John Locke and natural philosophy [[electronic resource] /] / Peter R. Anstey

• Autore: Anstey Peter R. <1962->
• Pubblicazione: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2011
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (265 p.)
• Disciplina: 192
• Soggetto topico: Philosophy of nature
• Soggetto geografico: Verenigd Koninkrijk van Groot-Brittannië en Noord-Ierland
• Classificazione: 08.24
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [228]-242) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Preface""; ""Abbreviations""; ""Introduction""; ""1. Natural philosophy and the aims of the Essay""; ""2. Corpuscular pessimism""; ""3. Natural history""; ""4. Hypotheses and analogy""; ""5. Vortices, the deluge, and cohesion""; ""6. Mathematics""; ""7. Demonstration""; ""8. Explanation""; ""9. Iatrochemistry""; ""10. Generation""; ""11. Species""; ""Conclusion""; ""List of manuscripts""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R"" ; ""S""""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""Y""
• Sommario/riassunto: Peter Anstey presents an innovative study of John Locke's views on the method and content of natural philosophy. He argues that Locke was an advocate of the experimental philosophy: the new approach to natural philosophy championed by the scientists of the Royal Society who were opposed to speculative philosophy.
• Titolo autorizzato: John Locke and natural philosophy
• ISBN: 0-19-967952-5; 1-299-48615-0; 0-19-150625-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910810891903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II