{"product_id":"religion-science-and-worldview-essays-in-honor-of-richard-s-westfall-paperback-9780521524933","title":"Religion, Science, and Worldview; Essays in Honor of Richard S. Westfall (Paperback) 9780521524933","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eReligion, Science, and Worldview\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eEssays in Honor of Richard S. Westfall\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEssays on Sir Isaac Newton; science and religion; and historiographical and social studies of science.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMargaret J. Osler (Edited by), Paul Lawrence Farber (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521524933, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 22 August 2002\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e368 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.1 cm, 0.54 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis collection of original essays by his former graduate students and colleagues honors Richard S. Westfall, a highly influential scholar in the history of the physical sciences and their relations with religion. The book is divided into three parts that reflect Professor Westfall's scholarly interests and activity: the life, work, and influence of Newton; science and religion; and historiographical and social studies of science. These contributions represent a variety of approaches to the history of science, including the development of scientific ideas per se, the influence of philosophical and religious ideas on the development of science, and the study of science as a social activity. This valuable collection demonstrates the wide scope of Professor Westfall's influence on his students and on the scholarly community as a whole.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of illustrations\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Newtonian Studies: 1. Conceptual problems in Newton's early chemistry: a preliminary study B. J. T. Dobbs\u003cbr\u003e 2. The significance of Newton's Principia for empiricism Ernan McMullin\u003cbr\u003e 3. The defective diagram as an analytical device in Newton's Principia J. Bruce Brackenridge\u003cbr\u003e 4. Force, electricity, and the powers of living matter in Newton's mature philosophy of nature R. W. Home\u003cbr\u003e 5. Concepts of inertia: Newton to Kant Peter M. Harman\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Science and Religion: 6. Celestial perfection from the Middle Ages to the late seventeenth century Edward Grant\u003cbr\u003e 7. Baptizing Epicurean atomism: Pierre Gassendi on the immortality of the soul Margaret J. Osler\u003cbr\u003e 8. The manifestation of occult qualities in the scientific revolution Ron Millen\u003cbr\u003e 9. Piety and the defense of natural order: Swammerdam on generation Edward G. Ruestow\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Historiography and the Social Context of Science: 10. What is the history of theories of perception the history of? Stephen M. Straker\u003cbr\u003e 11. Tycho Brahe as the dean of a Renaissance research institute Victor E. Thoren\u003cbr\u003e 12. Agricola and community: cognition and response to the concept of coal James A. Ruffner\u003cbr\u003e 13. Theories for the birds: an inquiry into the significance of the theory of evolution for the history of systematics Paul Lawrence Farber\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography of Richard S. Westfall's writings on the history of science\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: History of science [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History of science\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20of%20science%20%5BPDX%5D%22\"\u003ePDX\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46019774218520,"sku":"9780521524933","price":42.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521524933i_43e12177-5e75-4bd9-948d-6c3dc5967077.jpg?v=1691368864","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/religion-science-and-worldview-essays-in-honor-of-richard-s-westfall-paperback-9780521524933","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}