Scottish Philosophy and British Physics, 1740-1870: A Study in the Foundations of the Victorian Scientific Style

by Richard S. Olson

Book Overview

Historians of science have long been intrigued by the impact of disparate cultural styles on the science of a given country and time period. Richard Olson's book is a case study in the interaction between philosophy and science as well as an examination of a particular scientific movement.

The author investigates the methodological arguments of the Common Sense philosophers Thomas Reid, Dugald Stewart, Thomas Brown, and William Hamilton...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691617945
• ISBN13: 9780691617947
• Release Date: March 2015
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 1.11 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"