TY  - BOOK
AU  - Snyder,Laura J.
TI  - Reforming philosophy: a Victorian debate on science and society 
SN  - 9780226767352 (electronic bk.)
AV  - B1607 .S69 2006eb
U1  - 192 22
PY  - 2006///
CY  - Chicago
PB  - University of Chicago Press
KW  - Mill, John Stuart,
KW  - Whewell, William,
KW  - Mill, John Stuart.
KW  - Whewell, William.
KW  - Philosophy, English
KW  - 19th century
KW  - Science
KW  - Philosophy
KW  - History
KW  - Political science
KW  - PHILOSOPHY
KW  - History & Surveys
KW  - Modern
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - Filosofie
KW  - gtt
KW  - Wetenschap
KW  - Wissenschaftstheorie
KW  - swd
KW  - Engeland
KW  - Großbritannien
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 335-364) and index; Whewell and the reform of inductive philosophy --; Mill's radicalization of induction --; Reforming science --; Reforming culture : morality and politics --; Reforming political economy
N2  - The Victorian period in Britain was an "age of reform."€ It is therefore not surprising that two of the era's most eminent intellects described themselves as reformers. Both William Whewell and John Stuart Mill believed that by reforming philosophy--including the philosophy of science--they could effect social and political change. But their divergent visions of this societal transformation led to a sustained and spirited controversy that covered morality, politics, science, and economics. Situating their debate within the larger context of Victorian society and its concerns, Reforming Phil
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