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Science and Synthesis

An International Colloquium organized by Unesco on the Tenth Anniversary of the Death of Albert Einstein and Teilhard de Chardin

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Authors:
  1. René Maheu
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  2. Ferdinand Gonseth
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  3. J. Robert Oppenheimer
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  4. Werner Heisenberg
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  5. Dominique Dubarle
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  6. Julian Huxley
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  7. Giorgio Santillana
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  8. Gerald Holton
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  9. B. M. Kedrov
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  10. François Lionnais
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  11. Louis Broglie
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  12. René Poirier
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  13. Pierre Auger
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  14. Jean Piveteau
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  15. Pierre Leroy
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Table of contents (6 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
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  2. Einstein and the Scientific Synthesis

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. The Scientific Synthesis

      • René Maheu, Ferdinand Gonseth, J. Robert Oppenheimer, Werner Heisenberg, Dominique Dubarle, Julian Huxley et al.
      Pages 3-73

  3. Science and Synthesis: Debates

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 75-75
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    2. From Plurality to Unity

      • René Maheu, Ferdinand Gonseth, J. Robert Oppenheimer, Werner Heisenberg, Dominique Dubarle, Julian Huxley et al.
      Pages 77-102

    3. Towards a Cosmology

      • René Maheu, Ferdinand Gonseth, J. Robert Oppenheimer, Werner Heisenberg, Dominique Dubarle, Julian Huxley et al.
      Pages 103-133

    4. Determinism and Indeterminism

      • René Maheu, Ferdinand Gonseth, J. Robert Oppenheimer, Werner Heisenberg, Dominique Dubarle, Julian Huxley et al.
      Pages 134-146

    5. The Organization of Scientific Research

      • René Maheu, Ferdinand Gonseth, J. Robert Oppenheimer, Werner Heisenberg, Dominique Dubarle, Julian Huxley et al.
      Pages 147-176

  4. Teilhard de Chardin

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 177-177
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    2. Knowledge of Nature and Man

      • René Maheu, Ferdinand Gonseth, J. Robert Oppenheimer, Werner Heisenberg, Dominique Dubarle, Julian Huxley et al.
      Pages 179-202

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 203-206
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This volume is a collection of the lectures and discussions at an international colloquium organized by Unesco on the theme of Science and Synthesis to mark the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the death of both Einstein and Teilhard de Chardin, also the 50th anniversary of the theory of general relativity. Despite the great gulf which lies between the work of Einstein and Teilhard de Chardin, the coincidence in the dates provided an opportunity to examine the urge towards a synthesis of the scientific and philosophical approaches which lies at the very heart of the work of these two great men. It was, indeed, their common desire for an all-embracing concept of the universe which led them both to try to construct a cosmology for the modern world. So it seemed that the best way of honoring Einstein and Teilhard de Chardin was to arrange a free discussion of the current likelihood of effecting a syn­ thesis of scientific knowledge which would bring together some of today's most eminent scholars, inspired by the wish to make their research more meaningful by philosophic reflection. The resulting give and take of ideas would go far beyond mere commemoration; it would bring their ideas to life by setting them against the present state of science.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Science and Synthesis

  • Book Subtitle: An International Colloquium organized by Unesco on the Tenth Anniversary of the Death of Albert Einstein and Teilhard de Chardin

  • Authors: René Maheu, Ferdinand Gonseth, J. Robert Oppenheimer, Werner Heisenberg, Dominique Dubarle, Julian Huxley, Giorgio Santillana, Gerald Holton, B. M. Kedrov, François Lionnais, Louis Broglie, René Poirier, Pierre Auger, Jean Piveteau, … Pierre Leroy

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-95206-7

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Unesco 1967

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-95208-1Published: 04 March 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-95206-7Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVI, 208

  • Additional Information: Title of the original French edition: Science et synthese

  • Topics: Physics, general, Science, Humanities and Social Sciences, multidisciplinary

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