The Metaphysical Foundations of Modern Science - Couverture rigide

Burtt, E A

 
9781621381785: The Metaphysical Foundations of Modern Science
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 1621381781 ISBN 13 : 9781621381785
Editeur : Angelico Press, 2016

Synopsis

To the medieval thinker, man was the center of creation, and all of nature existed purely for his benefit. The shift from the philosophy of the Middle Ages to the modern view of humanity's less central place in the universe ranks as the greatest revolution in the history of Western thought, and this classic in the philosophy of science describes and analyzes how that profound change occurred. A fascinating analysis of the works of Copernicus, Kepler, Galileo, Descartes, Hobbes, Gilbert, Boyle, and Newton, it not only establishes the reasons for the triumph of the modern perspective, but also accounts for certain limitations in this view that continue to characterize contemporary scientific thought. A criticism as well as a history of the change that made possible the rise of modern science, this volume is also a guide to understanding the methods and accomplishments of the great philosopher-scientists of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

To the medieval thinker, man was the center of creation, and all of nature existed purely for his benefit. The shift from the philosophy of the Middle Ages to the modern view of humanity's less central place in the universe ranks as the greatest revolution in the history of Western thought, and this classic in the philosophy of science describes and analyzes how that profound change occurred. A fascinating analysis of the works of Copernicus, Kepler, Galileo, Descartes, Hobbes, Gilbert, Boyle, and Newton, it not only establishes the reasons for the triumph of the modern perspective, but also accounts for certain limitations in this view that continue to characterize contemporary scientific thought. A criticism as well as a history of the change that made possible the rise of modern science, this volume is also a guide to understanding the methods and accomplishments of the great philosopher-scientists of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.

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Éditeur
Angelico Press
Date d'édition
2016
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1621381781
ISBN 13 
9781621381785
Reliure
Relié
Numéro d'édition
2
Nombre de pages
356
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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Editeur : Angelico Press, 2016
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