Francis Bacon and the Limits of Scientific Knowledge

Zusammenfassung Francis Bacon is considered the 'father' of modern experimental science. This book speaks up for Bacon, and focuses on Bacon's "Novum Organum, The Advancement of Learning and De Augmentis", in order to discern the theoretical nature of his programme for the 'renovation' of the natural sciences. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction  1: Renovating Baconianism 2: The Great Instauration Revisited 3: Bacon, Kuhn and the Paradigm paradigm Oracular Conclusion Works Cited Notes Index

Product details

• Authors: Dennis DesRoches, Dennis Desroches
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.09.2006
• EAN: 9780826486813
• ISBN: 978-0-8264-8681-3
• No. of pages: 208
• Series: Continuum Studies in British P; Continuum Studies in British P; Continuum Studies in British Philosophy
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Biographies, autobiographies; England, SCIENCE / History, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Science & Technology, History of Science, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Biography: science, technology & medicine, Biography: science, technology and medicine, C 1600 To C 1700