TY  - BOOK
AU  - Preston,John
TI  - Interpreting Mach: critical essays 
SN  - 9781108474016
AV  - B3303 .I58 2021
U1  - 193 23
PY  - 2021///
CY  - New York
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - Mach, Ernst,
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index
N2  - "This volume presents new essays on the work and thought of physicist, psychologist and philosopher Ernst Mach. Moving away from previous estimations of Mach as a pre-logical positivist, the essays reflect his rehabilitation as a thinker of direct relevance to debates in the contemporary philosophies of natural science, psychology, metaphysics and mind. Topics covered include Mach's work on acoustical psychophysics and physics; his ideas on analogy and the principle of conservation of energy; the correct interpretation of his scheme of 'elements' and its relationship to his 'historical-critical' method; the relationship of his thought to movements such as American pragmatism, realism, and neutral monism, as well as to contemporary figures such as Friedrich Nietzsche; and the reception and influence of his works in Germany and Austria, particularly by the Vienna Circle"--
ER  -