Measures of Science: Theological and Technological Impulses in Early Modern Thought

by James Barry,Jr., James Barry, James Barry Jr.

Drawing on past and current research in continental philosophy, Measures of Science: Theological and Technological Impulses in Early Modern Thought examines the development of certain founding issues of early modern science. Focusing on three key seventeenth-century figures--Descartes, Bacon, and Newton--and locating his argument explicitly within the approach of Alexandre Koyre, James Barry Jr. explores the philosophical, theological, and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810114259
• ISBN13: 9780810114258
• Release Date: November 1996
• Publisher: Northwestern University Press
• Length: 210 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"