Empiricism and Geographical Thought: From Francis Bacon to Alexander von Humbolt: Cambridge Geographical Studies, cartea 15
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780521105590
ISBN-10: 0521105595
Pagini: 368
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 21 mm
Greutate: 0.54 kg
Editura: Cambridge University Press
Colecția Cambridge University Press
Seria Cambridge Geographical Studies
Locul publicării:Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 0521105595
Pagini: 368
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 21 mm
Greutate: 0.54 kg
Editura: Cambridge University Press
Colecția Cambridge University Press
Seria Cambridge Geographical Studies
Locul publicării:Cambridge, United Kingdom
Cuprins
1. Foundations of modern empiricism; 2. Science and geography: the seventeenth-century encounter; 3. Geography in decline: the age of Newton; 4. Eighteenth-century empiricism: Locke, Berkley and Hume; 5. On the margins of science: eighteenth-century geography texts; 6. Science and philosophy: enlightenment conflicts in Europe; 7. Geography revived: the age of Humboldt; 8. Epilogue: the way ahead.
Descriere
The age of Francis Bacon marked the beginning of a long period when empirical science was seen as the key to progress in extending man's control over nature.