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Cartesian Empiricisms
. Ed(S): Dobre, Mihnea; Nyden, Tammy
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Paperback. This expansive guide to more than two dozen European Cartesians who placed empiricism at the heart of their praxis in the seventeenth century shows that Descartes' followers were active promoters of the experimental method in all the natural sciences. Editor(s): Dobre, Mihnea; Nyden, Tammy. Series: Studies in History and Philosophy of Science. Num Pages: 339 pages, 7 black & white illustrations, 2 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JD; HBLH; HPCD; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 519.
Cartesian Empiricisms considers the role Cartesians played in the acceptance of experiment in natural philosophy during the seventeenth century. It aims to correct a partial image of Cartesian philosophers as paradigmatic system builders who failed to meet challenges posed by the new science’s innovative methods. Studies in this volume argue that far from being strangers to experiment, many Cartesians used and integrated it into their natural philosophies. Chapter 1 reviews the historiographies of early modern philosophy, science, and Cartesianism and their recent critiques. The first part of the volume explores various Cartesian contexts of experiment: the impact of French condemnations ... Read more
Cartesian Empiricisms considers the role Cartesians played in the acceptance of experiment in natural philosophy during the seventeenth century. It aims to correct a partial image of Cartesian philosophers as paradigmatic system builders who failed to meet challenges posed by the new science’s innovative methods. Studies in this volume argue that far from being strangers to experiment, many Cartesians used and integrated it into their natural philosophies. Chapter 1 reviews the historiographies of early modern philosophy, science, and Cartesianism and their recent critiques. The first part of the volume explores various Cartesian contexts of experiment: the impact of French condemnations ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
339
Condition
New
Series
Studies in History and Philosophy of Science
Number of Pages
326
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789402405804
SKU
V9789402405804
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