The Dialectic Relation Between Physics and Mathematics in the XIXth Century

0392071 - FLÚ 2014 RIV NL eng M - Monography Chapter
Kvasz, Ladislav
On boundaries of the language of physics.
The Dialectic Relation Between Physics and Mathematics in the XIXth Century. Dordrecht: Springer, 2013 - (Barbin, E.; Pisano, R.), s. 139-158. History of Mechanism and Machine Science, 16. ISBN 978-94-007-5379-2
R&D Projects: GA ČR(CZ) GAP401/11/0371
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Keywords : language of science * analytical power * expressive power * Kantian antinomies
Subject RIV: AA - Philosophy ; Religion

The aim of the paper is to outline a method of reconstruction of the historical development of the language of physical theories. We will apply the theory presented in Patterns of Change, Linguistic Innovations in the Development of Classical Mathematics (Kvasz 2008) to the analysis of linguistic innovations in physics. Our method is based on a reconstruction of the following potentialities of language: analytical power, expressive power, integrative power, and explanatory power, as well as analytical boundaries and expressive boundaries. One of the results of our reconstruction is a new interpretation of Kant's antinomies of pure reason. If we relate Kant's antinomies to the language, they retain validity.
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