Romanticism in science
Subtitle: science in Europe, 1790-1840
By: edited by Stefano Poggi and Maurizio Bossi ; with the editorial assistance of Berendina van Straalen.
Contributors: Poggi, Stefano.; Bossi, Maurizio.
Series: Boston studies in the philosophy of science ;; v. 152
Publisher: Kluwer Academic
Published: 1994
Place of publication: Dordrecht [The Netherlands]; Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 245
Subjects: Science -- Europe -- History -- 18th century; Science -- Europe -- History -- 19th century; Science -- Philosophy -- History; Romanticism -- History
Description: Romanticism communicated in all its expressions a vision of the essential interconnectedness and harmony of the universe. The romantic concept of knowledge was decidedly unitary, but, in the period between 1790 and 1840, the special emphasis it placed on observation and research led to an unprecedented accumulation of data, accompanied by a rapid growth in scientific specialization.

An example of the tensions created by this development is to be found in the scientists congresses which attempted a first response to the fragmentation of scientific research.

The problem concerning the unitary concept of knowledge in that period, and the new views of the world which were generated are the subject of this book. The articles, it contains are all based on original research by an international group of highly specialized scholars. Their research probes a wide range of issues from the heirs of Naturphilosophie, to the 'life sciences', and to the debate of 'Baconian Sciences', as well as examining many aspects of mathematics, physics, and chemistry.

History of philosophy and history of science scholars will find this book an essential reference work, as well as all those interested in 19th century history in general. Undergraduate and graduate students will also find here angles and topics that have hitherto been largely neglected
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.