A Dissertation on the Science of Method, or the Laws and Regulative Principles of Education - Softcover

Samuel Taylor Coleridge

 
9781333348991: A Dissertation on the Science of Method, or the Laws and Regulative Principles of Education

Synopsis

This book on Method explores and defines its philosophical principles through explorations of connected concepts such as the difference between theory and the law of ideas. The author distinguishes between formal and real sciences and examines how metaphysical, ethical, and theological concepts interweave. The author focuses on contrasting examples from various fields, such as mathematics and arts, and how they relate to Method. In the third section, the author examines these principles through an application of them to the study of history and the methodical arrangement of human knowledge, with a focus on useful pursuits in political economy and natural history. The author concludes that the true principles of Method are founded on the relations of things and the contemplation of those relations as necessary or merely existing. Through this approach, this book enables readers to understand the nature of Method and utilize it in their studies to pursue knowledge from an organized, logical, and comprehensive approach.

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