Joseph Priestley

Gebundenes Buch

Free Discussion of the Doctrines of Materialism and Philosophical Necessity

Beschreibung

1778. This volume contains a correspondence between Dr. Price and Dr. Priestley, to which is added an introduction, explaining the nature of the controversy and letters to several writers who have animadverted on Dr. Priestley's disquisitions relating to matter and spirit, or his treatise on necessity. Due to the age and scarcity of the original we reproduced, some pages may be spotty, faded or difficult to read. Written in Old English.

Autor

English scientist, theologian, and political theorist Joseph Priestley (1733-1804) made numerous contributions to chemistry, physics, and philosophy. Priestley, who was raised in Birstall, West Yorkshire, attended local schools before going to Daventry Academy, where he became very interested in natural philosophy. Priestley made significant scientific advances. His greatest-known distxtery, made in 1774, was oxygen, which he dubbed "dephlogisticated air." His investigations into gases and their characteristics, which are detailed in "Experiments and Observations on Different Kinds of Air," greatly enhanced our knowledge of chemistry. Priestley also studied nitrous oxide and carbon dioxide, among other gases. In addition to his scientific interests, Priestley was a prolific writer on theological and political topics as well as a dissident clergyman. He received criticism for his Unitarian beliefs and his perceived radical religious ideas. Priestley was a liberal and democratic idealist whose political writings shaped the early American history.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Kessinger Publishing, LLC
• Seitenzahl: 490
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. Mai 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 286mm x 221mm x 31mm
• Gewicht: 1481g
• ISBN-13: 9781161396133
• ISBN-10: 1161396136
• Artikelnr.: 31113769