Natural philosophy

Written by a legendary scholar of Renaissance esoterica, this is the single most important text in the history of Western occultism, Cornelius Agrippa (1486-1535) combined classical Neoplatonic and Hermetic philosophy with elements of the Jewish Kabbalah and Christianity to form a systematic exposition of occult knowledge. Agrippa's view of divine order was subsequently eclipsed by the materialism and atheism of the Enlightenment, but 500 years later, his influential work endures as a…

Out of the Cave: A Natural Philosophy of Mind and Knowing offers a radical rethinking of certain traditional views about human cognition and behavior. #neuroscience #psychology #philosophyofmind

11 "Illustrations of Natural Philosophy" vintage science posters. Free downloads perfect for educators, enthusiasts, and decor lovers.

Wonderful reproduction of hand colored engraved diagram of optics by John Emslie. This image features thirty-four color illustrations which refer to a range of scientific diagrams and to popular knowledge on the general topic of optics. Illustrations includes images of simple and complex lenses and their use in optical machines, the refraction and reflection of light, the color spectrum, and the anatomy of the human eye, as well as figures of a simple portable camera obscura and a magic…

scientific knowledge about the making of science. It comprises the philosophical assumptions (Collingwood): - the nature of being, existing and becoming and their interrelations (ontology) - knowledge, justified belief (epistemology) Meta-theory: - critical analysis and taxonomic categorisation of theories and conceptual frameworks Methodology: - system of principles underlying the conduct of scientific enquiry

Natural Philosophy -Science developments in astronomy and physics were at the heart of the scientific revolution, one must begin with the traditional European conception of the universe. - Scientists considered their field a natural philosophy with the intention to create modern science but to ask fundamental questions about the nature of the universe, its purpose, and how it functioned. - What we call now "Science"

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