| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 355 pages) |
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Science and its conceptual foundations |
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Science and its conceptual foundations.
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pt. I. Learning from the Past. 1. The Philosophical Tradition. 2. The Legal Tradition. 3. The Experimental Tradition -- pt. II. Being a Christian Virtuoso. 4. Natural Theology. 5. Biblical Hermeneutics -- pt. III. Acting Experimentally. 6. Observing. 7. Experimenting. 8. Writing -- Conclusion: The Experimental Process |
| Summary |
In a provocative reassessment of one of the quintessential figures of early modern science, Rose-Mary Sargent explores Robert Boyle's philosophy of experiment, a central aspect of his life and work that became a model for mid- to late seventeenth-century natural philosophers and for many who followed them. Sargent examines the philosophical, legal, experimental, and religious traditions--among them English common law, alchemy, medicine, and Christianity--that played a part in shaping Boyle's experimental thought and practice. The roots of his philosophy in his early life and education, in his re |
| Analysis |
Science |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-335) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Boyle, Robert, 1627-1691.
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| SUBJECT |
Boyle, Robert, 1627-1691 fast |
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Boyle, Robert, (1627-1691) -- Philosophie. ram |
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Boyle, Robert. swd |
| Subject |
Scientists -- Great Britain -- Biography
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SCIENCE -- Physics -- General.
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SCIENCE -- Mechanics -- General.
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Science & Technology.
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SCIENCE -- Energy.
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Scientists
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Experiment
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Philosophie
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Biografie
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Natuurwetenschappen.
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Natuurfilosofie.
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Experimenten.
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Great Britain
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780226735627 |
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0226735621 |
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