Natural philosophy : on retrieving a lost disciplinary imaginary / Alister E. McGrath.
Pubblicazione:
Oxford : Oxford university press, 2023.
Descrizione fisica:
VIII, 248 p. ; 24 cm
Contiene:
Indice: Introduction: On retrieving natural philosophy. Pt. 1. A critical conversation with the tradition: 1. The origins of natural philosophy: Aristotle 2. The consolidation of natural philosophy: the Middle Ages 3. Skywatching: the natural philosophy of Copernicus, Kepler and Galileo 4. English natural philosophy: bacon, Boyle and Newton 5. The parting of the ways: from natural philosophy to natural science. Pt. 2. A reconceived natural philosophy: exploring a disciplinary imaginary: 6. Reconceiving natural philosophy: laying the foundations 7. Theory: the contemplation of nature 8. Objectivity: understanding the external world 9. Subjectivity: an affective engagement with nature 10. Natural philosophy: recasting a vision. Bibliography. Index
