Stephen Gaukroger shows that science was bitterly contested during the early modern period. It did not distance... Læs mere
Stephen Gaukroger presents an original account of the development of science and our understanding of ourselves during a period... Læs mere
This book covers French philosophy from its origins in the sixteenth century up to the present, analysing it within its social, political, and cultural... Læs mere
This ambitious and important book, first published in 2001, provides a truly general account of Francis Bacon as a philosopher. It will be recognized as a major contribution to Baconian scholarship of special interest to historians of early-modern philosophy, science, and ideas.
Towards the end of his life, Descartes published the first four parts of a projected six-part work, The Principles of Philosophy. This was intended to be the... Læs mere