Ernst Cassirer William Woglom Charles (4 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Pbk, xviii, 334 pages ; 25 cm. Covers slightly dulled o/w a clean unmarked copy in very good condition. Contents : pt. 1. Exact science. The problem of space and the development of non-euclidean geometry ; Experience and thought in the construction of geometry ; Order and measurement in geometry ; The concept of number and its logical foundation ; The goal and methods of theoretical physics -- pt. 2. The ideal of knowledge and its transformations in biology. The problem of classifying and systematizing natural forms ; The idea of metamorphpsis and idealistic morphology : goethe ; Developmental history as a problem and a maxim ; Darwinism as a dogma and as a principle of knowledge ; Developmental mechanics and the problem of cause in biology ; The argument over vitalism and the autonomy of living organisms -- pt. 3. Fundamental forms and tendencies of historical knowledge. The rise of historicism : Herder ; Romanticism and the beginnings of the critical science of history : the theory or historical ideas, Niebuhr, Ranke, Humbolt ; Positivism and its ideal of historical knowledge : Taine ; Political and constitutional theory as foundations of historiography : Mommsen ; Political history and the history of civilization : Burckhardt ; The theory of psychological types in history : Lamprecht ; Influence in the history of religion on the ideal of historical knowledge : Strauss, Renan, Fustel de Coulanges. t253 / m15892.

Paperback. Condition: Good+. First Edition; Tenth Printing. 334 pages; light foxing to the top exterior edge of textblock only. Light fading to spine. Very slightly cocked spine. Good condition otherwise. No other noteworthy defects. No markings. ; - Your satisfaction is our priority. We offer free returns and respond promptly to all inquiries. Your item will be carefully cushioned in bubble wrap and securely boxed. All orders ship on the same or next business day. Buy with confidence.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Very good, clean, tight condition. Second printing. Edge worn jacket in mylar cover. Text free of marks. Professional book dealer since 1999. All orders are processed promptly and carefully packaged with tracking.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First U.S. Edition. A Good or slightly better copy in beige cloth of the October 1950 second printing (originally April 1950). Mild tanning/soiling to the covers, sound binding, clean/unmarked within. No dust jacket. (Not ex-library.). Book.