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Empiricism and Geographical Thought: From Francis Bacon to Alexander von Humbolt: Cambridge Geographical Studies, cartea 15

Autor Margarita Bowen
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 18 mar 2009
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. Recently, however, a breakdown of confidence in the outcome of worldwide industrialism and a growing concern over threats to the earth's ecosystems have brought mounting criticism of specialized, exploitative science. Demands for conservation and social responsibility are leading to a reappraisal of the whole philosophy of science that has been dominant for three centuries, and many observers see this as a new scientific revolution, comparable in significance with that of the seventeenth century.
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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

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.

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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.