Religion, science, and worldview : essays in honor of Richard S. Westfall

This Collection Of Original Essays By His Former Graduate Students And Colleagues Honors Richard S. Westfall, A Highly Influential Scholar In The History Of The Physical Sciences And Their Relations With Religion. The Book Is Divided Into Three Parts That Reflect Professor Westfall's Scholarly Interests And Activity: The Life, Work, And Influence Of Newton; Science And Religion; And Historiographical And Social Studies Of Science. These Contributions Represent A Variety Of Approaches To The History Of Science, Including The Development Of Scientific Ideas Per Se, The Influence Of Philosophical And Religious Ideas On The Development Of Science, And The Study Of Science As A Social Activity. This Valuable Collection Demonstrates The Wide Scope Of Professor Westfall's Influence On His Students And On The Scholarly Community As A Whole--publisher's Description. Conceptual Problems In Newton's Early Chemistry : A Preliminary Study / B.j.t. Dobbs -- Significance Of Newton's Principia For Empiricism / Ernan Mcmullin -- Defective Diagram As An Analytical Device In Newton's Principia / J. Bruce Brackenridge -- Force, Electricity, And The Powers Of Living Matter In Newton's Mature Philosophy Of Nature / R.w. Home -- Concepts Of Inertia: Newton To Kant / Peter M. Harman -- Celestial Perfection From The Middle Ages To The Late Seventeenth Century / Edward Grant -- Baptizing Epicurean Atomism : Pierre Gassendi On The Immortality Of The Soul / Margaret J. Osler -- Manifestation Of Occult Qualities In The Scientific Revolution / Ron Millen -- Piety And The Defense Of Natural Order : Swammerdam On Generation / Edward G. Ruestow -- What Is The History Of Theories Of Perception The History Of? / Stephen M. Straker -- Tycho Brahe As The Dean Of A Renaissance Research Institute / Victor E. Thoren -- Agricola And Community : Cognition And Response To The Concept Of Coal / James A. Ruffner -- Theories For The Birds : An Inquiry Into The Significance Of The Theory Of Evolution For The History Of Systematics / Paul Lawrence Faber. Edited By Margaret J. Osler And Paul Lawrence Farber. Includes Index. Bibliography Of Richard S. Westfall's Writings On The History Of Science: P. [341]-344. " This collection of original essays by his former graduate students and colleagues honors Richard S. Westfall, a highly influential scholar in the history of the physical sciences and their relations with religion. The book is divided into three parts that reflect Professor Westfall's scholarly interests and activity: the life, work, and influence of Newton; science and religion; and historiographical and social studies of science. These contributions represent a variety of approaches to the history of science, including the development of scientific ideas per se, the influence of philosophical and religious ideas on the development of science, and the study of science as a social activity. This valuable collection demonstrates the wide scope of Professor Westfall's influence on his students and on the scholarly community as a whole"--Publisher's description Isaac Newton's chemistry has been studied primarily in the material he published in his old age in the Queries of the Opticks.