| Description |
xi, 326 p. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 285-315) and index. |
| Contents |
The narrative of scientific epistemology -- Dying to know Descartes -- Carlyle, Descartes, and objectivity : lessen thy denominator -- Autobiography as epistemology : the effacement of self -- My life as a machine : Francis Galton, with some reflections on A.R. Wallace -- Self-effacement revisited : women and scientific autobiography -- The test of truth : Our Mutual Friend -- Daniel Deronda : a new epistemology -- The Cartesian Hardy : I think, therefore I'm doomed -- Daring to know : Karl Pearson and the romance of science -- The epistemology of science and art : Pearson and Pater. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
Descartes, Rene, 1596-1650 -- Influence.
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English prose literature -- 19th century -- History and criticism.
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Literature and science -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century.
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Narration (Rhetoric) -- History -- 19th century.
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Knowledge, Theory of, in literature.
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Science in literature.
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Science -- Philosophy.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
0226475360 (alk. paper) |
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9780226475363 |
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9780226475387 (electronic bk.) |
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