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Scottish Philosophy and British Physics, 1740-1870: A Study in the Foundations of the Victorian Scientific Style
Richard Stewart Olson
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Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 360 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 685.
Historians of science have long been intrigued by the impact of disparate cultural styles on the science of a given country and time period. Richard Olson's book is a case study in the interaction between philosophy and science as well as an examination of a particular scientific movement. The author investigates the methodological arguments of the Common Sense philosophers Thomas Reid, Dugald Stewart, Thomas Brown, and William Hamilton and the possible transmission of their ideas to scientists from John Playfair to James Clerk Maxwell. His findings point out the need for modifications to the Duhem-Poincare interpretation of British ... Read more
Historians of science have long been intrigued by the impact of disparate cultural styles on the science of a given country and time period. Richard Olson's book is a case study in the interaction between philosophy and science as well as an examination of a particular scientific movement. The author investigates the methodological arguments of the Common Sense philosophers Thomas Reid, Dugald Stewart, Thomas Brown, and William Hamilton and the possible transmission of their ideas to scientists from John Playfair to James Clerk Maxwell. His findings point out the need for modifications to the Duhem-Poincare interpretation of British ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Series
Princeton Legacy Library
Condition
New
Weight
684 g
Number of Pages
360
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691645025
SKU
V9780691645025
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