Reforming Philosophy: A Victorian Debate on Science and SocietyUniversity of Chicago Press, 15.11.2010 г. - 386 страници The Victorian period in Britain was an “age of reform.” It is therefore not surprising that two of the era’s most eminent intellects described themselves as reformers. Both William Whewell and John Stuart Mill believed that by reforming philosophy—including the philosophy of science—they could effect social and political change. But their divergent visions of this societal transformation led to a sustained and spirited controversy that covered morality, politics, science, and economics. Situating their debate within the larger context of Victorian society and its concerns, Reforming Philosophy shows how two very different men captured the intellectual spirit of the day and engaged the attention of other scientists and philosophers, including the young Charles Darwin. Mill—philosopher, political economist, and Parliamentarian—remains a canonical author of Anglo-American philosophy, while Whewell—Anglican cleric, scientist, and educator—is now often overlooked, though in his day he was renowned as an authority on science. Placing their teachings in their proper intellectual, cultural, and argumentative spheres, Laura Snyder revises the standard views of these two important Victorian figures, showing that both men’s concerns remain relevant today. A philosophically and historically sensitive account of the engagement of the major protagonists of Victorian British philosophy, Reforming Philosophy is the first book-length examination of the dispute between Mill and Whewell in its entirety. A rich and nuanced understanding of the intellectual spirit of Victorian Britain, it will be welcomed by philosophers and historians of science, scholars of Victorian studies, and students of the history of philosophy and political economy. |
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... reject the “shallowest” doctrines of Étienne de Condillac for the more sophisticated empiricism of David Hartley.)30 It was in the realms of the practical and the political that Mill believed it possible to unite the two approaches. In ...
... reject the “shallowest” doctrines of Étienne de Condillac for the more sophisticated empiricism of David Hartley.)30 It was in the realms of the practical and the political that Mill believed it possible to unite the two approaches. In ...
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... rejection of Ricardian economics was based, in part, on his rejection of the political agenda to which it was put to use by the Benthamites. But he also rejected it because of its deductive methodology, which was in sharp contrast with ...
... rejection of Ricardian economics was based, in part, on his rejection of the political agenda to which it was put to use by the Benthamites. But he also rejected it because of its deductive methodology, which was in sharp contrast with ...
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... rejection of the political position of the Philosophical Radicals, and that his criticisms of its deductive methodology were merely a “guise” (Riches and Poverty, p. 377). Perry Williams similarly argues that Whewell's fight against ...
... rejection of the political position of the Philosophical Radicals, and that his criticisms of its deductive methodology were merely a “guise” (Riches and Poverty, p. 377). Perry Williams similarly argues that Whewell's fight against ...
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... rejected necessity in mathematics and causal relations. He thus “radicalized” induction. I also discuss Mill's “final and most elaborate protest against the Intuitionist school,”75 his Examination of Sir William Hamilton's Philosophy ...
... rejected necessity in mathematics and causal relations. He thus “radicalized” induction. I also discuss Mill's “final and most elaborate protest against the Intuitionist school,”75 his Examination of Sir William Hamilton's Philosophy ...
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... rejected natural kinds.) Since Mill denied that we can have knowledge of the causal structure of nature, it is not astonishing that he opposed Whewell's “tests of hypotheses.” Charles Darwin, however, seems to have embraced Whewell's ...
... rejected natural kinds.) Since Mill denied that we can have knowledge of the causal structure of nature, it is not astonishing that he opposed Whewell's “tests of hypotheses.” Charles Darwin, however, seems to have embraced Whewell's ...
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Chapter 2 Mills Radicalization of Induction | 95 |
Chapter 3 Reforming Science | 156 |
Morality and Politics | 204 |
Chapter 5 Reforming Political Economy | 267 |
The Debates Legacy | 323 |
Bibliography | 335 |
Index | 365 |
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