The English Enlightenment and the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society
Abstract
The article discusses the first and the most influential periodical scientific series in Europe Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society. The very idea of modern science and the intellectual foundations of Enlightenment would not be fully understood without this new phenomenon. Due to «Transactions» the scientific journal develops to the main form of a scientific publication. The author discusses new principles of science that are bound with «Transactions» and some methodological problems arising in that context: different types of science and their methods.
About the Author
Igor Mikhaylov
Institute of Philosophy, Russian Academy of Sciences
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
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For citations:
Mikhaylov I. The English Enlightenment and the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society. Russian Journal of Philosophical Sciences. 2014;(5):9-23. (In Russ.)
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