The Bloomsbury companion to Robert Boyle / edited by Jan-Erik Jones.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Jones, Jan-Erik, editor.

Series:

Bloomsbury companions.

Bloomsbury companions

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Boyle, Robert, 1627-1691--Criticism and interpretation.

Boyle, Robert.

Philosophy--History--17th century.

Philosophy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (329 pages).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2019.

Summary:

"Robert Boyle, well known in scientific circles, has still not received the credit he deserves in philosophy. A leader in experimental philosophy, his interests range from morality and philosophy of religion to epistemology and the philosophy of science. The Bloomsbury Companion to Robert Boyle brings together the latest work on the lesser known aspects of Boyle's philosophy, alongside some of his best known views, and surveys the full range of his philosophy for the first time. Situating Boyle within the philosophical and scientific traditions and introducing his zeal for experiment and commitment to the improvement of humanity, chapters reveal how crucial chemistry and alchemy are to his philosophy of science. They take up the metaphysical and ontological consequences of his philosophy and discuss his influence in the 17th and 18th centuries. Highlighting the importance of his moral theory and theological commitments for his philosophy of science, metaphysics and epistemology, chapters show how they motivate Boyle's philosophical positions and practices. For students or researchers looking to better understand Boyle's contribution to philosophy The Bloomsbury Companion to Robert Boyle is a comprehensive and invaluable guide. By taking into account the last thirty years of scholarship and pointing towards the next thirty years it presents the best of the current research on Boyle's philosophy and significance today."--Bloomsbury Publishing.

Contents:

List of Contributors

Acknowledgments

Notes on Text

Abbreviations

Introduction / Jan-Erik Jones (Southern Virginia University, USA)

1. Boyle's Baconianism / Harriet Knight (University College London, UK)

2. Boyle's Influence on Locke / Peter R. Anstey (University of Sydney, Australia)

3. Boyle's Chemistry / Antonio Clericuzio (Roma Tre University, Italy)

4. Boyle's Epistemology: The Interaction Between Scientific and Religious Knowledge / J.J. MacIntosh (University of Calgary, Canada)

5. Boyle on Explanation and Causality' / Laurence Carlin (University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, USA)

6. Boyle on Qualities / Laura S. Keating (City University of New York, USA)

7. Boyle's Natural Kind Realism' / Jan-Erik Jones (Southern Virginia University, USA)

8. Boyle's Moral Philosophy' / Sorana Corneanu (University of Bucharest, Romania)

9. Boyle's Philosophy of Religion' / Edward B. Davis (Messiah College, USA)

10. Boyle on the Application of Science' / Michael Hunter (Birkbeck University of London, UK)

Index.

Notes:

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781350029385

1350029386

9781350029378

1350029378

9781350029361

135002936X

OCLC:

1166380219