Measures of science
Subtitle: theological and technological impulses in early modern thought
By: James Barry, Jr.
Series: Northwestern University studies in phenomenology and existential philosophy; Northwestern University studies in phenomenology & existential philosophy.
Publisher: Northwestern University Press
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Evanston, Ill
Language: eng
Number of pages: 210
Subjects: Descartes, René, 1596-1650.; Bacon, Francis 1561-1626.; Newton, Isaac, Sir, 1642-1727.; Science -- Europe -- Philosophy -- History -- 17th century.
Description: 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 that established the frame for the full emergence of the new science.

In showing how the work of these and other seventeenth-century figures led to the appearance of a dominant new view of nature and perception, Barry's book makes an essential contribution to our understanding of the formative period of modern science.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 181-206) and index.