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. XXII. † MR. MILL'S LOGIC.
             (I.) What is Induction? §§ 1-14.
            (II.) Induction or Description, §§ 15-23.
           (III.) In Discovery a new Conception is introduced, §§ 24-37.
            (IV.) Mr. Mill's Four Methods of Inquiry, §§ 38-40.
             (V.) His Examples, §§ 41-48.
            (VI.) Mr. Mill against Hypotheses, §§ 49, 50.
           (VII.) Against prediction of Facts, §§ 51-53.
          (VIII.) Newton's Vera Causa, §§ 54, 55.
            (IX.) Successive Generalizations, §§ 56-62.
             (X.) Mr. Mill's Hope from Deductions, §§ 63-67.
            (XI.) Fundamental opposition of our Doctrines, §§ 68-71.
           (XII.) Absurdities in Mr. Mill's Logic, §§ 72-74.

  CHAP. XXIII. * POLITICAL ECONOMY AS AN INDUCTIVE SCIENCE.
             1. Moral Sciences.
             2. Political Economy.
             3. Wages, Profits, and Rents.
             4. Premature Generalizations.
             5. Correction of these by Induction--Rent.
             6.     "      Wages.
             7.     "      Population.

  CHAP. XXIV. † MODERN GERMAN PHILOSOPHY.
            (I.) Science is the Idealization of Facts, §§ 1-8.
           (II.) Successive German Philosophies.
                 Kant, Fichte, Schelling, Hegel, §§ 9-16.

  CHAP. XXV. † THE FUNDAMENTAL ANTITHESIS AS IT EXISTS IN THE MORAL WORLD.
                 Moral Progress is the Realization of Ideas.

  CHAP. XXVI. * OF THE "PHILOSOPHY OF THE INFINITE."
                 God is Eternal.

  CHAP. XXVII. * SIR WILLIAM HAMILTON ON INERTIA AND WEIGHT.
             1. Primary and Secondary Qualities.
             2. Meaning of the Distinction.
             3. Sir W. Hamilton adds "Secundo-Primary."
             4. Inertia.
             5. Sir W. Hamilton's arguments and reply.
             6. Gravity.
                Sir W. Hamilton's arguments and reply.

  CHAP. XXVIII. † INFLUENCE OF GERMAN SYSTEMS OF PHILOSOPHY IN BRITAIN.
             1. Stewart on Kant.
             2. Mr. G. H. Lewes on Kant.
           4-6. Mr. Mansel on Kant.
                His objection to our Fundamental Ideas, and Reply.
          7-10. New Axioms are possible.
         11-13. Mr. Mansel's Kantianism.
         14-16. Axioms are not from experience.

  CHAP. XXIX. * NECESSARY TRUTH IS PROGRESSIVE.
             Objections considered.

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