The Logic and Methodology of Science in Early Modern Thought : Seven Studies /

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"During the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, Aristotelian notions of logic and causation came under serious attack. Traditional philosophy speaks of this period as marking a revolution in scientific thought. In this book Fred Wilson reinstates and extends the traditional conception of the...

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Main Author: Wilson, Fred, 1937- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Toronto, Ont. : University of Toronto Press, 1999.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Naturwissenschaften > Philosophie > Geschichte > 1600-1750.
Wissenschaftstheorie > Geschichte 17. Jh.
Naturwissenschaften > Methode > Geschichte 17. Jh.
Empirisme.
Rationalisme.
Science > Philosophy.
Science > Methodology.
PHILOSOPHY > History & Surveys > Modern.
SCIENCE > Philosophy & Social Aspects.
Sciences > Methodologie > Histoire > 17e siecle.
Sciences > Philosophie > Histoire > 17e siecle.
Science > Methodology > History > 17th century.
Science > Philosophy > History > 17th century.
Livres numeriques.
History.
e-books.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:"During the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, Aristotelian notions of logic and causation came under serious attack. Traditional philosophy speaks of this period as marking a revolution in scientific thought. In this book Fred Wilson reinstates and extends the traditional conception of the scientific revolution and its significance, and explores the goals and directions of the new science according to the differing interpretations of rationalist and empiricist thinkers."--BOOK JACKET.
Physical Description:1 online resource (656 pages).
ISBN:9781442681651

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