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The loss of world in the image
origin and development of the concept of image in the thought of Hermann von Helmholtz and Heinrich Hertz
pp. 25-38
Abstract
In searching for the origins of current conceptions of science in the history of physics, one encounters a remarkable phenomenon. A typical view today is that theoretical knowledge-claims have only relativized validity. Historically, however, this thesis was supported by proponents of a conception of nature that today is far from typical, a mechanistic conception within which natural phenomena were to be explained by the action of mechanically moved matter.
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Published in:
Baird Davis, Hughes R I G, Nordmann Alfred (1998) Heinrich Hertz: classical physicist, modern philosopher. Dordrecht, Springer.
Pages: 25-38
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-015-8855-3_3
Full citation:
Schiemann Gregor (1998) „The loss of world in the image: origin and development of the concept of image in the thought of Hermann von Helmholtz and Heinrich Hertz“, In: D. Baird, R.I.G. Hughes & A. Nordmann (eds.), Heinrich Hertz, Dordrecht, Springer, 25–38.