The Philosophy of Natural History
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The Philosophy of Natural History is an 18th-century work that systematically explores the principles, methods, and classification of the natural world, reflecting early modern scientific and philosophical thought.
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| The Philosophy of Natural History (1790) | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
book
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natural history treatise ⓘ scientific work ⓘ |
| addresses |
criteria for scientific classification
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limits of human knowledge of nature ⓘ relationship between observation and theory in science ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
explain the philosophical foundations of natural history
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systematize knowledge of the natural world ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Scottish Enlightenment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | William Smellie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| circulation |
Europe
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North America NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Scotland ⓘ |
| describes |
classification systems for plants and animals
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methods of observing nature ⓘ principles of natural history ⓘ |
| genre |
natural history
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philosophy of science ⓘ science ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
early philosophy of biology
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later natural history writing ⓘ |
| hasPart |
discussions of generation and reproduction in nature
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discussions of human place in nature ⓘ discussions of species and varieties ⓘ discussions of taxonomy ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
development of modern biology
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transition from descriptive to systematic natural history ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Enlightenment philosophy
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early modern scientific thought ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
classification of the natural world
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epistemology of science ⓘ natural history ⓘ scientific method ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 18th century ⓘ |
| publicationPeriod | Enlightenment ⓘ |
| reflects |
18th-century scientific practices
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Enlightenment views on nature and reason ⓘ |
| typeOfWork | systematic treatise ⓘ |
| usedIn |
history of science scholarship
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studies of Enlightenment natural history ⓘ |
| workPeriodOfAuthor | 18th century ⓘ |
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