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Experimental Philosophy and the Birth of Empirical Science : Boyle, Locke and Newton.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ben-Chaim, Michael
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Florence : Taylor and Francis, 2004.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Half Title
  • Dedication
  • Title
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • List of Figures
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1 Introduction: the Historical Sociology of Scientific Explanations
  • 2 The Break with the Philosophical Discourse on Nature: The Discovery of Electrical Conductivity
  • 3 Explanation and Experimentation Transformed: Newton's Studies of Spectral Colors
  • 4 The Public Transaction of Newton's Optical Research
  • 5 Remodeling Human Understanding: Locke's Laboratory of the Mind
  • 6 Locke's Doctrine of the Faithful Mind
  • 7 Experimental Philosophy: The Gospel According to Boyle
  • 8 Science as an Institution of Human Understanding: Conclusions
  • Bibliography
  • Index.