Book ID: CBB000741795

Reforming Philosophy: A Victorian Debate on Science and Society (2006)

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Snyder, Laura J. (Author)


University of Chicago Press


Publication Date: 2006
Physical Details: x + 386 pp.; ill.; bibl.; index
Language: English

Description On the debate between William Whewell and John Stuart Mill regarding the reform of philosophy and its role in political and social reform.


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Review Gerson, Elihu (2007) Review of "Reforming Philosophy: A Victorian Debate on Science and Society". Historical Studies in the Physical and Biological Sciences (p. 490). unapi

Review Brooke, John Hedley (2007) Review of "Reforming Philosophy: A Victorian Debate on Science and Society". Annals of Science: The History of Science and Technology (p. 425). unapi

Review Wilson, David B. (2008) Review of "Reforming Philosophy: A Victorian Debate on Science and Society". Metascience: An International Review Journal for the History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Science (p. 165). unapi

Review Wilson, Fred (2007) Review of "Reforming Philosophy: A Victorian Debate on Science and Society". Victorian Studies (p. 515). unapi

Review Yeo, Richard (2007) Review of "Reforming Philosophy: A Victorian Debate on Science and Society". Isis: International Review Devoted to the History of Science and Its Cultural Influences (p. 656). unapi

Review Mandler, Peter (2007) Review of "Reforming Philosophy: A Victorian Debate on Science and Society". American Historical Review (p. 1261). unapi

Review Dixon, Thomas (2008) Review of "Reforming Philosophy: A Victorian Debate on Science and Society". British Journal for the History of Science (p. 462). unapi

Review Karr, David S. (2007) Review of "Reforming Philosophy: A Victorian Debate on Science and Society". History (p. 588). unapi

Essay Review Ducheyne, Steffen (2010) Fundamental Questions and Some New Answers on Philosophical, Contextual and Scientific Whewell: Some Reflections on Recent Whewell Scholarship and the Progress made therein. Perspectives on Science (pp. 242-272). unapi

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Authors & Contributors
Snyder, Laura J.
Achinstein, Peter
Menke, Cornelis
Verburgt, Lukas M.
Schickore, Jutta
Rowlinson, Matthew
Concepts
Philosophy of science
History of philosophy of science
Science
Induction
Science and society
Explanation; hypotheses; theories
Time Periods
19th century
20th century
18th century
Places
Great Britain
England
British Isles
Mexico
Institutions
Cambridge University
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