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14%OFFRose-Mary Sargent - The Diffident Naturalist - 9780226734972 - V9780226734972
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The Diffident Naturalist

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Description for The Diffident Naturalist Paperback. Featuring a figure of early modern science, this text explores Robert Boyle's philosophy of experiment, a central aspect of his life and work. Philosophical, legal, experimental and religious traditions that played a part in shaping Boyle's experimental thought and practice are examined. Series: Science & Its Conceptual Foundations S. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 594.
In this reassessment of one of the 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 17th century natural philosophers and for those 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 religious ideals and in the work of his predecessors - ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Series
Science & Its Conceptual Foundations S.
Number of Pages
363
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226734972
SKU
V9780226734972
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