ENERGY AS A PRIMITIVE ONTOLOGY FOR THE PHYSICAL WORLD.

We reanalyze from a modern perspective the bold idea of G. Helm, W. Ostwald, P. Duhem and others that energy is the fundamental object composing the physical world. We start from a broad perspective reminding the search for a fundamental "substance" from the pre-Socratics to the important debate bet...

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Published in:	Cosmos & History Vol. 21; no. 1; pp. 414 - 429
Main Authors:	Horvath, Jorge E., Martins, B. B.
Format:	Article
Published:	Ashton & Rafferty 2025
Subjects:	Quantum theory Quantum mechanics Idea (Philosophy) Nineteenth century Gravitation
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