LEADER 03965oam 2200553I 450 001 9910966552203321 005 20251117090042.0 010 $a1-351-93775-8 010 $a1-315-25567-7 024 7 $a10.4324/9781315255675 035 $a(CKB)3710000001081481 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4817221 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4817221 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11356392 035 $a(OCoLC)975223161 035 $a(OCoLC)988381208 035 $a(OCoLC)974711270 035 $a(FINmELB)ELB140026 035 $a(BIP)63376625 035 $a(BIP)9445218 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000001081481 100 $a20180706e20162004 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 10$aExperimental philosophy and the birth of empirical science $eBoyle, Locke, and Newton /$fMichael Ben-Chaim 210 1$aLondon ;$aNew York :$cRoutledge,$d2016. 215 $a1 online resource (231 pages) $cillustrations 300 $aFirst published 2004 by Ashgate Publishing. 311 08$a0-7546-4091-4 311 08$a1-351-93776-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $a1. 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. 330 $aHow did empirical research become the cornerstone of modern science? Scholars have traditionally associated empirical research with the search for knowledge, but have failed to provide adequate solutions to this basic historical problem. This book offers a different approach that focuses on human understanding - rather than knowledge - and its cultural expression in the creation and social transaction of causal explanations. Ancient Greek philosophers professed that genuine understanding of a particular subject was gained only when its nature, or essence, was defined. This ancient mode of explanation furnished the core teachings of late medieval natural philosophers, and was reaffirmed by early modern philosophers such as Bacon and Descartes. Yet during the second half of the 17th century, radical transformation gave rise to innovative research practices that were designed to explain how empirical properties of the physical world were correlated. The study unfolded in this book centres on the works of Robert Boyle, John Locke, and Isaac Newton - the most notable exponents of the 'experimental philosophy' in the late 17th century - to explore how this transformation led to the emergence of a recognizably modern culture of empirical research. Relating empirical with explanatory practices, this book offers a novel solution to one of the major problems in the history of western science and philosophy. It thereby provides a new perspective on the Scientific Revolution and the origins of modern empiricism. At the same time, this book demonstrates how historical and sociological tools can be combined to study science as an evolving institution of human understanding. 606 $aScience$xMethodology$xHistory$y17th century 606 $aScience$xPhilosophy$xHistory$y17th century 615 0$aScience$xMethodology$xHistory 615 0$aScience$xPhilosophy$xHistory 676 $a501/.09/032 700 $aBen-Chaim$b Michael.$01860829 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910966552203321 996 $aExperimental philosophy and the birth of empirical science$94466732 997 $aUNINA