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A Revolution for Thought and Life. In Praise of Natural Philosophy argues for a transformation of both science and philosophy, so that these two distinct domains of thought become one natural philosophy. This in turn has far-reaching consequences for the whole academic enterprise. It transpires that universities need to be reorganized so that they become devoted to seeking and promoting wisdom by rational means as opposed to just acquiring knowledge. Modern science began as natural philosophy. What today we call science and philosophy, in Newtons time formed one integrated enterprise to improve our knowledge and understanding of the

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Book category Books in English Humanities Philosophy History of Western philosophy

• Full title: In Praise of Natural Philosophy
• Author: NICHOLAS MAXWELL
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 360
• EAN: 9780773549036
• ISBN: 9780773549036
• ID: 15508322
• Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
• Weight: 540 g
• Dimensions: 153 × 228 × 25 mm
• Date of publishing: 24. February 2017

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