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100 1 _aWhewell, William,
_d1794-1866
245 1 0 _aOn the Philosophy of Discovery, Chapters Historical and Critical
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2016
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2016-03-25
508 _aProduced by Sonya Schermann, Les Galloway and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _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.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aScience -- History
653 _aScience -- Philosophy
653 _aPhilosophy -- History
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/51555
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