ACS 300 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Scientific Method, Scientific Revolution, Novum Organum

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Arts and Contemporary Studies
• Course: ACS 300
• Professor: Jo Kornegay

Document Summary

Primarily a philosopher (not a scientist although did the occasional experiment) main contributions in epistemology (theory of knowledge) and philosophy of science. Called for reform in all branches of learning, but especially for a new method in natural philosophy or science. Experimentation carefully contrived experiments, not mere passive observations of natural phenomena. New method of induction - eliminative induction, as opposed to mere enumerative induction, from which ever-more general laws of nature would be inferred methodically. Novum organum (1620) sets out (cid:862)the (cid:374)ew (cid:373)ethod of i(cid:374)ductio(cid:374)(cid:863) It just preserves the status quo of what has been said in the past.