Occult Powers and Hypotheses: Cartesian Natural Philosophy Under Louis XIV
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This book analyses the concept of scientific explanation developed by French disciples of Descartes in the period 1660-1700. Clarke examines the views of authors such as Malebranche and Rohault, as well as those of less well-known authors such as Cordemoy, Gadroys, Poisson and R gis. These Cartesian natural philosophers developed an understanding of scientific explanation as necessarily hypothetical, and, while they contributed little to new scientific discoveries, they made a lasting contribution to our concept of explanation--generations of scientists in subsequent centuries followed their lead.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0198248121
ISBN13:9780198248125
Release Date:May 1989
Publisher:Oxford University Press, USA
Length:280 Pages
Weight:1.08 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 5.7" x 8.8"
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