Real, Mechanical, Experimental, 1st ed. 2020 Robert Hooke's Natural Philosophy International Archives of the History of Ideas Archives internationales d'histoire des idées Series, Vol. 231
Auteur : Sacco Francesco G.
This original work contains the first detailed account of the natural philosophy of Robert Hooke (1635-1703), leading figure of the early Royal Society. From celestial mechanics to microscopy, from optics to geology and biology, Hooke?s contributions to the Scientific Revolution proved decisive. Focusing separately on partial aspects of Hooke?s works, scholars have hitherto failed to see the unifying idea of the natural philosophy underlying them. Some of his unpublished papers have passed almost unnoticed. Hooke pursued the foundation of a real, mechanical and experimental philosophy, and this book is an attempt to reconstruct it. The book includes a selection of Hooke's unpublished papers.
Readers will discover a study of the new science through the works of one of the most known protagonists. Challenging the current views on the scientific life of restoration England, this book sheds new light on the circulation of Baconian ideals and the mechanical philosophy in the early Royal Society. This book is a must-read to anybody interested in Hooke, early modern science or Restoration history.
1. Human Understanding.- 2. Ministrations.- 3. Philosophical Algebra.- Chapter 4. A larger Scheme.- 5. Vibrant Matters.- 6. A New System of the World.- 7. Matter and History.- 8. Beyond Priority.- 9. Did Hooke have a Natural Philosophy?
Presents a unified view of Hooke’s published and unpublished works
Challenges the traditional views of British restoration science
Includes a selection of Hooke’s unpublished papers
Offers a ground-breaking general synthesis of Robert Hooke’s natural philosophy
Focuses on the pre-Newtonian interaction between mechanical and experimental philosophy
Date de parution : 06-2021
Ouvrage de 266 p.
15.5x23.5 cm
Date de parution : 06-2020
Ouvrage de 266 p.
15.5x23.5 cm