Robert Boyle
A Free Enquiry Into the Vulgarity Received Notion of Nature
In this book, published in 1686, the scientist Robert Boyle (1627 91) attacked prevailing notions of the natural world which depicted 'Nature' as a wise, benevolent and purposeful being. Boyle, one of the leading mechanical philosophers of his day, believed that the world was best understood as a vast, impersonal machine, fashioned by an infinite, personal God. In this cogent treatise, he drew on his scientific findings, his knowledge of contemporary medicine and his deep reflection on theological and philosophical issues, arguing that it was inappropriate both theologically and scientifically to speak of Nature as if it had a mind of its own…
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Weitere Autoren: Davis, Edward B. (Hrsg.) / Hunter, Michael (Hrsg.)
- ISBN: 978-0-521-56796-1
- EAN: 9780521567961
- Produktnummer: 9758755
- Verlag: Cambridge University Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 1996
- Seitenangabe: 212 S.
- Masse: H22.9 cm x B15.2 cm x D1.2 cm 334 g
- Abbildungen: Paperback
- Gewicht: 334
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