Skip to content
The Foundations of Science: Science and Hypothesis, The Value of Science, Science and MethodHenri Poincaré

The Foundations of Science: Science and Hypothesis, The Value of Science, Science and Method

by OpenStories

Original author: Henri Poincaré

CompletedPublished Updated

"The Foundations of Science: Science and Hypothesis, The Value of Science" by Henri Poincaré is a philosophical work published in 1904. This French mathematician and physicist explores fundamental questions about how science works, examining the interplay between intuition and logic in mathematics, and the deep connections between mathematical theory and physical reality. Poincaré investigates how scientists choose theories, why mathematical language proves essential for physics, and confronts emerging crises challenging established principles like energy conservation and Newton's laws at the dawn of the twentieth century.

The Foundations of Science: Science and Hypothesis, The Value of Science, Science and Method, by Henri Poincaré. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #39713.

  • 194,380words
  • 45chapters
  • 0stars
  • 0bookmarks
  • 1hits
Start reading

45 Chapters

  1. 1.Front Matter546 words
  2. 2.Chapter XIII: Electrodynamics 184337 words
  3. 3.Chapter II: French Geodesy 5352,497 words
  4. 4.Introduction: By Professor Josiah Royce6,258 words
  5. 5.Introduction1,272 words
  6. 6.Chapter I: On the Nature of Mathematical Reasoning3,806 words
  7. 7.Chapter II: Mathematical Magnitude and Experience4,074 words
  8. 8.Chapter III: The Non-Euclidean Geometries3,625 words
  9. 9.Chapter IV: Space and Geometry4,877 words
  10. 10.Chapter V: Experience and Geometry3,974 words
  11. 11.Chapter VI: The Classic Mechanics5,444 words
  12. 12.Chapter VII: Relative Motion and Absolute Motion2,767 words
  13. 13.Chapter VIII: Energy and Thermodynamics3,994 words
  14. 14.Chapter IX: Hypotheses in Physics4,825 words
  15. 15.Chapter X: The Theories of Modern Physics5,440 words
  16. 16.Chapter XI: The Calculus of Probabilities7,074 words
  17. 17.Chapter XII: Optics and Electricity3,270 words
  18. 18.Chapter XIII: Electrodynamics5,827 words
  19. 19.Introduction1,734 words
  20. 20.Chapter I: Intuition and Logic in Mathematics4,520 words
  21. 21.Chapter II: The Measure of Time4,227 words
  22. 22.Chapter III: The Notion of Space7,882 words
  23. 23.Chapter IV: Space and Its Three Dimensions9,153 words
  1. 24.Chapter V: Analysis and Physics3,385 words
  2. 25.Chapter VI: Astronomy2,739 words
  3. 26.Chapter VII: The History of Mathematical Physics1,966 words
  4. 27.Chapter VIII: The Present Crisis of Mathematical Physics4,109 words
  5. 28.Chapter IX: The Future of Mathematical Physics2,313 words
  6. 29.Chapter X: Is Science Artificial?7,327 words
  7. 30.Chapter XI: Science and Reality6,087 words
  8. 31.Introduction873 words
  9. 32.Chapter I: The Choice of Facts2,561 words
  10. 33.Chapter II: The Future of Mathematics5,377 words
  11. 34.Chapter III: Mathematical Creation4,597 words
  12. 35.Chapter IV: Chance6,967 words
  13. 36.Chapter I: The Relativity of Space6,464 words
  14. 37.Chapter II: Mathematical Definitions and Teaching6,524 words
  15. 38.Introduction4,019 words
  16. 39.Chapter IV: The New Logics3,992 words
  17. 40.Chapter V: The Latest Efforts of the Logisticians4,644 words
  18. 41.Chapter I: Mechanics and Radium3,436 words
  19. 42.Chapter II: Mechanics and Optics5,558 words
  20. 43.Chapter III: The New Mechanics and Astronomy3,977 words
  21. 44.Chapter I: The Milky Way and the Theory of Gases4,586 words
  22. 45.Chapter II: French Geodesy5,456 words