William Whewell: A Composite Portrait [Hardcover]

Menachem Fisch (Editor), Simon Schaffer (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 11, 1991 | ISBN-10: 0198249004 | ISBN-13: 978-0198249009

This collection of essays examines the life of William Whewell, a widely influential figure in Victorian intellectual culture. The contributors, all recognized authorities in the fields of history, history of science, and philosophy, examine Whewell's contributions to such diverse areas as moral philosophy, mineralogy, architecture, the politics of education, physics, engineering, and theology. A wide-ranging study, the volume makes an important contribution to our understanding of Victorian intellectual life and its aftermath.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"This well-researched examination by historians and philosophers of science of William Whewell's legendary, if rarely examined, polymathy, provides an illuminating account of science and the academy in the early nineteenth century."--Albion

"This book succeeds like no other in synthesizing the full scope of [Whewell's] diverse historical influence....A valuable contribution to the understanding of 19th-century intellectual life and should be acquired by libraries supporting a curriculum in the history and philosophy of science."--Choice

About the Author

Menachem Fisch is a Lecturer in the History and Philosophy of Science and Ideas at University of Tel Aviv. Simon Schaffer is a University Lecturer in History and Philosophy of Science at Cambridge University.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 416 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (April 11, 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0198249004
• ISBN-13: 978-0198249009
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.2 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,106,515 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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