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Experiment and speculation in seventeenth-century Italy : the case of Geminiano Montanari
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Vanzo, Alberto (2016) Experiment and speculation in seventeenth-century Italy : the case of Geminiano Montanari. Studies In History and Philosophy of Science Part A, 56 . pp. 52-61. doi:10.1016/j.shpsa.2015.11.001
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.shpsa.2015.11.001
Abstract
This paper reconstructs the natural philosophical method of Geminiano Montanari, one of the most prominent Italian natural philosophers of the late seventeenth century. Montanari's views are used as a case study to assess recent claims concerning early modern experimental philosophy. Having presented the distinctive tenets of seventeenth-century experimental philosophers, I argue that Montanari adheres to them explicitly, thoroughly, and consistently. The study of Montanari's views supports three claims. First, experimental philosophy was not an exclusively British phenomenon. Second, in spite of some portrayals of experimental philosophy as an ‘atheoretical’ or ‘purely descriptive’ enterprise, experimental philosophers could consistently endorse a variety of natural philosophical explanations and postulate theoretical entities. Third, experimental philosophy and mechanical philosophy were not, as such, antagonistic. They could be consistently combined in a single philosophical enterprise.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||||
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| Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > B Philosophy (General) | ||||||||
| Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Philosophy | ||||||||
| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Philosophy, Philosophy -- Research, Physics -- Philosophy, Enlightenment | ||||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Studies In History and Philosophy of Science Part A | ||||||||
| Publisher: | Pergamon | ||||||||
| ISSN: | 0039-3681 | ||||||||
| Official Date: | April 2016 | ||||||||
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| Volume: | 56 | ||||||||
| Page Range: | pp. 52-61 | ||||||||
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.shpsa.2015.11.001 | ||||||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Open Access | ||||||||
| Funder: | Seventh Framework Programme (European Commission) (FP7), Arts & Humanities Research Council (Great Britain) (AHRC) | ||||||||
| Grant number: | AH/L014998/1 (AHRC) |
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