Sir Thomas Browne: A Doctor's Life of Science & FaithSchuman, 1950 - 319 pages A study of Sir Thomas Browne, a seventeenth century physician who was deeply concerned with his own faith at a time of religious strife and of new interest in science, and the remarkable age in which he lived. |
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Page 142
... increase natural knowledge . How definitely Browne points toward the future ex- perimenters who are to stand on his shoulders is evident in the final paragraph : ... Nor have we Dictator - like obtruded our concep- 142.
... increase natural knowledge . How definitely Browne points toward the future ex- perimenters who are to stand on his shoulders is evident in the final paragraph : ... Nor have we Dictator - like obtruded our concep- 142.
Page 143
... final answers . We will re - examine some of these popular notions , he is saying , by noticing their sources and bring- ing to bear what information and common sense we can . We may not settle the questions finally , but we may clarify ...
... final answers . We will re - examine some of these popular notions , he is saying , by noticing their sources and bring- ing to bear what information and common sense we can . We may not settle the questions finally , but we may clarify ...
Page 260
... final solution . Faced by the issue , Browne leaned toward the older doctrine of the gradual development of new parts , called epigenesis . The controlling force of such growth he conceived of as a " seminal idea , " a power of ...
... final solution . Faced by the issue , Browne leaned toward the older doctrine of the gradual development of new parts , called epigenesis . The controlling force of such growth he conceived of as a " seminal idea , " a power of ...
Contents
Religio Medici A Doctors Confession of Faith 3 | 3 |
From Cheapside to Winchester | 26 |
Oxford | 37 |
Copyright | |
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