An exploration of the influences of holistic thinking on the development of electromagnetic theory. The author highlights three alternative scientific systems that he believes shaped electromagnetic theory: medieval Chinese science, Western Renaissance occult, and the German Romantic tradition.
An exploration of the influences of holistic thinking on the development of electromagnetic theory. The author highlights three alternative scientific systems that he believes shaped electromagnetic theory: medieval Chinese science, Western Renaissance occult, and the German Romantic tradition.
Val Dusek teaches philosophy at the University of New Hampshire. He has written many articles on philosophy and science.
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Preface and Acknowledgments1 Introduction: Historical Undergrounds, Holistic Theories, and Classical Physics PART I The Contributions of Chinese Science and Technology 2 Discovery of the Compass and Magnetic Declination 3 Major Movements of Chinese Thought 4 Social Background of Organismic Thought: "China" in Three Classic Sociologies 5 Interlude: Peter the Wayfarer and the Western Reception of the Compass PART II Renaissance Occultism 6 Occultism and the Rise of Early Modern Science 7 Occultism and the Social Background of Science: Peasants, Artisans, and Women 8 Gilbert and Early Modern Theories of the Magnet 9 Kepler and the Magnetic Force Model of the Solar System 10 Newton: Alchemy and Active Principles 11 Interlude: Leibniz and China PART III Romantic Philosophy of Nature and Electromagnetism 12 Philosophical Background of Romantic Science 13 Social Background to Romanticism: Revolution and Women 14 Schelling's Romantic Philosophy of Nature 15 Coleridge: Poet of Nature 16 Orsted: Romanticism, Nature Philosophy, and the Discovery of Electromagnetism 17 Davy, Faraday, and Field Theory 18 Maxwell, Field Theory, and Mechanical Models 19 Conclusion: Metaphysics of Science--Creation and Justification Notes Selected Bibliography Index
Preface and Acknowledgments1 Introduction: Historical Undergrounds, Holistic Theories, and Classical Physics PART I The Contributions of Chinese Science and Technology 2 Discovery of the Compass and Magnetic Declination 3 Major Movements of Chinese Thought 4 Social Background of Organismic Thought: "China" in Three Classic Sociologies 5 Interlude: Peter the Wayfarer and the Western Reception of the Compass PART II Renaissance Occultism 6 Occultism and the Rise of Early Modern Science 7 Occultism and the Social Background of Science: Peasants, Artisans, and Women 8 Gilbert and Early Modern Theories of the Magnet 9 Kepler and the Magnetic Force Model of the Solar System 10 Newton: Alchemy and Active Principles 11 Interlude: Leibniz and China PART III Romantic Philosophy of Nature and Electromagnetism 12 Philosophical Background of Romantic Science 13 Social Background to Romanticism: Revolution and Women 14 Schelling's Romantic Philosophy of Nature 15 Coleridge: Poet of Nature 16 Orsted: Romanticism, Nature Philosophy, and the Discovery of Electromagnetism 17 Davy, Faraday, and Field Theory 18 Maxwell, Field Theory, and Mechanical Models 19 Conclusion: Metaphysics of Science--Creation and Justification Notes Selected Bibliography Index
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