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Author Ben-Chaim, Michael, author.

Title Experimental philosophy and the birth of empirical science : Boyle, Locke, and Newton / Michael Ben-Chaim.

Publication Info. London : Routledge, 2016.

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Description 1 online resource
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents 1. Introduction : the historical sociology of scientific explanations -- 2. The break with the philosophical discourse on nature : the discovery of electrical conductivity -- 3. Explanation and experimentation transformed : Newton's studies of spectral colors -- 4. The public transaction of Newton's optical research -- 5. Remodeling human understanding : Locke's laboratory of the mind -- 6. Locke's doctrine of the faithful mind -- 7. Experimental philosophy : the gospel according to Boyle -- 8. Science as an institution of human understanding : conclusions.
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Subject Science -- Methodology -- History -- 17th century.
Science -- Methodology.
History.
Chronological Term 17th century
Subject Science -- Philosophy -- History -- 17th century.
Science -- Philosophy.
Chronological Term 1600-1699
Genre/Form Electronic books.
History.
Electronic books.
Other Form: 9780754640912 (hardback) 0754640914 (hardback)
ISBN 9781351937764 (electronic book)
1351937766 (electronic book)
9780754640912
9781315255675
1315255677