Defoe and the New Sciences |
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| Author:
| Vickers, Ilse |
| Contribution by:
| Erskine-Hill, Howard
Richetti, John |
| Series title: | Cambridge Studies in Eighteenth-Century English Literature and Thought Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-40279-8 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 1996 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $183.95 |
Book Description:
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Ilse Vickers shows that the ideas and concepts of Baconian science were a major influence on Daniel Defoe's thinking and writing. She outlines the intellectual principles behind Baconian science, and considers a wide range of Defoe's work from the point of view of his familiarity with the ideals of experimental philosophy.
Ilse Vickers shows that the ideas and concepts of Baconian science were a major influence on Daniel Defoe's thinking and writing. She outlines the intellectual principles behind Baconian science, and considers a wide range of Defoe's work from the point of view of his familiarity with the ideals of experimental philosophy.