In this paper it is highlighted and argued that Boscovich’s natural sciences theory is so deeply rooted in metaphysics and pervaded by it, we can maintain that it is a distinctive example of ...sharp-witted, clever and far-reaching metaphysical natural philosophy. Critically engaging with the unsubstantiated denial of metaphysics and several centuries-long attempts to overcome it, I demonstrate that by metaphysical thinking Boscovich arrived at his unique notion of attractive-repulsive force and gained insight into the structure of things, by which he anticipated, among other things, the theory of relativity and quantum physics. Although Boscovich greatly and successfully used quantitative methods while solving problems from geodesy, astronomy, optics, civil engineering statistics, hydraulic engineering and other fields – the most important parts of his natural sciences legacy, which made him transpose several centuries, are supported by geometric intuition and carried out mainly by qualitative methods, that is, metaphysical speculation. Also, I explain how for the creation and development of electromagnetism it was crucial to describe electromagnetic phenomena using Boscovich’s unique law of force and his theory of the structure of matter, what was explicitly stated by the ‘father of electromagnetism’ James Clerk Maxwell. Boscovich would have never reached these ideas by the exact scientific method, only by metaphysically founded and guided ‘proper thinking’.
U Petrićevu mišljenju stvoritelj i pjesnik imaju zajednički projekt. Oni stvaraju svijet.
Njihova povezanost je toliko temeljna da pjesnikova poiesis predstavlja model za stvaranje svijeta. ...Mogućnosti i kvalitete pjesnika pa time ljudske svijesti privilegirani su dijelovi prostora, prve protežnosti Boga. Iz Petrićeva poimanja prostora proizlaze dalekosežne posljedice za pjesnika, koji može u svojim medijima realizirati i dalje razvijati božansko omnia in omnibus temeljem prisutnosti onoga božanskoga u sebi samom, koje mu nadolazi kroz prostor. Na taj način on postaje paradigmatično mjesto, na kojem biva vidljivo, kako je Bog prisutan u ljudima i u svijetu te kako otpušta stvaranje iz sebe. Ovdje se može uočiti kružni tok stvaranja: Bog preko čovjeka stvara Boga. U Petrićevu će se konceptu nagovijestiti spoznaje o osobinama svijeta i realiteta, kojima se danas u kvantnoj fizici približava s potpuno drugih premisa.
Od metafizike do fizike svjetla Živković, Mladen; Živković, Berislav
Filozofska istraživanja,
10/2006, Letnik:
26, Številka:
3
Paper
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Za svjetlo možemo reći da je istinski razbuđivač mišljenja (Platon, Država 523/524), kako u metafizici tako u prirodnoj filozofiji i znanosti. Želimo ukazati na posebnost Petrića kao onoga mislioca s ...kojim je dokončana epoha od antike nasljeđene metafizike svjetla i koji otvara put za novovjekovnu fiziku svjetla, naročito u djelu Panaugia, ali ne samo u njemu. Nakon Petrića uslijedila su brojna uzbudljiva znanstvena otkrića koja su rezultirala dubokim uvidima u narav svjetla, u geometriji, a posebice u fizikalnoj optici: svjetlo se širi konačnom brzinom, složeno je, dio je elektromagnetskog spektra zračenja, djeluje na materiju (fotoefekt), dovedeno je u svezu s masom i energijom. Ono nas začuđuje dualnošću svoje prirode čestice i vala. Istraživanjem zračenja tamnog tijela, suprotnosti vidljivog svjetla, otvorena je epoha kvantne fizike. Pitamo: Možemo li na osnovu mnoštva znanja o svjetlu do kojih su došli fizičari govoriti o bîti svjetla (Max Planck)? Fotonika je nova epoha u komunikacijskoj tehnologiji. Što tek treba očekivati od istraživanja fotosinteze?
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