The Influence of the Debate on “the Natural and the Artificial” on the Formation of Experimentalism Cover Image

Wpływ debaty „naturalne a sztuczne” na kształtowanie się stanowiska eksperymentalizmu
The Influence of the Debate on “the Natural and the Artificial” on the Formation of Experimentalism

Author(s): Radosław Kazibut
Subject(s): History of Philosophy
Published by: Towarzystwo Naukowe KUL & Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II
Keywords: nature; artificial; art; experimentalism; Robert Boyle

Summary/Abstract: One of the philosophical problems that developed on the basis of Aristotle’s philosophy of nature is the debate on “nature and art.” The formation of the experimental viewpoint which influenced the philosophical discussion and its criteria for distinguishing products of nature and products of art are also proposed as part of this debate. The purpose of this article is to elaborate on how the arguments surrounding “nature and art” influenced the experimental design of Robert Boyle’s philosophy of naturalism and the philosophical assumptions of modern experimentalism.

  • Issue Year: 64/2016
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 113-129
  • Page Count: 17
  • Language: Polish