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Solari, Hernan Gustavo
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Natiello, Mario Alberto
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2020-02-07T23:16:37Z
dc.date.issued
2019-06
dc.identifier.citation
Solari, Hernan Gustavo; Natiello, Mario Alberto; A Constructivist View of Newton’s Mechanics; Springer; Foundations of Science; 24; 2; 6-2019; 307-341
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1233-1821
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http://hdl.handle.net/11336/97013
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In the present essay we attempt to reconstruct Newtonian mechanics under the guidance of logical principles and of a constructive approach related to the genetic epistemology of Piaget and García (Psychogenesis and the history of science, Columbia University Press, New York, 1989). Instead of addressing Newton’s equations as a set of axioms, ultimately given by the revelation of a prodigious mind, we search for the fundamental knowledge, beliefs and provisional assumptions that can produce classical mechanics. We start by developing our main tool: the no arbitrariness principle, that we present in a form that is apt for a mathematical theory as classical mechanics. Subsequently, we introduce the presence of the observer, analysing then the relation objective–subjective and seeking objectivity going across subjectivity. We take special care of establishing the precedence among all contributions to mechanics, something that can be better appreciated by considering the consequences of removing them: (a) the consequence of renouncing logic and the laws of understanding is not being able to understand the world, (b) renouncing the early elaborations of primary concepts such as time and space leads to a dissociation between everyday life and physics, the latter becoming entirely pragmatic and justified a-posteriori (because it is convenient), (c) changing our temporary beliefs has no real cost other than effort. Finally, we exemplify the present approach by reconsidering the constancy of the velocity of light. It is shown that it is a result of Newtonian mechanics, rather than being in contradiction with it. We also indicate the hidden assumption that leads to the (apparent) contradiction.
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application/pdf
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eng
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Springer
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info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
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https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar/
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CENTRAL FORCES
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ENERGY CONSERVATION
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GENETIC EPISTEMOLOGY
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LAW OF INERTIA
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LAWS OF NATURE
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NEWTONIAN MECHANICS
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NO ARBITRARINESS PRINCIPLE
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OBJECTIVE VERSUS SUBJECTIVE DESCRIPTION
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Filosofía, Historia y Filosofía de la Ciencia y la Tecnología
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Filosofía, Ética y Religión
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HUMANIDADES
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A Constructivist View of Newton’s Mechanics
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info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo
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info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
dc.date.updated
2019-10-22T17:58:12Z
dc.journal.volume
24
dc.journal.number
2
dc.journal.pagination
307-341
dc.journal.pais
Alemania
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Berlín
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Fil: Solari, Hernan Gustavo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Física de Buenos Aires. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Física de Buenos Aires; Argentina
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Fil: Natiello, Mario Alberto. Lund University; Suecia
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Foundations of Science
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info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10699-018-9573-z
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info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10699-018-9573-z
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