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Occult Powers and Hypotheses

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Description

Cartesian natural philosophers developed an understanding of scientific explanation as necessarily hypothetical. While they contributed little to new scientific discoveries, they made a lasting contribution to our concept of explanation. They argued in favour of substituting mechanical hypotheses for the occult powers of scholastic philosophy; generations of scientists in subsequent centuries followed their lead. This book is an analysis of the concept of scientific explanation which was developed by French disciples of Descartes in the period 1660-1700. Clarke examines the views of renowned authors, such as Malebranche and Rohault, as well as the lesser-known, including Cordemoy, Gadroys, Poisson and Regis.Table of ContentIntroduction; The religious and political context; Seeds of truth; The concept of matter; Causality, motion, and force; Hypotheses Fingo; Mechanical explanation; Confirmation: Experience and reason; Cartesian scholasticism

Specifications

ISBN-13
9780198248125
Author
Desmond M. Clarke
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Publication Date
1989-04-01
Binding
hardcover
Condition
new
Pages
275
Language
english
Country of Origin
United States
Weight (g)
400
Height (mm)
30
Length (mm)
198
Width (mm)
132

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