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7. The Test of Truth: Our Mutual Friend
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Acknowledgments ix
- Introduction: Dying to Know 1
- 1. The Narrative of Scientific Epistemology 17
- 2. Dying to Know Descartes 44
- 3. Carlyle, Descartes, and Objectivity: Lessen Thy Denominator 66
- 4. Autobiography As Epistemology: The Effacement of Self 85
- 5. My Life As a Machine: Francis Galton, with Some Reflections on A. R.Wallace 104
- 6. Self-Effacement Revisited: Women and Scientific Autobiography 126
- 7. The Test of Truth: Our Mutual Friend 148
- 8. Daniel Deronda: A New Epistemology 171
- 9. The Cartesian Hardy: I Think, Therefore I’m Doomed 200
- 10. Daring to Know: Karl Pearson and the Romance of Science 220
- 11. The Epistemology of Science and Art: Pearson and Pater 244
- Epilogue: Objectivity and Altruism 268
- Notes 285
- Index 317
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Acknowledgments ix
- Introduction: Dying to Know 1
- 1. The Narrative of Scientific Epistemology 17
- 2. Dying to Know Descartes 44
- 3. Carlyle, Descartes, and Objectivity: Lessen Thy Denominator 66
- 4. Autobiography As Epistemology: The Effacement of Self 85
- 5. My Life As a Machine: Francis Galton, with Some Reflections on A. R.Wallace 104
- 6. Self-Effacement Revisited: Women and Scientific Autobiography 126
- 7. The Test of Truth: Our Mutual Friend 148
- 8. Daniel Deronda: A New Epistemology 171
- 9. The Cartesian Hardy: I Think, Therefore I’m Doomed 200
- 10. Daring to Know: Karl Pearson and the Romance of Science 220
- 11. The Epistemology of Science and Art: Pearson and Pater 244
- Epilogue: Objectivity and Altruism 268
- Notes 285
- Index 317
