Creatively undecided : toward a history and philosophy of scientific agency /

Fisch, Menachem,

Creatively undecided : toward a history and philosophy of scientific agency / Menachem Fisch. - Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, (c)2017. - 1 online resource (pages)

Includes bibliographies and index.

I (orientations) -- Two beginnings: an overture in the first person -- We (philosophers) -- The philosophical framework -- The problem for science -- Toward a narratology of scientific framework transitions -- Interlude the story so far and that to come -- They (a history) -- Peacock, Babbage, and the "heresy of the dots" -- Creatively undecided: the making of Peacock's two algebras -- Peacock's impact.



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Science--Philosophy.
Ambiguity in science.
Mathematics--History--England--19th century.
Science--History--19th century.


Electronic Books.

Q175 / .C743 2017