Год выпуска: 2010 Автор: Peeter Muursepp Издательство: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing Страниц: 132 ISBN: 9783838362892
Описание
The French mathematician and philosopher Rene Thom is well known for his catastrophe theory. But he has also left behind and interesting philosophical legacy. The core of the philosophy of Rene Thom is a conception derived from mathematics and generalized for philosophical approach, structural stability. The attempt to make sense of the objective reality has lead Thom to the creation of semio physics, the physics of sense, which is based on the theory of salience and pregnance. Thom claims his approach to be a direct continuation of Aristotelian physics which, according to Thom, is topological by its essence. This book presents a critical analysis of Thom’s understanding of Aristotle supporting his general idea, but pointing out several shortcomings Thom has in understanding the great Ancient Greek thinker. The context makes it possible to address an intriguing topic of the relationship of science and magic. The book contains an analysis of the conception of structural stability and...