The idea of progress : [present v. resulted from discussions at a conference in Gargellen, Austria in Sept. 1994

Focusing on the mathematics, and providing only a minimum of explicatory comment, this volume contains six chapters covering auxiliary material, relatively p -radial operators, relatively p -sectorial operators, relatively ?- bounded operators, Cauchy problems for inhomogenous Sobolev-type equations, bounded solutions to Sobolev-type equations, and optimal control. Acknowledgements Introduction Progress: Fact and Fiction Impact and Limits of the Idea of Progress in Antiquity Philosophical Commitments and Scientific Progress Chinese “Cyclic” View of History vs. Japanese “Progress” Political Progress: Reality or Illusion? Progress and the Future Progress and Development in Music History Progress in Philosophy Time in the Universe Progress in Biological Evolution The Idea of Progress in Evolutionary Biology: Philosophical Considerations The Idea of Progress in Human Health Notes on Contributors Index