Schmaus, Warren, 1952-

Liberty and the pursuit of knowledge : Charles Renouvier's political philosophy of science / Warren Schmaus. - Pittsburgh, : University of Pittsburgh Press, (c)2018. - 1 online resource (xiii, 154 pages)

Includes bibliographies and index.

Introduction -- Renouvier's place in nineteenth-century French thought -- Renouvier's critique of Comtean positivism -- Renouvier and mathematics -- Renouvier on evolution -- Kant, free will, and the social contract -- Hypothesis and convention in Renouvier's philosophy of science -- Conclusion.



9780822986287


Renouvier, Charles, 1815-1903.


Philosophy-Ancient
Knowledge, Theory of.
Science--Philosophy.


Electronic Books.

B2357 / .L534 2018