{"product_id":"atomistic-intuitions-an-essay-on-classification-9781438471280","title":"Atomistic Intuitions: An Essay on Classification","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn English translation of Bachelard's sixth book, in which he seeks to develop a metaphysical context for modern atomistic science.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrench philosopher Gaston Bachelard (1884-1962) is best known in the English-speaking world for his work on poetics and the literary imagination, but much of his oeuvre is devoted to epistemology and the philosophy of science. Like Thomas Kuhn, whose work he anticipates by three decades, Bachelard examines the revolution taking place in scientific thought, but with particular attention to the philosophical implications of scientific practice. \u003ci\u003eAtomistic Intuitions\u003c\/i\u003e, published in 1933, considers past atomistic doctrines as a context for proposing a metaphysics for the scientific revolutions of the twentieth century. As his subtitle indicates, in this book Bachelard proposes a classification of atomistic intuitions as they are transformed over the course of history. More than a mere taxonomy, this exploration of atomistic doctrines since antiquity proves to be keenly pedagogical, leading to an enriched philosophical appreciation of modern subatomic physics and chemistry as sciences of axioms. Though focused on philosophy of science, the perspectives and intuitions Bachelard garnered through this work provide a unique and even essential key to understanding his extensive writings on the imagination. Roch C. Smith's translation and explanatory notes will help to make this aspect of Bachelard's thought accessible to a wider readership, particularly in such fields as aesthetics, literature, and history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gaston Bachelard\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e State University of New York Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/02\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 152\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781438471280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRoch C. Smith\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor Emeritus of French Studies at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eGaston Bachelard, Revised and Updated: Philosopher of Science and Imagination\u003c\/i\u003e, also published by SUNY Press, as well as books on Alain Robbe-Grillet and André Malraux.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"State University of New York Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44615144636531,"sku":"9781438471280","price":53.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_37982a3c-b623-4d40-9da7-4ff72933a1c7.jpg?v=1775149960","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/atomistic-intuitions-an-essay-on-classification-9781438471280","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}