Aristotelian-Thomistic Philosophy of Measure and the International System of Units (SI): Correlation of International System of Units With the Philosophy of Aristotle and St. Thomas
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| Rating | : | 4.77 (850 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0761804013 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 318 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-05-18 |
| Language | : | English |
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the book is filled with many valuable insights as well as original philosophical movesthis book will more than repay any effort expended on its study. (Review of Metaphysics)the book is filled with many valuable insights as well as original philosophical movesthis book will more than repay any effort expended on its study. (Review of Metaphysics)
"One of the best things out there - on a par with William Wallace's work" according to Hoo-Zen!!. This is a really good book bridging a gap that between the Categories and Modernity. It deals with the order of emanations. It forestalls Kantianism and all forms of psuedorealism as well as so called "empiricism". This means its beyond most philosophers to appreciate- which is a pity because it is part of the cure to the modern dominance of sensationalism in both its forms- german or any Idealism and British Empiricism. It deals interestingly with what I call "Wave Trigonometry" which is the Newtonian bridge to modern mathematical p
Dealing with the metaphysical foundations of modern physical science, this book demonstrates that not only is classical metaphysics not in conflict with the principles of modern experimental science but that, when analogously transferred to the different divisions of modern science, the metaphysical principle of unity makes intelligible all the laws of modern science. This revolutionary book provides the means for reestablishing the unity of science by interpreting the whole of modern experimental science from the perspective of an analogous transfer of the metaphysical principle of unity rather than in terms of efficient causality.
Peter Redpath is Professor of Philosophy at St. . John's University in Staten Island, New York