The Analysis of Matter

About this eBook

Author

Russell, Bertrand, 1872-1970

Title

The analysis of matter

Original Publication

London: K. Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co. ltd., 1927.

Credits

Laura Natal Rodrigues (Images generously made available by Hathi Trust Digital Library.)

Language

English

LoC Class

QC: Science: Physics

Subject

Physics -- Philosophy

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 77427

Release Date

December 8, 2025

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.Untitled
2. 2.The Analysis of Matter
3. 3.Untitled
4. 4.CONTENTS
5. 5.PREFACE
6. 6.THE ANALYSIS OF MATTER — CHAPTER I THE NATURE OF THE PROBLEM — FOOTNOTES:
7. 7.PART I THE LOGICAL ANALYSIS OF PHYSICS
8. 8.CHAPTER II PRE-RELATIVITY PHYSICS — FOOTNOTES:
9. 9.CHAPTER III ELECTRONS AND PROTONS — FOOTNOTES:
10. 10.CHAPTER IV THE THEORY OF QUANTA — FOOTNOTES:
11. 11.CHAPTER V THE SPECIAL THEORY OF RELATIVITY
12. 12.CHAPTER VI THE GENERAL THEORY OF RELATIVITY
13. 13.CHAPTER VII THE METHOD OF TENSORS — FOOTNOTES:
14. 14.CHAPTER VIII GEODESICS — FOOTNOTES:
15. 15.CHAPTER IX INVARIANTS AND THEIR PHYSICAL INTERPRETATION — FOOTNOTES:
16. 16.CHAPTER X WEYL'S THEORY
17. 17.CHAPTER XI THE PRINCIPLE OF DIFFERENTIAL LAWS
18. 18.CHAPTER XII MEASUREMENT
19. 19.CHAPTER XIII MATTER AND SPACE — FOOTNOTES:
20. 20.CHAPTER XIV THE ABSTRACTNESS OF PHYSICS — FOOTNOTES:
21. 21.PART II PHYSICS AND PERCEPTION
22. 22.CHAPTER XV FROM PRIMITIVE PERCEPTION TO COMMON SENSE — FOOTNOTES:
23. 23.CHAPTER XVI FROM COMMON SENSE TO PHYSICS — FOOTNOTES:
24. 24.CHAPTER XVII WHAT IS AN EMPIRICAL SCIENCE? — FOOTNOTES:
25. 25.CHAPTER XVIII OUR KNOWLEDGE OF PARTICULAR MATTERS OF FACT
26. 26.CHAPTER XIX DATA, INFERENCES, HYPOTHESES, AND THEORIES — FOOTNOTES:
27. 27.CHAPTER XX THE CAUSAL THEORY OF PERCEPTION [43] — FOOTNOTES:
28. 28.CHAPTER XXI PERCEPTION AND OBJECTIVITY — FOOTNOTES:
29. 29.CHAPTER XXII THE BELIEF IN GENERAL LAWS — FOOTNOTES:
30. 30.CHAPTER XXIII SUBSTANCE — FOOTNOTES:
31. 31.CHAPTER XXIV IMPORTANCE OF STRUCTURE IN SCIENTIFIC INFERENCE — FOOTNOTES:
32. 32.CHAPTER XXV PERCEPTION FROM THE STANDPOINT OF PHYSICS — FOOTNOTES:
33. 33.CHAPTER XXVI NON-MENTAL ANALOGUES TO PERCEPTION
34. 34.PART III THE STRUCTURE OF THE PHYSICAL WORLD
35. 35.CHAPTER XXVII PARTICULARS AND EVENTS — FOOTNOTES:
36. 36.CHAPTER XXVIII THE CONSTRUCTION OF POINTS [59] — FOOTNOTES:
37. 37.CHAPTER XXIX SPACE-TIME ORDER — FOOTNOTES:
38. 38.CHAPTER XXX CAUSAL LINES — FOOTNOTES:
39. 39.CHAPTER XXXI EXTRINSIC CAUSAL LAWS
40. 40.CHAPTER XXXII PHYSICAL AND PERCEPTUAL SPACE-TIME — FOOTNOTES:
41. 41.CHAPTER XXXIII PERIODICITY AND QUALITATIVE SERIES — FOOTNOTES:
42. 42.CHAPTER XXXIV TYPES OF PHYSICAL OCCURRENCES
43. 43.CHAPTER XXXV CAUSALITY AND INTERVAL
44. 44.CHAPTER XXXVI THE GENESIS OF SPACE-TIME — FOOTNOTES:
45. 45.CHAPTER XXXVII PHYSICS AND NEUTRAL MONISM — FOOTNOTES:
46. 46.CHAPTER XXXVIII SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION
47. 47.INDEX

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