Huxley's church and Maxwell's demon : from theistic science to naturalistic science /

Huxley's church and Maxwell's demon : from theistic science to naturalistic science /

During the Victorian period, the practice of science shifted from a religious context to a naturalistic one. It is generally assumed that this shift occurred because naturalistic science was distinct from and superior to theistic science. Yet as Huxley's Church and Maxwell's Demon reveals,...

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Main Author: Stanley, Matthew, 1975- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2015.
Subjects:
Maxwell, James Clerk, > 1831-1879.
Huxley, Thomas Henry, > 1825-1895.
1800-1899
Science > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
Physicists > Great Britain.
Naturalists > Great Britain.
Naturalism > History > 19th century.
Religion and science > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
History
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