Measures of Science Theological and Technological Impulses in Early Modern Thought |
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| Author:
| Barry, James |
| Series title: | Studies in Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8101-1424-1 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 1996 |
| Publisher: | Northwestern University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $89.95USD $89.95 |
Book Description:
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Drawing on past and current research in continental philosophy,
Measures of Science: Theological and Technological Impulses in Early Modern Thought examines the development of certain founding issues of early modern science. Focusing on three key seventeenth-century figures--Descartes, Bacon, and Newton--and locating his argument explicitly within the approach of Alexandre Koyre, James Barry Jr. explores the philosophical, theological, and technological priorities...
More DescriptionDrawing on past and current research in continental philosophy, Measures of Science: Theological and Technological Impulses in Early Modern Thought examines the development of certain founding issues of early modern science. Focusing on three key seventeenth-century figures--Descartes, Bacon, and Newton--and locating his argument explicitly within the approach of Alexandre Koyre, James Barry Jr. explores the philosophical, theological, and technological priorities that established the frame for the full emergence of the new science.