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hardcover. A study of Boyle's epistemology, revealing the theological context of his views on reason's limits. Num Pages: 262 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPK; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 515. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
In this study of Robert Boyle's epistemology, Jan W. Wojcik reveals the theological context within which Boyle developed his views on reason's limits. After arguing that a correct interpretation of his views on 'things above reason' depends upon reading his works in the context of theological controversies in seventeenth-century England, Professor Wojcik details exactly how Boyle's three specific categories of things which transcend reason - the incomprehensible, the inexplicable, and the unsociable - affected his conception of what a natural philosopher could hope to know. Also covered in detail is Boyle's belief that God had deliberately limited the human intellect ... Read more
In this study of Robert Boyle's epistemology, Jan W. Wojcik reveals the theological context within which Boyle developed his views on reason's limits. After arguing that a correct interpretation of his views on 'things above reason' depends upon reading his works in the context of theological controversies in seventeenth-century England, Professor Wojcik details exactly how Boyle's three specific categories of things which transcend reason - the incomprehensible, the inexplicable, and the unsociable - affected his conception of what a natural philosopher could hope to know. Also covered in detail is Boyle's belief that God had deliberately limited the human intellect ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
262
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521560290
SKU
KSG0034340
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