是法國數學家亨利·龐加萊的哲學文集，由Modern Library出版社於2001年集結出版，收錄其發表於1903-1908年的《科學與假設》《科學的價值》《科學與方法》三部科學哲學著作。
該書以數學與物理為基礎，探討科學理論的構建邏輯與方法論本質，分析科學假設中直覺與邏輯的互補性，並闡釋科學真理的相對性和演化特徵。龐加萊通過“畫家與模特兒”等比喻，剖析理論科學與實證的關係，主張科學由約定構成而非絕對真理，同時界定科學與倫理的領域邊界。其論述融合哲學思辨與科學實踐，以簡明優雅的散文風格傳遞科學思想的深層脈絡。
基本介紹
- 外文名：The Value of Science
- 作者： Henri Poincar
- 出版時間：2001年10月2日
- 出版社：Modern Library
- 頁數：608 頁
- ISBN：9780375758485
- 定價：27.00 美元
- 裝幀： Paperback
- 副標題： Essential Writings of Henri Poincare (Modern Library Science)
內容簡介
More than any other writer of the twentieth century, Henri Poincaré brought the elegant, but often complicated, ideas about science and mathematics to the general reader. A genius who throughout his life solved complex mathematical calculations in his head, and a writer gifted with an inimitable style, Poincaré rose to the challenge of interpreting the philosophy of science to scientists and nonscientists alike. His lucid and welcoming prose made him the Carl Sagan of his time. This volume collects his three most important books: Science and Hypothesis (1903); The Value of Science (1905); and Science and Method (1908).
