Francis Bacon's Philosophy of Science: An Account and a ReappraisalOpen Court, 1987 - 209 من الصفحات Bacon's scientific method is commonly thought to proceed mechanically to its infallible end. In this book however, Urbach presents Bacon's philosophy in an alternative light which acquits him of several errors. Urbach describes Bacon as an experimental scientist and examines the criticisms made against him, one of which was that he did not understand the roles of mathematics and science. Bacon was not a traditional metaphysician and was alarmed at the lack of progress in science since ancient times, especially the lack of practical results. He attempted to open up a middle path between practical experience and unsupported theorizing. The author intends to clarify rather than defend Bacon's work. |
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... conclusion , Rees's objections notwithstanding , Bacon seems to have been very well disposed towards an atomic theory in which matter is composed of minute , identical , indivisible particles , acting on each other at a distance , and ...
... conclusion , Rees's objections notwithstanding , Bacon seems to have been very well disposed towards an atomic theory in which matter is composed of minute , identical , indivisible particles , acting on each other at a distance , and ...
الصفحة 183
... conclusion that it was always intended as a preliminary step and that something else was required to get the interpretation itself off the ground . For these reasons , I think that the First Vintage should not be seen as an emergency ...
... conclusion that it was always intended as a preliminary step and that something else was required to get the interpretation itself off the ground . For these reasons , I think that the First Vintage should not be seen as an emergency ...
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... , merely as " certain " or " proved " or " demonstrated " , none of which terms seems to have carried the connotation of necessary or necessarily true . Proofs and demonstrations , as I argued in Chapter Two 188 Conclusion.
... , merely as " certain " or " proved " or " demonstrated " , none of which terms seems to have carried the connotation of necessary or necessarily true . Proofs and demonstrations , as I argued in Chapter Two 188 Conclusion.
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c A GameTheoretic Argument | 42 |
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