The Metaphysical Foundations of Modern Science by E. A. Burtt pb

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9780486425511

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Dover Publications, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0486425517
ISBN-13
9780486425511
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2331239

Product Key Features

Book Title
Metaphysical Foundations of Modern Science
Number of Pages
368 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2003
Topic
Philosophy & Social Aspects, Experiments & Projects, General, Metaphysics, History, Science & Technology
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Philosophy, Science, Biography & Autobiography
Author
E. A. Burtt
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
15.3 Oz
Item Length
8.7 in
Item Width
5.4 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2002-034826
Dewey Edition
21
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Decimal
500.2/01
Table Of Content
CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION (A) The Historical Problem Suggested by the Nature of Modern Thought (B) The Metaphysical Foundations of Modern Science the Key to This Problem CHAPTER II: COPERNICUS AND KEPLER (A) The Problem of the New Astronomy (B) Metaphysical Bearings of the Pre-Copernican Progress in Mathematics (C) Ultimate Implications of Copernicus' Step-Revival of Pythagoreanism (D) Kepler's Early Acceptance of the New World-Scheme "(E) First Formulation of the New Metaphysics-Causality, Quantity, Primary and Secondary Qualities" CHAPTER III: GALILEO "(A) The Science of "Local Motion" (B) Nature as Mathematical Order-Galileo's Method (C) The Subjectivity of Secondary Qualities "(D) Motion, Space, and Time" (E) The Nature of Causality-God and the Physical World-Positivism CHAPTER IV: DESCARTES (A) Mathematics as the Key to Knowledge (B) Geometrical Conception of the Physical Universe "(C) "Res extensa" and "Res cogitans" (D) The Problem of Mind and Body CHAPTER V: SEVENTEENTH-CENTURY ENGLISH PHILOSOPHY (A) Hobbes' Attack on the Cartesian Dualism (B) Treatment of Secondary Qualities and Causality (C) More's Notion of Extension as a Category of Spirit "(D) The "Spirit of Nature" " (E) Space as the Divine Presence "(F) Barrow's Philosophy of Method, Space, and Time" CHAPTER VI: GILBERT AND BOYLE (A) The Non-Mathematical Scientific Current (B) Boyle's Importance as Scientist and Philosopher (C) Acceptance and Defence of the Mechanical World-View (D) Value of Qualitative and Teleological Explanations (E) Insistence on Reality of Secondary Qualities-Conception of Man (F) Pessimistic View of Human Knowledge-Positivism (G) Boyle's Philosophy of the Ether (H) God's Relation to the Mechanical World (I) Summary of the Pre-Newtonian Development CHAPTER VII: THE METAPHYSICS OF NEWTON Section 1: Newton's Method (A) The Mathematical Aspect (B) The Empirical Aspect "(C) Attack on "Hypotheses" (D) Newton's Union of Mathematics and Experiment Section 2: The Doctrine of Positivism "Section 3: Newton's General Conception of the World, and of Man's Relation to It" "Section 4: Space, Time, and Mass" (A) Mass (B) Space and Time (C) Criticism of Newton's Philosophy of Space and Time Section 5: Newton's Conception of the Ether (A) The Function of the Ether (B) Newton's Early Speculations (C) Development of a More Settled Theory Section 6: God-Creator and Preserver of the Order of the World (A) Newton as Theologian (B) God's Present Duties in the Cosmic Economy (C) The Historical Relations of Newton's Theism CHAPTER VIII: CONCLUSION BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX
Synopsis
This classic in the philosophy of science describes and analyzes the profound change from the philosophy of the Middle Ages to the modern view of humanity's less central place in the universe. It offers a fascinating analysis of the works of Copernicus, Kepler, Galileo, Descartes, Hobbes, Gilbert, Boyle, and Newton., 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.
LC Classification Number
Q175

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