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A Free Enquiry into the Vulgarly Received Notion of Nature

By Robert Boyle; Edward B. Davis , Michael Hunter (eds.)

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
1996
ISBN
0521567963, 9780521567961
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
10 MB (10862591 bytes)
Series
Cambridge Texts in the History of Philosophy
Edition
1
Pages
212\222
Time added
2017-01-16 20:30:19
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Description

Published in 1686, this work attacked prevailing notions of the natural world that depicted "Nature" as a wise, benevolent and purposeful being. It represents one of the subtlest statements concerning the issues raised by the mechanical philosophy that emerged from the Scientific Revolution. This volume presents the first modern edition of the complete text, together with a historical introduction, a chronology of Boyle's life and notes on further reading.

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