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A Free Enquiry into the Vulgarly Received Notion of Nature
Robert Boyle
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Description for A Free Enquiry into the Vulgarly Received Notion of Nature
paperback. An important treatise by one of the leading mechanical philosophers of the seventeenth century. Editor(s): Davis, Edward B.; Hunter, Michael. Series Editor(s): Ameriks, Karl; Clarke, Desmond M. Series: Cambridge Texts in the History of Philosophy. Num Pages: 212 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCD; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 320. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
In this book, published in 1686, the scientist Robert Boyle (1627–91) attacked prevailing notions of the natural world which depicted 'Nature' as a wise, benevolent and purposeful being. Boyle, one of the leading mechanical philosophers of his day, believed that the world was best understood as a vast, impersonal machine, fashioned by an infinite, personal God. In this cogent treatise, he drew on his scientific findings, his knowledge of contemporary medicine and his deep reflection on theological and philosophical issues, arguing that it was inappropriate both theologically and scientifically to speak of Nature as if it had a mind of ... Read more
In this book, published in 1686, the scientist Robert Boyle (1627–91) attacked prevailing notions of the natural world which depicted 'Nature' as a wise, benevolent and purposeful being. Boyle, one of the leading mechanical philosophers of his day, believed that the world was best understood as a vast, impersonal machine, fashioned by an infinite, personal God. In this cogent treatise, he drew on his scientific findings, his knowledge of contemporary medicine and his deep reflection on theological and philosophical issues, arguing that it was inappropriate both theologically and scientifically to speak of Nature as if it had a mind of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
Series
Cambridge Texts in the History of Philosophy
Number of Pages
212
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521567961
SKU
KSK0000567
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Reviews for A Free Enquiry into the Vulgarly Received Notion of Nature
"This work, which admirably testifies to Boyle's equal concern for 'truth and philosophical freedom' and 'religion', deserves this new edition. And, as Davis and Hunter suggest at the end of their introduction, today an essay on the idea of nature can have more than a simple historical significance." Guido Giglioni, Isis