{"product_id":"robert-boyle-reconsidered-paperback-9780521892674","title":"Robert Boyle Reconsidered (Paperback) 9780521892674","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eRobert Boyle Reconsidered\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book presents a new view of Robert Boyle (1627–91), the leading British scientist in the generation before Newton.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMichael Hunter (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521892674, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 18 December 2003\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e252 pages\u003cbr\u003e24.7 x 19 x 1.7 cm, 0.463 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"...capable of stimulating the \"newer, more nuanced view\" of Boyle promised in Hunter's introduction   Seventeenth-Century News\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis book presents a new view of Robert Boyle (1627–91), the leading British scientist in the generation before Newton. It comprises a series of essays by scholars from Europe and North America which scrutinise Boyle's writings on science, philosophy and theology in detail, bringing out the subtlety of his ideas and the complexity of his relationship with his context. Particular attention is given to Boyle's interest in alchemy and to other facets of his ideas which might initially seen surprising in a leading advocate of the mechanical philosophy. Many of the essays use material from among Boyle's extensive manuscripts, which have recently been catalogued for the first time. The introduction surveys the state of Boyle studies and deploys the findings of the essays to offer a revaluation of Boyle. The book also includes a bibliography of writings on Boyle since 1940.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e 1. Introduction Michael Hunter\u003cbr\u003e 2. Virtue, providence and political neutralism: Boyle and interregnum politics Malcolm Oster\u003cbr\u003e 3. Science writing and writing science: Boyle and rhetorical theory John T. Harwood\u003cbr\u003e 4. Learning from experience: Boyle's construction of an experimental philosophy Rose-Mary Sargent\u003cbr\u003e 5. Carneades and the chemists: a study of The Sceptical Chymist and its impact on seventeenth-century chemistry Antonio Clericuzio\u003cbr\u003e 6. Boyle's alchemical pursuits Lawrence M. Principe\u003cbr\u003e 7. Boyle's debt to corpuscular alchemy William R. Newman\u003cbr\u003e 8. Boyle and cosmical qualities John Henry\u003cbr\u003e 9. The theological context of Boyle's Things above Reason Jan W. Wojcik\u003cbr\u003e 10. 'Parcere nominibus': Boyle, Hooke and the rhetorical interpretation of Descartes Edward B. Davis\u003cbr\u003e 11. Teleological reasoning in Boyle's Disquisition about Final Causes Timothy Shanahan\u003cbr\u003e 12. Locke and Boyle on miracles and God's existence J. J. Macintosh\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography of writings on Boyle published since 1940\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":46004863729944,"sku":"9780521892674","price":40.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521892674i_479fa1bb-3779-4046-a7c0-c1aef00fafd4.jpg?v=1691358961","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/robert-boyle-reconsidered-paperback-9780521892674","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}