The idea of causality in classical physics

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Autor(a) principal: Ponczek, Roberto Leon
Data de Publicação: 2003
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: por
Título da fonte: Caderno Brasileiro de Ensino de Física (Online)
Texto Completo: https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/fisica/article/view/9781
Resumo: We intend to extract a concept of causality through the history and Philosophy of Physics and also to describe its evolution. We emphasize the transformation of this concept which occurs with the Newtonian Mechanics where the force is the transcendent and not immanent cause, like Descartes and Leibniz used to think influenced by escolastics. Also the effect is not the movement but its change. With some simple examples the famous debate among rationalist and empiricists concerning priority or posteriority of causality is presented. Finally we discuss the possibility of the laws of mechanics, which establish a causal constraint among force and acceleration, could be immediately perceived by the senses. We reinforce the concept of Kant that causality is an a priori category of the understanding or accordingly to Spinoza, an ontological principle of nature.
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spelling The idea of causality in classical physicsA idéia de causalidade na Física ClássicaWe intend to extract a concept of causality through the history and Philosophy of Physics and also to describe its evolution. We emphasize the transformation of this concept which occurs with the Newtonian Mechanics where the force is the transcendent and not immanent cause, like Descartes and Leibniz used to think influenced by escolastics. Also the effect is not the movement but its change. With some simple examples the famous debate among rationalist and empiricists concerning priority or posteriority of causality is presented. Finally we discuss the possibility of the laws of mechanics, which establish a causal constraint among force and acceleration, could be immediately perceived by the senses. We reinforce the concept of Kant that causality is an a priori category of the understanding or accordingly to Spinoza, an ontological principle of nature.Procura-se extrair um conceito de causalidade, através das histórias da Filosofia e da Física, caracterizando a sua evolução. Enfatiza-se a transformação desse conceito com a mecânica newtoniana no qual a força é causa transcendente e não mais imanente como julgavam, ainda sob influência escolástica, Leibniz e Descartes, e seu efeito não mais o movimento em si, mas sim a sua mudança. Com alguns exemplos simples, apresenta-se a célebre polêmica entre racionalistas e empiristas acerca da prioridade ou posteridade do conceito de causalidade e, finalmente, questiona-se a possibilidade de as leis da mecânica newtoniana, que estabelecem um vínculo causal entre força e aceleração, poderem ser imediatamente estabelecidas pelos sentidos, reforçando-se a tese kantiana de que a causalidade é uma categoria a priori do entendimento ou segundo Spinoza, um princípio ontológico da natureza.Imprensa Universitária - UFSC2003-01-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/fisica/article/view/9781Caderno Brasileiro de Ensino de Física; v. 20 n. 1 (2003); 63-852175-79411677-2334reponame:Caderno Brasileiro de Ensino de Física (Online)instname:Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC)instacron:UFSCporhttps://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/fisica/article/view/9781/9015Ponczek, Roberto Leoninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess2022-11-29T17:44:05Zoai:periodicos.ufsc.br:article/9781Revistahttp://www.periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/fisicaPUBhttps://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/fisica/oaicbefisica@gmail.com||fscccef@fsc.ufsc.br|| cbefisica@gmail.com2175-79411677-2334opendoar:2022-11-29T17:44:05Caderno Brasileiro de Ensino de Física (Online) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC)false
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A idéia de causalidade na Física Clássica
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