Descartes on Mathematics, Method and Motion
On the Role of Cartesian Physics in the Scientific Revolution
Ladislav Kvasz
Descartes on Mathematics, Method and Motion
On the Role of Cartesian Physics in the Scientific Revolution
Ladislav Kvasz
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Description
This book argues that Descartes’ physics was a milestone on the road to modern mathematical physics. Several of Descartes’ philosophical ideas can be traced back to his scientific interests and thus the book elucidates the motivation behind some of Descartes’ key positions in the area of epistemology and method.
Ladislav Kvasz studied mathematics and philosophy at Comenius University. He spent longer sojourns at the University of Vienna, King’s College London, University of California at Berkeley and Technical University in Berlin. His book Patterns of Change (2008) was awarded the International Fernando Gil Prize for the Philosophy of Science. He is interested in the changes of the formal language of science and the consequences which linguistic innovations (such as invention of variables, or introduction of functions) had on scientific method and thought.