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1837 History of the Inductive Sciences
Published in 1837 the “History of the Inductive sciences” was one of William Whewells first books. In his work he takes you on a journey through the history of science and “scientists”, a word he created, performed experiments and how science developed to what it is. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7oTPkXzF1Q&list=PLKSkZD6A1xVDUTDYmHpIcesfHI1gSdQO6&index=2 Whewell, William. History of the Inductive Sciences .. Appleton,, 1866, http://hdl.handle.net/2027/hvd.32044055056477. -
Philosophy of Inductive Sciences 1840
William Whewell publishes his book the “Philosophy of Inductive Sciences” where, for the first time, he goes in depth on his ideas of “discoverers’ induction”. Induction being, using observations to create hypothesis, Whewell believed that induction was the best way to come up with scientific theories. (Snyder, 2019) With his book Whewell believed he was “renovating” Bacons work and inductive philosophy.(Snyder, 2019) -
The Plurality of Worlds 1853
Towards the later end of his career, Whewell wrote “The Plurality of Worlds”. In this book he reshapes the views of the universe by means of scientific induction. His works discuss the unlikelihood of extraterrestrial life being, as abundant as, much of the world currently thought(Crowe, 2016). This book would give his scientific point of view and would go against his old views of how much life, he thought, was in the universe(Crowe, 2016). -
On the Philosophy of Discovery 1860
In 1860 Whewell published “On the philosophy of Discovery”. This book would further influence the philosophy of science by his interpretation of ideas and perception. Whewell said, “in every act of knowledge … there are two opposite elements, which we may call Ideas and Perception”. (Snyder, 2019) He would go on to discuss the importance utilizing causation and theories appropriately based on experiences to further scientific progress.
