02425cam a22003373u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000090011910000330012824500690016126400510023030000470028133600260032833700260035433800360038050000310041650802010044752012590064853400450190765300230195265300260197565300260200185600430202799900170207051555UtSlPG20260610134204.0mcr n260607r2016||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  a10021244  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aBaQ1 aWhewell, William,d1794-186610aOn the Philosophy of Discovery, Chapters Historical and Critical 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2016  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2016-03-25  aProduced by Sonya Schermann, Les Galloway and the Online
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by The Internet Archive)  a"On the Philosophy of Discovery, Chapters Historical and Critical" by William Whewell is a philosophical text written in the mid-19th century. This work explores the development of knowledge and the principles governing scientific discovery, providing an analysis of historical perspectives on how humanity has achieved its most reliable forms of knowledge. The author aims to outline both the historical journey of scientific thought and offer critical reflections on the nature of discovery itself.  The beginning of the text introduces Whewell’s exploration of the foundations of scientific knowledge, discussing previous works on the inductive sciences and laying out his objective to elucidate the philosophy of discovery rather than merely focusing on traditional inductive reasoning. He emphasizes the significance of historical opinions and ideas from philosophers like Plato and Aristotle, detailing their contributions and shortcomings regarding the methods of acquiring knowledge. Whewell sets the stage for a critical examination by asserting that understanding the historical progression of scientific thought is crucial for grasping contemporary philosophy and the practice of science itself. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aScience -- History  aScience -- Philosophy  aPhilosophy -- History40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/51555  c92393d92393