Symmetries of Nature : A Handbook for Philosophy of Nature and Science.

Intro -- Introduction -- 1. Early History of Symmetry -- 1.1 Symmetries in Early Cultures -- 1.2 Symmetries in Antique-Medieval Mathematics -- 1.3 Symmetries in the Antique-Medieval Philosophy of Nature -- 1.4 Symmetries in Early Art and Technology -- 2. Symmetries in Modern Mathematics -- 2.1 Symmetries of Ornamental Patterns and Crystals -- 2.2 Symmetry and Equation Theory -- 2.3 Symmetries and the Invariance of Geometric Theories -- 3. Symmetries in Classical Physics and the Philosophy of Nature -- 3.1 Symmetries of Space and Time -- 3.2 Symmetry and the Classical Physics of Forces -- 3.3 Symmetry, Laws of Conservation and the Principles of Nature -- 3.4 Symmetry and Thermodynamics -- 4. Symmetries in Modern Physics and Natural Sciences -- 4.1 Symmetries in the Theory of Relativity -- 4.2 Symmetries in Quantum Mechanics -- 4.3 Symmetries in Elementary Particle Physics -- 4.4 Symmetries in Chemistry, Biology and the Theory of Evolution -- 5. Symmetry and Philosophy -- 5.1 Symmetries in Intuition and Perception -- 5.2 Symmetry as a Category of Cognition -- 5.3 Symmetry in Philosophy of Science and Philosophy of Nature -- 5.4 Symmetry in Modern and Post-Modern Art -- References -- Author Index -- Subject Index.

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