On the Philosophy of Discovery, Chapters Historical and Critical

Name: On the Philosophy of Discovery, Chapters Historical and Critical
Author: Whewell, William

Whewell, William

Philosophy -- History; Science -- History; Science -- Philosophy

CHAP. V. * ADDITIONAL REMARKS ON ARISTOTLE.
            1. Induction.
            2. Invention.
            3. The One in the Many.
            4. The "Five Words."
            5. Aristotle's contribution to the Physical Sciences.
            6. Aristotle's Astronomy.
            7. Aristotle on Classification.
            8. F. Bacon on Aristotle.
            9. Discovery of Causes.
           10. Plato and Aristotle.
           11. Aristotle against Plato's _Ideas_.

  CHAP. VI. THE LATER GREEKS.

  CHAP. VII. THE ROMANS.

  CHAP. VIII. * ARABIAN PHILOSOPHERS.

  CHAP. IX. THE SCHOOLMEN OF THE MIDDLE AGES.

  CHAP. X. THE INNOVATORS OF THE MIDDLE AGES.
             Raymond Lully.

  CHAP. XI. THE INNOVATORS OF THE MIDDLE AGES--_continued_.
             Roger Bacon.

  CHAP. XII. THE REVIVAL OF PLATONISM.
             1. Causes of Delay in the Advance of Knowledge.
             2. Causes of Progress.
             3. Hermolaus Barbarus, &c.
             4. Nicolaus Cusanus.
             5. Manilius Ficinus.
             6. Francis Patricius.
             7. Picus, Agrippa, &c.
             8. Paracelsus, Fludd, &c.

  CHAP. XIII. THE THEORETICAL REFORMERS OF SCIENCE.
             1. Bernardinus Telesius.
             2. Thomas Campanella.
             3. Andrew Cæsalpinus.
             4. Giordano Bruno.
             5. Peter Ramus.
             6. The Reformers in General.
             7. Melancthon.

  CHAP. XIV. THE PRACTICAL REFORMERS OF SCIENCE.
             1. Character of the Practical Reformers.
             2. Leonardo da Vinci.
             3. Copernicus.
             4. Fabricius.
             5. Maurolycus.
             6. Benedetti.
             7. Gilbert.
             8. Galileo.
             9. Kepler.
            10. Tycho.

  CHAP. XV. FRANCIS BACON.
             1. (I.) General Remarks.
             2. Common estimate of him.
             3. We consider only Physical Science.
             4. He is placed at the head of the change:
             5. (II.) _He proclaims a New Era_;
             6. (III.) _By a Change of Method_;
             7. Including successive Steps;
             8. Gradually ascending.
             9. (IV.) _He contrasts the Old and the New Method._
            10. (V.) _Has he neglected Ideas?_
            11. No.
            12. Examples of Ideas treated by him.
            13. He has failed in applying his Method;
            14. (VI.) _To the Cause of Heat._
            15. He seeks Causes before Laws.
            16. (VII.) _His Technical Form worthless._
            17. He is confused by words.
            18. His "Instances."
            19. Contain some good Suggestions.
            20. (VIII.) _His "Idols."_
            21. (IX.) _His view of Utility._
            22. (X.) _His Hopefulness._
            23. (XI.) _His Piety._

  CHAP. XVI. * ADDITIONAL REMARKS ON FRANCIS BACON.
             1. Mr. Ellis's views.
             2. Mr. Spedding's views.

Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.

On the Philosophy of Discovery, Chapters Historical and Critical

No reviews yet