The Diffident Naturalist: Robert Boyle and the Philosophy of Experiment by Rose-

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Featuring a figure of early modern science, this text explores Robert Boyle's philosophy of experiment, a central aspect of his life and work. Philosophical, legal, experimental and religious traditions that played a part in shaping Boyle's experimental thought and practice are examined.

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In a provocative reassessment of one of the quintessential figures of early modern science, Rose-Mary Sargent explores Robert Boyle's philosophy of experiment, a central aspect of his life and work that became a model for mid- to late seventeenth-century natural philosophers and for many who followed them.Sargent examines the philosophical, legal, experimental, and religious traditions—among them English common law, alchemy, medicine, and Christianity—that played a part in shaping Boyle's experimental thought and practice. The roots of his philosophy in his early life and education, in his religious ideals, and in the work of his predecessors—particularly Bacon, Descartes, and Galileo—are fully explored, as are the possible influences of his social and intellectual circle. Drawing on the full range of Boyle's published works, as well as on his unpublished notebooks and manuscripts, Sargent shows how these diverse influences were transformed and incorporated into Boyle's views on and practice of experiment.

Author Biography

Rose-Mary Sargent is assistant professor of philosophy at Merrimack College.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments Introduction Overview Recent Trends Philosophical Issues Plan of the Study Part I. Learning from the Past 1. The Philosophical Tradition A Philosophical Revolution A New Alternative The Pyramid and the Tree Boyle's Choice 2. The Legal Tradition English Common Law Experience and the Experimental Philosophy Boyle versus Hobbes 3. The Experimental Tradition The Physico-Mechanical Tradition The Alchemical Tradition The Medical Tradition Part II. Being a Christian Virtuoso 4. Natural Theology The Book of Nature and Philosophical Worship A Free Inquiry The Corpuscular Philosophy and Physical Causality Causal Relations and the Essences of Bodies 5. Biblical Hermeneutics The Two Books The Interpretation of Scripture The Interpretation of Nature Part III. Acting Experimentally 6. Observing Constructing the Factual Foundation Collecting Observations Assessing Credibility 7. Experimenting Creating an Artificial Environment The Contingencies of Experiment Making Experiments Experimental Strategies 8. Writing Composing Experimental Essays Exciting Curiosity Collaborating An Experimental History of Cold Conclusion: The Experimental Process Boyle's Philosophy of Experiment The Significance of Boyle's Philosophy Notes Bibliography Index

Details ISBN0226734978 Author Rose-Mary Sargent Short Title DIFFIDENT NATURALIST Language English ISBN-10 0226734978 ISBN-13 9780226734972 Media Book Format Paperback Year 1995 Imprint University of Chicago Press Subtitle Robert Boyle and the Philosophy of Experiment Place of Publication Chicago, IL Country of Publication United States Illustrations black & white illustrations Pages 363 DOI 10.1604/9780226734972 UK Release Date 1995-02-01 AU Release Date 1995-02-01 NZ Release Date 1995-02-01 US Release Date 1995-02-01 Publisher The University of Chicago Press Publication Date 1995-02-01 DEWEY 509.2 Audience Undergraduate Series Science & its Conceptual Foundations Series SCF We've got this

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