ロバート・ボイルにおけるベイコン主義(<小特集>新しいベイコン像を求めて-神学,萬話解釈,物質理論-)
2011 年 50 巻 257 号 p. 37-42
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2011 年 50 巻 257 号 p. 37-42
Robert Boyle (1627-91) is widely known as a leading Baconian in seventeenth-century English natural philosophy. But when and how did he familiarize himself with Francis Bacon's writings ? Which aspect of these works interested him in particular ? This paper addresses these questions by examining his citations of Bacon in chronological order. Around 1660, ten years into his scientific career, Boyle converted to Baconianism by adopting its characteristic method in natural history. Integrating various insights found in the Instauratio Magna (1620) into his own project, Boyle carefully modified Bacon's original teachings from the viewpoint of a professional experimental scientist.
