02997nam 2200661Ia 450 991045950510332120200520144314.01-282-93291-897866129329150-226-76735-310.7208/9780226767352(CKB)2670000000059856(EBL)625221(OCoLC)692205233(SSID)ssj0000472644(PQKBManifestationID)11302270(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000472644(PQKBWorkID)10435569(PQKB)10611235(StDuBDS)EDZ0000122492(MiAaPQ)EBC625221(DE-B1597)523758(OCoLC)747946401(DE-B1597)9780226767352(Au-PeEL)EBL625221(CaPaEBR)ebr10433764(CaONFJC)MIL293291(EXLCZ)99267000000005985620051207d2006 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrReforming philosophy[electronic resource] a Victorian debate on science and society /Laura J. SnyderChicago University of Chicago Press20061 online resource (397 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-226-76733-7 Includes bibliographical references (p. 335-364) and index.Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Prologue -- Introduction: "Reforming the Philosophy of the Age" -- 1. Whewell and the Reform of Inductive Philosophy -- 2. Mill's Radicalization of Induction -- 3. Reforming Science -- 4. Reforming Culture: Morality and Politics -- 5. Reforming Political Economy -- Conclusion: The Debate's Legacy -- Bibliography -- IndexThe Victorian period in Britain was an "age of reform." It is therefore not surprising that two of the era's most eminent intellects described themselves as reformers. Both William Whewell and John Stuart Mill believed that by reforming philosophy-including the philosophy of science-they could effect social and political change. But their divergent visions of this societal transformation led to a sustained and spirited controversy that covered morality, politics, science, and economics. Situating their debate within the larger context of Victorian society and its concerns, RPhilosophy, English19th centurySciencePhilosophyHistory19th centuryPolitical sciencePhilosophyHistory19th centuryElectronic books.Philosophy, EnglishSciencePhilosophyHistoryPolitical sciencePhilosophyHistory192Snyder Laura J996839MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910459505103321Reforming philosophy2285859UNINA