This work studies the way in which, between 1670 and 1790, the development of observation, experimentation and physical measurement imposed a new kind of administration of proof and announced a new intellectual and social order founded on natural reason.
CLIL theme: 4027 -- SCIENCES HUMAINES ET SOCIALES, LETTRES -- Lettres et Sciences du langage -- Lettres -- Etudes littéraires générales et thématiques
ISBN:978-2-8124-0248-7
EAN:9782812402487
ISSN: 2104-6395
DOI: 10.15122/isbn.978-2-8124-4483-8
Publisher: Classiques Garnier
Online publication: 10-14-2011
Language: French
Keyword: philosophie naturelle du XVIIIe siècle, expérimentation, Genève, méthodes de recherche, rhétoriques de la preuve