Title: The determinate world : Kant and Helmholtz on the physical meaning of geometry /
Authors: Hyder, David Jalal, 1964-
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter,
Year: 2009
Subjects: Helmholtz, Hermann von,; Kant, Immanuel,; Kant, Immanuel,; Geometry Philosophy.; Geometry History; Color History.
Contents: 1. Introduction -- 2. The empirical determination of physical concepts in Kant's Metaphysical foundations of natural science -- 3. Helmholtz on the comprehension of nature -- 4. Colour-theory and manifolds -- 5. The road to empirical geometry -- 6. Helmholtz on geometry, 1868-1878 -- 7. Conclusion.