Download or read book Science and First Principles written by F. S. C. Northrop and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2013-10-10 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1931, this book examines what scientific discoveries in many different branches of science reveal, and the implications of such discoveries for philosophy. Esteemed philosopher F. S. C. Northrop surveys a variety of advances, including relativity and quantum mechanics, and how they correlate to his epistemological theory of concepts.