Dissertations on the progress of knowledge.
Contributors: Stewart, Dugald, 1753-1828.; Playfair, John, 1748-1819.
Series: History, philosophy, and sociology of science
Publisher: Arno Press
Published: 1975
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 260
Subjects: Philosophy, Modern -- History.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Reprint of A general view of the progress of metaphysical, ethical, and political philosophy since the revival of letters in Europe, by D. Stewart; and of Dissertation second: exhibiting a general view of the progress of mathematical and physical science since the revival of letters in Europe, by J. Playfair, both originally published as preliminary dissertations in the Supplement to the 4th, 5th, and 6th editions of the Encyclopaedia britannica.