Philosophical Instruments

Download or read book Philosophical Instruments written by Daniel Rothbart and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 2024-02-12 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The surprising roles of instruments and experimentation in acquiring knowledge In Philosophical Instruments Daniel Rothbart argues that our tools are not just neutral intermediaries between humans and the natural world, but are devices that demand new ideas about reality. Just as a hunter's new spear can change their knowledge of the environment, so can the development of modern scientific equipment alter our view of the world. Working at the intersections of science, technology, and philosophy, Rothbart examines the revolution in knowledge brought on by recent advances in scientific instruments. Full of examples from historical and contemporary science, including electron scanning microscopes, sixteenth-century philosophical instruments, and diffraction devices used by biochemical researchers, Rothbart explores the ways in which instrumentation advances a philosophical stance about an instrument's power, an experimenter's skills, and a specimen's properties. Through a close reading of engineering of instruments, he introduces a philosophy from (rather than of) design, contending that philosophical ideas are channeled from design plans to models and from model into the use of the devices.

Download or read book Ritchie's Illustrated Catalogue of Philosophical Instruments and School Apparatus written by Edward S. RITCHIE and published by . This book was released on 1858 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Philosophical Instruments and Processes written by James Glaisher and published by . This book was released on 1852 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Philosophical Instruments written by Daniel Rothbart and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The surprising roles of instruments and experimentation in acquiring knowledge In Philosophical Instruments Daniel Rothbart argues that our tools are not just neutral intermediaries between humans and the natural world, but are devices that demand new ideas about reality. Just as a hunter's new spear can change their knowledge of the environment, so can the development of modern scientific equipment alter our view of the world. Working at the intersections of science, technology, and philosophy, Rothbart examines the revolution in knowledge brought on by recent advances in scientific instruments. Full of examples from historical and contemporary science, including electron scanning microscopes, sixteenth-century philosophical instruments, and diffraction devices used by biochemical researchers, Rothbart explores the ways in which instrumentation advances a philosophical stance about an instrument's power, an experimenter's skills, and a specimen's properties. Through a close reading of engineering of instruments, he introduces a philosophy from (rather than of) design, contending that philosophical ideas are channeled from design plans to models and from model into the use of the devices.

Download or read book A catalogue of optical, mathematical, and philosophical instruments, made and sold by Willm and Saml Jones, No. 135, next Furnival's-Inn, Holborn, London written by W. and S. Jones (Firm) and published by . This book was released on 1795 with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book A catalogue of optical, mathematical, and philosophical instruments, made and sold by W. and S. Jones, etc written by W. and S. Jones (Firm) and published by . This book was released on 1808 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book A Catalogue of Optical, Mathematical, and Philosophical Instruments written by W. and S. Jones (Firm) and published by . This book was released on 1799 with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: