Defining science William Whewell, natural knowledge, and public debate in early Victorian Britain
An assessment of the role of the historian and philosopher of science, William Whewell, in early Victorian debates about the nature of science.
Autor principal: | |
---|---|
Formato: | Libro electrónico |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Publicado: |
Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press
1993.
|
Colección: | CUP ebooks.
Ideas in context. |
Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b39695025*spi |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Science and the public sphere
- 3. Metascience as a vocation
- 4. Reviewing science. (1). Science and reviews. (2). Whewell's early reviews
- 5. Moral scientists
- 6. Using history
- 7. Moral science
- 8. Science, education, and society
- 9. The unity of science.