The Advancement of Science, and Its Burdens: With a New IntroductionHarvard University Press, 1998 - 352 Seiten How did Albert Einstein's ideas shape the imaginations of twentieth-century artists and writers? Are there national differences between styles of scientific research? By what mechanisms is progress in science achieved despite the enormous diversity of individual, often conflicting, efforts? These are just a few of the questions posed in The Advancement of Science, and Its Burdens. Gerald Holton, one of the century's leading historians of science, continues his analysis of how modern science works and how it influences our world, with particular emphasis on the role of the thematic elements--those often unconscious presuppositions that guide scientific work to success or failure. Many of the conclusions emerge from the author's extensive study of the contributions of Albert Einstein. Indeed, Holton's new introduction for this edition, "Einstein and the Cultural Roots of Modern Science," demonstrates that Einstein's daring main pursuit, the discovery of unity among seemingly disparate aspects of physics, was psychologically supported by a surprising ally: the high literary works in which he immersed himself, above all Goethe's. This case study alone may well be a classic example for studying the interaction of science and culture. |
Inhalt
Preface | vii |
Thematic presuppositions and the direction of scientific | 3 |
Einsteins model for constructing a scientific theory | 28 |
The formative years | 57 |
Einsteins search for the Weltbild | 77 |
Einstein and the shaping of our imagination | 105 |
Physics in America and Einsteins decision to immigrate | 123 |
Heisenberg Oppenheimer | 141 |
Do scientists need a philosophy? | 163 |
Science technology and the fourth discontinuity | 179 |
IO The two maps | 197 |
Metaphors in science and education | 229 |
A nation at risk revisited | 253 |
Notes | 305 |
Acknowledgments | 332 |
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