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This 1993 book deals with debates about science - its history, philosophy and moral value - in the first half of the nineteenth century, a period in which the 'modern' features of science developed. Defining Science also examines the different forms or genres in which science was discussed in the public sphere - most crucially in the Victorian review journals, but also in biographical, historical and educational works. William Whewell wrote major works on the history and philosophy of science before these became technical subjects. Consequently he had to define his own role as a metascientific critic (in a manner akin to cultural critics like Coleridge and Carlyle) as well as seeking to define science for both expert and lay audiences.

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Lardner, Dionysius --- Whewell, William --- Babbage, Charles --- Babbage, Charles, --- Lardner Dionysius, --- Whewell, William, --- Contributions in economics --- Et l'économie politique --- WHEWELL, WILLIAM -- 930.33 --- AA / International- internationaal --- 08 --- Biografieën en memoires. --- Et l'économie politique --- Biografieën en memoires --- Bėbidzh, Charlʹz, --- Whewell, W. --- Lardner, D. --- Lardner, --- Lardner, Dionysius, --- Contributions in economics.

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A philosophically and historically sensitive account of the engagement of the major protagonists of Victorian British philosophy, 'Reforming Philosophy' considers the controversies between William Whewell and John Stuart Mill on the topics of science, morality, politics, and economics. By situating their debate within the larger context of Victorian society and its concerns, Laura Snyder shows how two very different men& Whewell, an educator, Anglican priest, and critic of science; and Mill, a philosopher, political economist, and parliamentarian& reacted to the challenges of their times, each seeking to reform science as a means of reforming society as a whole. The first book-length examination of the dispute between Mill and Whewell in its entirety, 'Reforming Philosophy' provides a rich and nuanced understanding of the intellectual spirit of Victorian Britain and will be welcomed by philosophers and historians of science, scholars of Victorian studies, and students of the history of philosophy and political economy.

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