Die atomistik bei Ludwig Boltzmann. Zur wissenschaftlichen und philosophischen bedeutung einer kontroversen position am ende Des 19. jahrhunderts
Journal for General Philosophy of Science 35 (2):371 - 384 (2004)
| Abstract | The atomic hypothesis according to Ludwig Boltzmann. The scientific and philosophical importance of a controversial position at the close of the 19th century. This paper examines Boltzmann’s standpoint in the controversy over the existence of atoms between himself on the one hand and Mach, Ostwald, Helm and to some extent Duhem on the other hand. The latter wanted to develop a physics only constructed with perceptible phenomena. Because of the lack of empirical evidence of the atoms at that time they did not accept them for the construction of physics. In contrast, Boltzmann found the acceptance of atoms to be a fruitful assumption, since for him the construction of physics required going beyond perceptible phenomena. Two different conceptions of nature and of the ways to know nature clashed in this disagreement between Boltzmann and his opponents. Op-posing one-sided positions, Boltzmann supported the hypothetical character of science, in which more than one basic hypothesis can be advanced: he was open to the possibility of fundamental revolutions in science. | |||||||||
| Keywords | No keywords specified (fix it) | |||||||||
| Categories | ||||||||||
| Options |
|
|||||||||
Download options| PhilPapers Archive |
Upload a copy of this paper Check publisher's policy on self-archival Papers currently archived: 5,701 |
| External links |
 |
| Through your library | Configure |
Similar books and articlesUlrich Hoyer (1984). Ludwig Boltzmann Und Das Grundlagenproblem der Quantentheorie. Journal for General Philosophy of Science 15 (2):201-210.
Antonio Augusto Passos Videira (2005). Boltzmann, Darwin E as Leis Do Pensamento. Revista Portuguesa de Filosofia 61 (1):225 - 245.
John Blackmore (1999). Boltzmann and Epistemology. Synthese 119 (1-2):157-189.
Gustav Jäger, Josef Nabl & Stephan Meyer (1999). Three Assistants on Boltzmann. Synthese 119 (1-2):69-84.
Manuel Bächtold (forthcoming). Saving Mach's View on Atoms. Journal for General Philosophy of Science.
Henk W. de Regt (1999). Ludwig Boltzmann's Bildtheorie and Scientific Understanding. Synthese 119 (1-2):113-134.
Robert Deltete (1999). Helm and Boltzmann: Energetics at the Lübeck Naturforscherversammlung. Synthese 119 (1-2):45-68.
Analytics
Monthly downloads |
Added to index2009-01-28Total downloads7 ( #133,532 of 549,119 )Recent downloads (6 months)1 ( #63,361 of 549,119 )How can I increase my downloads? |
My notes
Discussion
