The very idea of modern science Francis Bacon and Robert Boyle /
This book is a study of the scientific revolution as a movement of amateur science. It describes the ideology of the amateur scientific societies as the philosophy of the Enlightenment Movement and their social structure and the way they made modern science such a magnificent institution. It also sh...
| Main Author: | Agassi, Joseph. |
|---|---|
| Other Authors: | SpringerLink (Online Service) |
| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Dordrecht :
Springer,
©2013.
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| Physical Description: |
1 online resource (326 pages) |
| Series: |
Boston studies in the philosophy and history of science ;
v. 298. |
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Table of Contents:
- BACONS DOCTRINE OF PREJUDICE
- The Riddle of Bacon
- Bacon's Philosophy of Discovery
- Ellis' Major Difficulty
- The Function of the Doctrine of Prejudice
- Bacon on the Origin of Error and Prejudice
- Prejudices of the Senses
- Prejudices of Opinions
- Bacon's Influence
- Conclusion: The Rise of the Riddle of Bacon
- A RELIGION OF INDUCTIVISM AS A LIVING FORCE
- Philosophical Background
- The Social Background of Classical Science
- The Missing Link Between Bacon and the Royal Society
- Boyle in the Eyes of Posterity
- The Inductive Style
- Mechanism
- The New Doctrine of Prejudice.