Empiricism and Geographical Thought - From Francis Bacon to Alexander Von Humbolt

The age of Francis Bacon marked the beginning of a long period when empirical science was seen as the key to progress in extending man's control over nature. Recently, however, a breakdown of confidence in the outcome of worldwide industrialism and a growing concern over threats to the earth's ecosystems have brought mounting criticism of specialized, exploitative science. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Foundations of modern empiricism; 2. Science and geography: the seventeenth-century encounter; 3. Geography in decline: the age of Newton; 4. Eighteenth-century empiricism: Locke, Berkley and Hume; 5. On the margins of science: eighteenth-century geography texts; 6. Science and philosophy: enlightenment conflicts in Europe; 7. Geography revived: the age of Humboldt; 8. Epilogue: the way ahead.

Product details

• Authors: Margarita Bowen
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 19.03.2009
• EAN: 9780521105590
• ISBN: 978-0-521-10559-0
• No. of pages: 368
• Series: Cambridge Geographical Studies
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Travel > Travel guides > World, Arctic, Antarctic