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Francis Bacon and the Transformation of Early-Modern Philosophy
Stephen Gaukroger
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Description for Francis Bacon and the Transformation of Early-Modern Philosophy
paperback. This book, first published in 2001, provides a truly general account of Francis Bacon as a philosopher. Num Pages: 262 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 396. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
This ambitious and important book, first published in 2001, provides a truly general account of Francis Bacon as a philosopher. It describes how Bacon transformed the values that had underpinned philosophical culture since antiquity by rejecting the traditional idea of a philosopher as someone engaged in contemplation of the cosmos. The book explores in detail how and why Bacon attempted to transform the largely esoteric discipline of natural philosophy into a public practice through a program in which practical science provided a model that inspired many from the seventeenth to the twentieth centuries. Stephen Gaukroger shows that this reform of ... Read more
This ambitious and important book, first published in 2001, provides a truly general account of Francis Bacon as a philosopher. It describes how Bacon transformed the values that had underpinned philosophical culture since antiquity by rejecting the traditional idea of a philosopher as someone engaged in contemplation of the cosmos. The book explores in detail how and why Bacon attempted to transform the largely esoteric discipline of natural philosophy into a public practice through a program in which practical science provided a model that inspired many from the seventeenth to the twentieth centuries. Stephen Gaukroger shows that this reform of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
262
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521805360
SKU
KSG0034139
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Reviews for Francis Bacon and the Transformation of Early-Modern Philosophy
"...a well-rounded and fairly comprehensive overview of Bacon the philosopher, sufficiently contextualized to make it an excellent, serious introduction to his thought and work." The Philosophical Review "...will certainly stimulate and enrich discussion..." Renaissance Quarterly "Engaging and well-documented..." Canadian Journal of Political Science "All students of Bacon's philosophy of science will want to read ... Read more