Erwin Schrodinger's World View : The Dynamics of Knowledge and Reality

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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.

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Introduction	p. 1
Contributors	p. 15
E. Schrodinger--A Biographical Sketch	p. 19
Physics in the Philosophical System of Erwin Schrodinger
Erwin Schrodinger and the Philosophy of the Physicists	p. 25
Holistic Aspects of the Schrodinger Equation	p. 35
Schrodinger's Cat and the Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics	p. 41
The Schrodinger Function of Macroscopic Systems	p. 53
Life Sciences and the Theories of Self in Erwin Schrodinger's Philosophical System
Schrodinger's Negentropy Concept and Biology	p. 59
Determination and Self-Organization--Erwin Schrodinger's Views on Chance	p. 71
Schrodinger, the Self and the Genes	p. 87
Erwin Schrodinger and His Contribution to a New Understanding of Living Systems	p. 99
Erwin Schrodinger's World View and His Philosophical System
On the Scientific and Humanistic Thinking of Erwin Schrodinger During His Last Years	p. 109
Erwin Schrodinger as Historian--Notes Towards an Interpretation	p. 115
Erwin Schrodinger's Position in the Einstein-Bohr Debate	p. 135
The Notion of Consciousness in Schrodinger's Philosophy of Nature	p. 153
Remembering Schrodinger	p. 169
The Study of Nature and the Emergence of World View--Philosophical Reflections on E. Schrodinger's Approach	p. 173
Bibliography of Erwin Schrodinger's Works	p. 183
Name Index	p. 223
Subject Index	p. 227
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