The Metaphysical Foundations of Modern Science
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The Metaphysical Foundations of Modern Science

ISBN 13:  9780486425511

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Author  Edwin Arthur Burtt
Format  Paperback
No. of Pages  352
Brand:  Dover Publications

To the medieval thinker, man was the center of creation and all of nature existed purely for his benefit. The shift from the philosophy of the Middle Ages to the modern view of humanity's less central place in the universe ranks as the greatest revolution in the history of Western thought, and this classic in the philosophy of science describes and analyzes how the profound change occurred. A fascinating analysis of the works of Copernicus, Kepler, Galileo, Descartes, Hobbes, Gilbert, Boyle, and Newton, it not only establishes the reasons for the triumph of the modern perspective but also accounts for certain limitations that characterize contemporary scientific thought.

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