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...
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| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht :
Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer,
2013.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2013. |
| Series: | Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science,
298 |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-5351-8 |
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Table of Contents:
- Preface
- Acknowledgement
- PART I: BACONS DOCTRINE OF PREJUDICE
- (A study in a Renaissance Religion) Introductory Note
- I The Riddle of Bacon
- (1) The Problem of Methodology
- (2) II Bacon’s Philosophy of Discovery
- III Ellis’ Major Difficulty
- IV The Function of the Doctrine of Prejudice
- V Bacon on the origin of error and prejudice
- VI Prejudices of the Senses
- VII Prejudices of Opinions
- VIII Bacon’s Influence
- IX Conclusion: The rise of the commonwealth of learning
- PART II: A RELIGION OF INDUCTIVISM AS A LIVING FORCE
- A Quasi-Terminological Note
- On the recent literature
- Homage to Robert Boyle
- I Background Material
- II The social background of classical science
- III The Missing Link between Bacon and the Royal Society of London
- IV Boyle in the Eyes of Posterity
- V The Inductive Style
- VI Mechanism
- VII The new doctrine of prejudice
- Appendices.