William Whewell - A Composite Portrait (Hardcover)

William Whewell was a giant of Victorian intellectual culture. His influence, whether recognized or forgotten, is palpable in areas as diverse as moral philosophy, mineralogy, architecture, the politics of education, physics, engineering, and theology. Recent studies of the place of the sciences in nineteenth-century Britain have repeatedly indicated the significance of Whewell's sweeping and critical proposals for a reformed account of scientific knowledge and moral values. However, until now there has been no detailed study of the context and impact of his project. This collection of essays by recognized authorities in the fields of history, history of science, and philosophy thus represents the first attempt to do justice to a magisterial nineteenth-century intellectual. More generally, it makes an important contribution to our understanding of Victorian intellectual life and its aftermath.

General

Imprint:	Clarendon Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	February 1991
Editors:	Menachem Fisch (Lecturer in the History and Philosophy of Science and Ideas) • Simon Schaffer (University Lecturer in History and Philosophy of Science)
Dimensions:	241 x 163 x 29mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	418
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-824900-9
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > Philosophy of science Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > History of ideas, intellectual history Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Modern Western philosophy, c 1600 to the present > General Books > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Modern Western philosophy, c 1600 to the present > General Promotions
LSN:	0-19-824900-4
Barcode:	9780198249009

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