Kant and the Transformation of Natural History

Andrew Cooper presents the first systematic study of Kant's account of natural history. Cooper contends that Kant made a decisive contribution to one of the most explosive and understudied revolutions in the history of science: the addition of time to the frame in which explanations are required, sought, and justified in natural science.

List of contents

• Preface


• Note on citations


• Introduction


• Part I: The transformation of natural history


• 1: Nature and art


• 2: Charting terra incognita


• Part II: Kant's physical system of nature


• 3: Universal natural history


• 4: Physical geography


• Part III: Critical philosophy and scientific method


• 5: Seeking order in nature


• 6: From natural products to organized beings


• 7: The method of natural history


• Conclusion


• Bibliography

About the author

Andrew Cooper is an Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Warwick. He is author of The Tragedy of Philosophy: Kant's Critique of Judgment and the Project of Aesthetics (SUNY Press, 2016) and has published numerous articles on Kant, post-Kantian philosophy, and philosophy of science.

Summary

Andrew Cooper presents the first systematic study of Kant's account of natural history. Cooper contends that Kant made a decisive contribution to one of the most explosive and understudied revolutions in the history of science: the addition of time to the frame in which explanations are required, sought, and justified in natural science.

Product details

• Authors: Andrew Cooper, Dr Andrew (Associate Professor of Philosop Cooper
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.09.2023
• EAN: 9780192869784
• ISBN: 978-0-19-286978-4
• No. of pages: 268
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: antiquity to present day; SCIENCE / History, Philosophy, SCIENCE / Philosophy & Social Aspects, PHILOSOPHY / Movements / General, Philosophy of Science, History of Science, Topics in philosophy