The Problem of Certainty in English Thought 1630–1690Springer, 2013 M12 1 - 159 páginas |
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... causes of events . We , from our brief view of part of the world , construct foolish theories like atomism . Any theory is actually a form of blasphemy , since it is an attempt to limit God's creative ability to what man can understand ...
... causes of events . We , from our brief view of part of the world , construct foolish theories like atomism . Any theory is actually a form of blasphemy , since it is an attempt to limit God's creative ability to what man can understand ...
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... cause us to reconsider and rethink many of the generalizations and myths that we have accepted about how " it " all happened , such as how the scientific world emerged from the clutches of religious dogmatism , and how the Baconian wild ...
... cause us to reconsider and rethink many of the generalizations and myths that we have accepted about how " it " all happened , such as how the scientific world emerged from the clutches of religious dogmatism , and how the Baconian wild ...
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... causes.8 The objectives of this search for causes are revealed in his comments on astronomy . As so far developed it is not a perfected science since there is lacking “ a well - fabricated system , or the physical reasons and ...
... causes.8 The objectives of this search for causes are revealed in his comments on astronomy . As so far developed it is not a perfected science since there is lacking “ a well - fabricated system , or the physical reasons and ...
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... causes is the domain of physics proper ; the search for final and formal causes is the domain of meta- physics , as he uses the term . The difference between the two types of inquiry can be formulated as follows . Knowledge of physical ...
... causes is the domain of physics proper ; the search for final and formal causes is the domain of meta- physics , as he uses the term . The difference between the two types of inquiry can be formulated as follows . Knowledge of physical ...
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... causes of particular substances is to be put aside as too difficult ; before they can be discovered the formal causes of simpler natures must be unearthed . In the De Augmentis Scientiarum he says : to inquire the form of a lion , of an ...
... causes of particular substances is to be put aside as too difficult ; before they can be discovered the formal causes of simpler natures must be unearthed . In the De Augmentis Scientiarum he says : to inquire the form of a lion , of an ...
Contenido
The Theory of Certainty Secularized | 49 |
The Theory of Certainty in its Scientific Context | 90 |
John Locke and the Philosophical Exposition of the Theory | 121 |
Conclusion | 143 |
Bibliography | 153 |
Otras ediciones - Ver todas
The Problem of Certainty in English Thought 1630–1690 Henry G. van Leeuwen Vista previa limitada - 2012 |
The Problem of Certainty in English Thought 1630–1690 Henry G. van Leeuwen Vista previa limitada - 1970 |
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absolute certainty accepted admits argues arguments Aristotelian assent assurance atheism Bacon belief causes Chillingworth and Tillotson Christian Church claims concerning conclusions controversy degree of certainty demonstration Descartes developed doctrine doubt error Essay existence experience faculties Francis Bacon Glanvill's human Hume hypothesis Ibid ideas idols infallible certainty intuition John Locke John Tillotson John Wilkins Joseph Glanvill judgment justified kind of certainty kind of evidence kind of proof known levels of certainty Locke's London man's mathematical matters of fact metaphysical mind moral certainty Natural Philosophy Natural Religion Newton Novum Organum object observed occurs Opticks Oxford physical possible present Principia principles probability problem of certainty propositions reason relation religious Robert Boyle Robert Hooke Royal Society Rule of Faith Sadducismus Triumphatus says Scholium scripture sense perception Seventeenth Century skepticism structure of nature testimony theological theory of certainty true truth understanding Vanity of Dogmatizing views William Chillingworth witches writings