<p>The revival of ancient Greek scepticism in the 16th and 17th centuries was of the greatest importance in changing the intellectual climate in which modern science developed, and in developing the attitude that we now call "The scientific outlook". Many streams of thought came together contributin
The Problem of Certainty in English Thought 1630β1690
β Scribed by Henry G. van Leeuwen (auth.)
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Year
- 1963
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 175
- Series
- International Archives of the History of Ideas / Archives Internationales Dβhistoire des Idees
- Edition
- 1
- Category
- Library
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Table of Contents
Front Matter....Pages i-xvii
Francis Bacon and Scientific Knowledge....Pages 1-12
The Problem of Certainty in its Theological Context....Pages 13-48
The Theory of Certainty Secularized....Pages 49-89
The Theory of Certainty in its Scientific Context....Pages 90-120
John Locke and the Philosophical Exposition of the Theory of Certainty....Pages 121-142
Conclusion....Pages 143-152
Back Matter....Pages 153-159
β¦ Subjects
Epistemology; Humanities, general
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