Huxley's church and Maxwell's demon : from theistic science to naturalistic science /

During the Victorian period, the practice of science shifted from a religious context to a naturalistic one. It is generally assumed that this shift occurred because naturalistic science was distinct from and superior to theistic science. Yet as Huxley's Church and Maxwell's Demon reveals,...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Stanley, Matthew, 1975- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2015.
Temas:
Maxwell, James Clerk, > 1831-1879.
Huxley, Thomas Henry, > 1825-1895.
Huxley, Thomas Henry, > 1825-1895
Maxwell, James Clerk, > 1831-1879
1800-1899
Science > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
Physicists > Great Britain.
Naturalists > Great Britain.
Naturalism > History > 19th century.
Religion and science > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
Sciences > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Physiciens > Grande-Bretagne.
Naturalistes > Grande-Bretagne.
Naturalisme > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Religion et sciences > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 19e siècle.
SCIENCE > History.
Naturalism.
Naturalists.
Physicists.
Religion and science.
Science.
Great Britain.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Religious lives
  • The uniformity of natural laws
  • The limits of science
  • The goals of science education: the working men's college
  • Intellectual freedom
  • Free will and natural laws
  • How the naturalists "won"
  • Conclusion.

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