Scientific Practice and Analogous Reasoning
Author:   Andrea Gayle Sullivan-Clarke
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"InDarwinandHisCritics, DavidHulldescribesCharlesDarwinashaving""boththegood fortuneandthemisfortunetobeginhisscientificcareeratthatmomentinhistorywhen philosophyofsciencecameintoitsowninEngland""(Hull1973,3). Imagine, ayoung scientistconductingresearchanddevelopingamajortreatiseliketheOrigin amidstthe discussionsanddebatesonthemethodsofscienceandthenatureofinduction. Suchwasthe caseforDarwin;hedevelopedhistheorywhilewitnessingthedebateoninductionbetween JohnStuartMillandWilliamWhewell, aswellashavingJohnHerschel'sPreliminary DiscourseontheStudyofNaturalPhilosophy serveasamethodologicalexemplar. Darwinian scholars-namelyMichaelRuse, C.KennethWaters, andJonathanHodge-notethatDarwin wrotetheOrigin undertheinfluenceofWhewelland/orHerschel, aswellasotherworks suchasHumboldt'sPersonalNarrative andGeorgeLyell'sPrinciplesofGeology. 1 So influentialwasthephilosophicalenvironmentinwhichDarwinwrotetheOrigin that GregoryRadickconcludes,""Darwin'stheoryofnaturalselectionwasnogiftofsheer, sublime, solitarygenius, butinseveralkeyrespectsaproductofVictorianculture""(Radick 2005,147). Interestingly, thisauspiciouss"

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Author:   Andrea Gayle Sullivan-Clarke
Publisher:   Abhimanyuhb2
Imprint:   Abhimanyuhb2
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.322kg
ISBN:  

9781835203576


ISBN 10:   1835203574
Pages:   238
Publication Date:   16 July 2023
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Format:   Paperback
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