The Excellencies of Robert Boyle

Robert Boyle

ISBN 10: 1551114666 / ISBN 13: 9781551114668

Published by Broadview Press Ltd, US, 2008

About this Item

Robert Boyle, one of the most important intellectuals of the seventeenth century, was a gifted experimenter, an exceptionally able philosopher, and a dedicated Christian. In Boyle's two Excellencies, The Excellency of Theology Compared with Natural Philosophy and About The Excellency and Grounds of the Mechanical Hypothesis, he explains and justifies his new philosophy of science while reconciling it with Christian theology. These pioneering works of early science and theology are now available in a modernized and accessible new edition.This Broadview edition brings spelling and punctuation into line with current conventions and includes notes and references to set the works in their historical and philosophical context. The appendices include works by Boyle's predecessors in the philosophy of science, other philosophical writings by Boyle, and an appendix of the other figures mentioned in the texts.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Excellencies of Robert Boyle
• Publisher: Broadview Press Ltd, US
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1551114666
• ISBN 13: 9781551114668
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New
• Dimensions: 13.97W x 1.75H x 21.59D centimeters 13.97 centimeters width by 1.75 centimeters height by 21.59 centimeters depth
• Weight: 420 grams

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Synopsis

Robert Boyle, one of the most important intellectuals of the seventeenth century, was a gifted experimenter, an exceptionally able philosopher, and a dedicated Christian. In Boyle’s two Excellencies, The Excellency of Theology Compared with Natural Philosophy and About The Excellency and Grounds of the Mechanical Hypothesis, he explains and justifies his new philosophy of science while reconciling it with Christian theology. These pioneering works of early science and theology are now available in a modernized and accessible new edition.

This Broadview edition brings spelling and punctuation into line with current conventions and includes notes and references to set the works in their historical and philosophical context. The appendices include works by Boyle’s predecessors in the philosophy of science, other philosophical writings by Boyle, and an appendix of the other figures mentioned in the texts.

About the Author

J.J. MacIntosh is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Calgary.