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Erwin Schrödinger’s World View

The Dynamics of Knowledge and Reality

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  • © 1992

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Editors:
  1. Johann Götschl

    1. Department of Philosophy, University of Graz, Vienna, Austria

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Part of the book series: Theory and Decision Library A: (TDLA, volume 16)

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Table of contents (17 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
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  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction

      • Johann Götschl, Werner Leinfellner
      Pages 1-14

  3. Contributors

    1. Contributors

      • Johann Götschl
      Pages 15-17

  4. Erwin Schrödinger - A Biographical Sketch

    1. Erwin Schrödinger — A Biographical Sketch

      • Johann Götschl, Günther A. Höfler
      Pages 19-22

  5. Physics in the Philosophical System of Erwin Schrödinger

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 23-23
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    2. Erwin Schrödinger And The Philosophy of The Physicists

      • Erhard Scheibe
      Pages 25-34

    3. Holistic Aspects of the Schrödinger Equation

      • Herbert Pietschmann
      Pages 35-39

    4. Schrödinger’s Cat and the Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics

      • Bernulf Kanitscheider
      Pages 41-51

    5. The Schrödinger Function of Macroscopic Systems

      • Kurt Baumann
      Pages 53-56

  6. Life Sciences and the Theories of Self in Erwin Schrödinger’s Philosophical System

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 57-57
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    2. Schrödinger’s Negentropy Concept and Biology

      • Rupert Riedl
      Pages 59-69

    3. Determination and Self-Organization: Erwin Schrödinger’s Views on Chance

      • Herbert Hörz
      Pages 71-85

    4. Schrödinger, the Self and the Genes

      • Werner Leinfellner
      Pages 87-98

    5. Erwin Schrödinger and His Contribution to A New Understanding Of Living Systems

      • Franz M. Wuketits
      Pages 99-105

  7. Erwin Schrödinger’s World View and His Philosophical System

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 107-107
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    2. On The Scientific and Humanistic Thinking of Erwin Schrödinger During His Last Years

      • Leopold Halpern
      Pages 109-114

    3. Erwin Schrödinger as Historian — Notes Towards An Interpretation

      • Yehuda Elkana
      Pages 115-134

    4. Erwin Schrödinger’s Position in the Einstein-Bohr Debate

      • Ulrich Röseberg
      Pages 135-152

    5. The Notion of Consciousness in Schrödinger’s Philosophy of Nature

      • Hans Poser
      Pages 153-168

    6. Remembering Schrödinger

      • Leopold Halpern
      Pages 169-171
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About this book

Erwin Schrödinger is one of the greatest figures of theoretical physics, but there is another side to the man: not only did his work revolutionize physics, it also radiacally changed the foundations of our modern worldview, modern biology, philosophy of science, philosophy of the mind, and epistemology.
This book explores the lesser-known aspects of Schrödinger's thought, revealing the physicist as a philosopher and polymath whose highly original ideas anticipated the current merging of the natural and the social sciences and the humanities.
Thirteen renowned scientists and philosophers have contributed to the volume. Part I reveals the philosophical importance of Schrödinger's work as a physicist. Part II examines his theory of life and of the self-organization of matter. Part III shows how Schrödinger's ideas have influenced contemporary philosophy of nature and our modern view of the world, drawing a fascinating picture of the ongoing synthesis of nature and culture: one of the most interesting developments of modern thought.
The volume also contains the most comprehensive bibliography of Schrödinger's scientific work, making it at the same time a book of acute contemporary relevance and a major work of reference.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Philosophy, University of Graz, Vienna, Austria

    Johann Götschl

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Erwin Schrödinger’s World View

  • Book Subtitle: The Dynamics of Knowledge and Reality

  • Editors: Johann Götschl

  • Series Title: Theory and Decision Library A:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-2428-7

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 1992

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-1694-7Published: 30 April 1992

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-010-5071-5Published: 29 October 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-011-2428-7Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0921-3384

  • Series E-ISSN: 2352-2119

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VIII, 239

  • Topics: Philosophy of Science, Epistemology, Philosophy of Biology

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