02216cam a22003253u 4500 46896 UtSlPG 20260610134057.0 m cr n 260607r2014||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG de iso639-1 Q Musil, Robert, 1880-1942 Beitrag zur Beurteilung der Lehren Machs Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2014 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Release date is 2014-09-18 E-text prepared by Iris Schröder-Gehring, Jana Srna, Alexander Bauer, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) "Beitrag zur Beurteilung der Lehren Machs: Inaugural-Dissertation zur Erlangung der Doktorwürde" by Robert Musil is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. This work serves as a dissertation aimed at obtaining a doctorate, focusing on the philosophical and methodological contributions of the physicist Ernst Mach. It likely discusses the implications of Mach's ideas on the nature of scientific inquiry, emphasizing the relationship between physical science and philosophical thought. The opening of this dissertation introduces the task of reevaluating the role of natural science in addressing epistemological and metaphysical questions. Musil highlights a paradigm shift from philosophical speculation to a reliance on empirical findings in natural sciences. He presents a critique of traditional notions of causality and substance, advancing Mach's view that scientific laws are merely functional relationships rather than explanations of phenomena. This section sets the stage for a thorough analysis of Mach's theories and their relevance to contemporary philosophical discussions. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Original publication data not identified Knowledge, Theory of Science -- Philosophy Mach, Ernst, 1838-1916 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/46896 87735 87735