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This study of Boyle's epistemology reveals the theological context within which he developed his views on reason's limits. It also details how Boyle's three specific categories of things which transcend reason - the incomprehensible, the inexplicable, and the unsociable - affected his conception of what a natural philosopher could hope to know.

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Introduction, Robert Boyle as lay theologian; Part I: 1. Things above reason; 2. The threat of Socinianism; 3. Predestination; 4. Theology and the limits of reason; Part II: 5. Philosophies of nature and their theological implications; 6. Sources of knowledge; 7. The limits of reason and knowledge of nature; 8. Boyle's voluntarism and the limits of reason; Conclusion.

Robert Boyle and the Limits of Reason

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      Publisher: Cambridge University Press
      Publication Date: 7/18/2002 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780521525220, 978-0521525220
      ISBN10: 0521525225
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This study of Boyle's epistemology reveals the theological context within which he developed his views on reason's limits. It also details how Boyle's three specific categories of things which transcend reason - the incomprehensible, the inexplicable, and the unsociable - affected his conception of what a natural philosopher could hope to know.

      Table of Contents
      Introduction, Robert Boyle as lay theologian; Part I: 1. Things above reason; 2. The threat of Socinianism; 3. Predestination; 4. Theology and the limits of reason; Part II: 5. Philosophies of nature and their theological implications; 6. Sources of knowledge; 7. The limits of reason and knowledge of nature; 8. Boyle's voluntarism and the limits of reason; Conclusion.

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