Kant and experimental philosophy.

While Kant introduces his critical philosophy in continuity with the experimental tradition begun by Francis Bacon, it is widely accepted that his Copernican revolution places experimental physics outside the bounds of science. Yet scholars have recently contested this view. They argue that inCritiq...

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Publicado en:British Journal for the History of Philosophy Vol. 25; no. 2; pp. 265 - 287
Autor principal: Cooper, Andrew
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Publicado: Taylor & Francis Ltd Mar2017
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