William Whewell's two-volume work, "The Philosophy of the Inductive Sciences," is a foundational text in the philosophy of science. It introduced the term "scientist" and significantly shaped the understanding of scientific methodology in the 19th century.
Sources for William Whewell — The Philosophy of the Inductive Sciences
William Whewell — The Philosophy of the Inductive Sciences in Philosophy of Science
Held in the Philosophy of Science chamber of the Babel Nexus Index.
- Francis Bacon — Novum Organum (1620)
- René Descartes — Discourse on Method (1637)
- David Hume — An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding (1748)
- Bertrand Russell — The Problems of Philosophy (1912)
- John Stuart Mill — A System of Logic (1843)
- Henri Poincaré — Science and Hypothesis (1902)
- Auguste Comte — The Positive Philosophy (1830)
- Heinrich Hertz — The Principles of Mechanics (1899)