustine's Press, South Bend, IN, 1996

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288pp.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Science and Method.; (Key Texts: Classic Studies in the History of Ideas.)
• Publisher: St. Augustine's Press, South Bend, IN
• Publication Date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1890318825
• ISBN 13: 9781890318826
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Fine, as new condition
• Seller catalogs:
  • Philosophy

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Synopsis

One of the great mathematicians of his age, Poincare here deals with a variety of issues of methodology: the selection of facts for study, the calculation of errors, and the use of statistical methods to compensate for errors. It also contains an attack on logicism in the foundations of mathematics, and an early account of the significance of methodology of the "new mechanics" of radioactive decay.

About the Author

Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) was born in England and educated at Trinity College, Cambridge. His long career established him as one of the most influential philosophers, mathematicians, and social reformers of the twentieth century.