Robert Boyle’s Philosophy of Nature
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https://doi.org/10.12775/RF.2019.045Keywords
philosophy of nature, natural philosophy, experimentalism, empiricism, Robert BoyleAbstract
The article presents the main theses of Robert Boyle’s (1627–1691) philosophy of nature. Boyle’s views on nature can be described as a system of philosophical and natural science beliefs which constituted a non-scientific background for his research activity. This system influenced the development of the modern scientific paradigm and Boyle’s deliberations were a turning point in the history of philosophical reflection on nature.
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