The logic and methodology of science in early modern thought : seven studies /

"During the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, Aristotelian notions of logic and causation came under serious attack. Traditional philosophy speaks of this period as marking a revolution in scientific thought. In this book Fred Wilson reinstates and extends the traditional conception of the...

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Author / Creator: Wilson, Fred, 1937- (Author)
Format: eBook Electronic
Language:English
Imprint: Toronto, Ont. : University of Toronto Press, 1999.
Series:Toronto studies in philosophy.
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Summary:"During the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, Aristotelian notions of logic and causation came under serious attack. Traditional philosophy speaks of this period as marking a revolution in scientific thought. In this book Fred Wilson reinstates and extends the traditional conception of the scientific revolution and its significance, and explores the goals and directions of the new science according to the differing interpretations of rationalist and empiricist thinkers."--Jacket

A persuasive new argument and re-evaluation of the revolution in scientific thought in the 17th and 18th centuries by a senior academic in the history of modern philosophy and the philosophy of science.

Item Description:Print version record.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxiv, 608 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781442681651
1442681659
Author Notes:Wilson Fred :

is a professor emeritus in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Toronto.