William Whewell, Philosopher of Science

by Menachem Fisch

Wilhelm Whewell was one on the most prolific and influential writers of early Victorian England. Fisch reconstructs the historical origins of Whewell's two works, History of the Inductive Sciences from the Earliest to the Present Time and Philosophy of the Inductive Sciences Founded upon their History, and evaluates their philosophical claims. In the last part of the book the author gives a critical appraisal of Whewell's mature philosophical position,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198242409
• ISBN13: 9780198242406
• Release Date: June 1991
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.7" x 8.8"