Procedures and Metaphysics: A Study in the Philosophy of Mathematical-Physical Science in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries

Strong, Edward W. Procedures and Metaphysics: A Study in the Philosophy of Mathematical-Physical Science in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1936. First edition. Octavo. VII, [1], 301, [1]pp. Original illustrated wrappers over cloth with gold lettering on spine. Frontispiece. Printer’s device on title page. Which came first, the metaphysics or the procedures? Did the earlier scholars in the mathematical sciences found their works on metaphysical imaginings, or did they first take pen and paper and solve problems and afterward conceive their metaphysical structures? In this captivating work, the author finds that the procedures came first and indicate that certain of his contemporaries have been mistaken in assuming the contrary. Minor age toning on spine and along edges of wrappers. Slight age toning along paper margin. Wraps in overall good to good+, binding and interior in good+ to very good condition. g. Softcover. (31043) $65