What Does it Mean to be an Empiricist?: Empiricisms in Eighteenth Century Scienc

Description: What Does it Mean to be an Empiricist? by Siegfried Bodenmann, Anne-Lise Rey This book begins with an observation: At the time when empiricism arose and slowly established itself, the word itself had not yet been coined. It is a story of integration, appropriation and transformation more than one of mere opposition. We asked twelve authors to explore these fascinating new facets of empiricisms. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description This book begins with an observation: At the time when empiricism arose and slowly established itself, the word itself had not yet been coined. Hence the central question of this volume: What does it mean to conduct empirical science in early modern Europe? How can we catch the elusive figure of the empiricist?Our answer focuses on the practices established by representative scholars. This approach allows us to demonstrate two things. First, that empiricism is not a monolith but exists in a plurality of forms. Todays understanding of the empirical sciences was gradually shaped by the exchanges among scholars combining different traditions, world views and experimental settings. Second, the long proclaimed antagonism between empiricism and rationalism is not the whole story. Our case studies show that a very fruitful exchange between both systems of thought occurred. It is a story of integration, appropriation and transformation more than one of mere opposition. We asked twelve authors to explore these fascinating new facets of empiricisms. The plurality of their voices mirrors the multiple faces of the concept itself. Every contribution can be understood as a piece of a much larger puzzle. Together, they help us better understand the emergence of empiricism and the inventiveness of the scientific enterprise. Back Cover This book begins with an observation: At the time when empiricism arose and slowly established itself, the word itself had not yet been coined. Hence the central question of this volume: What does it mean to conduct empirical science in early modern Europe? How can we catch the elusive figure of the empiricist? Our answer focuses on the practices established by representative scholars. This approach allows us to demonstrate two things. First, that empiricism is not a monolith but exists in a plurality of forms. Todays understanding of the empirical sciences was gradually shaped by the exchanges among scholars combining different traditions, world views and experimental settings. Second, the long proclaimed antagonism between empiricism and rationalism is not the whole story. Our case studies show that a very fruitful exchange between both systems of thought occurred. It is a story of integration, appropriation and transformation more than one of mere opposition. We asked twelve authors to explore these fascinating new facets of empiricisms. The plurality of their voices mirrors the multiple faces of the concept itself. Every contribution can be understood as a piece of a much larger puzzle. Together, they help us better understand the emergence of empiricism and the inventiveness of the scientific enterprise. Author Biography Siegfried Bodenmann teaches early modern history at the University of Zurich. He was trained as an historian and philosopher, with emphasis on the history of science and knowledge. He is currently researching the forms and rhetorical styles of scholarly communication in the eighteenth century. He has published several articles on the subject in the Revue dHistoire des Sciences and in Dix-Huitième Siècle, but also, for a broader audience, in Physics Today. Other publications investigate the emergence of a scientific identity like his miscellany on myths, heroes, and symbols in the history of science. He is one of the scientific editors of the correspondence of the eighteenth-century mathematician Leonhard Euler. He has been an advisory board member of the Swiss Society for the History of Medicine and Sciences and the 2006 prize winner of the Deutsche Gesellschaft fÜr Geschichte der Medizin, Naturwissenschaften und Technik (DGGMNT) among other memberships and distinctions. Anne-Lise Rey, agrégée in Philosophy, is associate professor of history and philosophy of science at the University of Lille I. In 2003, she defended her thesis on Leibnizs dynamics at the Sorbonne, Paris, under the direction of Michel Fichant. She defended her habilitation thesis on the epistemological practices and natural philosophy un the eighteenth century, supervised by P.-F. Moreau, at the Lyon ENS in 2013. She has published numerous articles on the relations between science and philosophy in Leibniz and on eighteenth century natural philosophy. She has also edited a collective work entitled Méthode et Histoire, dealing with methods in history and philosophy of science. She was a member of the School of Historical Studies at the Institute for Advanced Study (Princeton) in 2012-2013. In 2016, she published a French translation of the correspondence between Leibniz and De Volder, including an extended introduction on the notion of action in Leibnizs dynamical thought. Table of Contents Introduction (Siegfried BODENMANN & Anne-Lise REY).- Part I. The Plurality of Empiricisms.- Chapter 1. Four Methods of Empirical Inquiry in the Aftermath of Newtons Challenge (Eric SCHLIESSER).- Chapter 2. Fictitious Empiricism, Material Experiments (Marc RATCLIFF).- Part II. Newtonianism and non-Newtonianism empiricisms.- Chapter 3. Experimentum crucis. Newtons Empiricism at the Crossroads (Philippe HAMOU).- Chapter 4. (The Experiments of Willem Jacob s Gravesande (Anne-Lise REY).- Chapter 5. Empiricism as a Rhetoric of Legitimation (Siegfried BODENMANN).- Part III. Empiricism and Rationality.- Chapter 6. Philosophical and Scientific Empiricism in the 18th Century (Catherine WILSON).- Chapter 7. Buffons Natural History (Thierry HOQUET).- Chapter 8. What does it mean to be an Empiricist in Medicine? Baglivis De praxi medica (1696) (Raphaële ANDRAULT).- Chapter 9. Empiricism and Certainty in Science (André CHARRAK).- Part IV. Reevaluation of the Label Empiricism.- Chapter 10. WasEarly Eighteenth-Century Chemistry an Empirical Science? (Bernard JOLY).- Chapter 11. Conducting Observations and Tests (Christian LEDUC).- Chapter 12. From Locke to Materialism (Charles T. WOLFE). Feature Inventive papers which shed new light on 18th Century empiricism as a constitutive moment of European science Constructive dialog between experienced scholars and up-and-coming researchers An international collection of authors Description for Sales People Inventive papers which shed new light on 18th Century empiricism as a constitutive moment of European science Constructive dialog between experienced scholars and up-and-coming researchers Details ISBN3319698583 Publisher Springer International Publishing AG Series Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science Year 2018 Edition 1st ISBN-10 3319698583 ISBN-13 9783319698588 Format Hardcover Imprint Springer International Publishing AG Subtitle Empiricisms in Eighteenth Century Sciences Place of Publication Cham Country of Publication Switzerland Edited by Anne-Lise Rey Pages 297 Publication Date 2018-06-22 DEWEY 146.44 Short Title What Does It Mean to Be an Empiricist? Language English Series Number 331 Author Anne-Lise Rey Birth 1968 Affiliation Universite de Picardie Jules Verne Amiens Position Graduate Student Qualifications MD Illustrations 7 Illustrations, black and white; IX, 297 p. 7 illus. Edition Description 1st ed. 2018 Alternative 9783030099176 Audience Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:130678189;

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