Great progress has been made in electrical science, chiefly in Germany, by cultivators of the theory of action at a distance. The valuable electrical measurements of W. Weber are interpreted by him according to this theory, and the electromagnetic speculation which was originated by Gauss, and carried on by Weber, Riemann, F. and C. Neumann, Lorenz, etc. , is founded on the theory of action at a distance, but depending either directly on the relative velocity of the particles, or on the gradual propagation of something, whether potential or force, from the one particle to the other. The great success which these eminent men have attained in the application of mathematics to electrical phenomena, gives, as is natural, additional weight to their theoretical speculations, so that those who, as students of electricity, turn to them as the greatest authorities in mathematical electricity, would probably imbibe, along with their mathematical methods, their physical hypothesis. These physical hypotheses, however, are entirely alien from the way of looking at things which I adopt, and one object which I have in view is that some of those who wish to study electricity may, by reading this treatise, come to see that there is another way of treating the subject, which is no less fitted to explain the phenomena, and which, though in some parts it may appear less definite, corresponds, as I think, more faithfuHy with our actual knowledge, both in what it affirms and in what it leaves undecided.389.951389.95Andre Koch Torres Assis210C5F62-4C85-4C74-A659-E314C7345DF1978079233148397807923314890007115, 182.83TCHardcoverCouverture rigideK9789401042161SpringerSpringer2460.639.216.141.20.639.216.14111995-03-31T05:00:00ZStudies in the Theory of KnowledgeSatisfying ReasonP10105PhilosophyWESPHIL01APhilosophyPHI004000, PHI021000, REF000000ScienceBooks > Philosophyhttps://dynamic. indigoimages. ca/books/0792331486.jpg?scaleup=true&width=600&quality=85&lang=enhttps://dynamic. indigoimages. ca/books/0792331486.jpg?scaleup=true&width=600&quality=85&lang=frhttps://www. indigo. ca/en-ca/satisfying-reason-studies-in-the-theory-of-knowledge/9780792331483.htmlhttps://www. indigo. ca/fr-ca/satisfying-reason-studies-in-the-theory-of-knowledge/9780792331483.htmlLeibniz said with a mixture of admiration and inspiration that the Duchess Sophie of Hannover always wanted to know the reason why behind the reason why. And that is just how rationality works: it wants to leave no loose ends to understanding, seeking to enable us to understand things through to the bitter end. In the twelve chapters that make up Satisfying Reason, Rescher develops and defends the following perspective: That rationality is a cardinal virtue in cognitive matters. That this is not something simple and cut-and-dried: in the pursuit of truth through the development of knowledge we face obstacles - sometimes even insuperable ones. All that we can do is the best we can, realizing that even our very best may still be imperfect. Nevertheless, the venture is far from hopeless. While absolutes are unattainable in the cognitive venture, some solutions are situationally optimal, being comparatively the best that can be managed under the circumstances. That reason itself enables us to come to terms with this state of affairs, urging us to accept the best we can do as good enough. Satisfying Reason is an explanation of the presuppositions and methods of rational enquiry, an original exercise in metaknowledge, developing a systematic body of knowledge about the scope and limits of knowledge itself. 207.951207.95N RescherB712BAF5-2CC8-4667-9F2C-9A5DBB847E91978079233150697807923315090007118, 126.67TCHardcoverCouverture rigideA9401044392SpringerSpringer3100.759.216.141.390.759.216.14111994-11-30T05:00:00ZSemi-Markov Random EvolutionsP10117Science & NatureSCIENCE02AMath & PhysicsMAT003000, MAT029000, MAT034000Probability & StatisticsBooks > Science & Nature > Math & Physics > Mathematics > Probability & Statisticshttps://dynamic. indigoimages. ca/books/0792331508.jpg?scaleup=true&width=600&quality=85&lang=enhttps://dynamic. indigoimages. ca/books/0792331508.jpg?scaleup=true&width=600&quality=85&lang=frhttps://www. indigo. ca/en-ca/semi-markov-random-evolutions/9780792331506.htmlhttps://www. indigo. ca/fr-ca/semi-markov-random-evolutions/9780792331506.htmlThe evolution of systems is a growing field of interest stimulated by many possible applications. This book is devoted to semi-Markov random evolutions (SMRE). This class of evolutions is rich enough to describe the evolutionary systems changing their characteristics under the influence of random factors. At the same time there exist efficient mathematical tools for investigating the SMRE. The topics addressed in this book | Weber's Electrodynamics by K H Wolff, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters