Atomistic Intuitions by Gaston Bachelard

Atomistic Intuitions by Gaston Bachelard

, published in 1933, considers past atomistic doctrines as a context for proposing a metaphysics for the scientific revolutions of the twentieth century. As his subtitle indicates, in this book Bachelard proposes a classification of atomistic intuitions as they are transformed over the course of history. More than a mere taxonomy, this exploration of atomistic doctrines since antiquity proves to be keenly pedagogical, leading to an enriched philosophical appreciation of modern subatomic physics and chemistry as sciences of axioms. Though focused on philosophy of science, the perspectives and intuitions Bachelard garnered through this work provide a unique and even essential key to understanding his extensive writings on the imagination. Roch C. Smith's translation and explanatory notes will help to make this aspect of Bachelard's thought accessible to a wider readership, particularly in such fields as aesthetics, literature, and history.

"…[Bachelard's] analysis of the different schools of thought on the nature of atomism was quite illuminating … his challenge both to natural scientists and to philosophers and theologians to construct a metaphysical system not as an end in itself but as a tool for further research and reflection was quite thought-provoking" — Process Studies

Roch C. Smith is Professor Emeritus of French Studies at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. He is the author of Gaston Bachelard, Revised and Updated: Philosopher of Science and Imagination, also published by SUNY Press, as well as books on Alain Robbe-Grillet and André Malraux.

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ISBN 13	9781438471273
ISBN 10	1438471270
Title	Atomistic Intuitions
Author	Gaston Bachelard
Series	Suny Series In Contemporary French Thought
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	State University of New York Press
Year published	2018-10-01
Number of pages	152
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