Suntola, The Short History of Science - - or the long path to the union of metaphysics and empiricism

"The Short History of Science - or the long path to the union of metaphysics and empiricism" offers a guided tour of the path of development of natural sciences from antique philosophical concepts to the precise empirical theories in modern physics and cosmology, and their relation to a scientific picture of physical reality. The book discusses the possibility of uniting present theories by restructuring the empirically driven solutions at a deeper metaphysical level. "The Short History of Science - or the long path to the union of metaphysics and empiricism" is a source of inspiration and provides a tool for both teachers and students of natural sciences as well as for individuals willing to deepen their understanding of the universe we live in.