Philosophy of geohistory, 1785-1970 / Edited by Claude C. Albritton, Jr.
| Author/creator | Albritton, Claude C. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Stroudsburg, Pa. : Dowden, Hutchinson & Ross, [1975] |
| Description | xiii, 386 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Benchmark papers in geology, v. 13 Benchmark papers in geology ; v. 13. ^A311559 |
| Contents | Toulmin, S. E. The discovery of time.--Hutton, J. The system of the earth, its duration, and stability.--Playfair, J. Excerpts from Illustrations of the Huttonian theory of the earth.--Lyell, C. Prejudices which have retarded the progress of geology.--Whewell, W. The two antagonist doctrines of geology.--Chamberlin, T. C. The method of multiple working hypotheses.--Gilbert, G. K. The origin of hypotheses, illustrated by the discussion of a topographic problem.--Davis, W. M. The value of outrageous geological hypotheses.--Johnson, D. W. Role of analysis in scientific investigation.--Mackin, J. H. Rational and empirical methods of investigation in geology.--Anderson, C. A. Simplicity in structural geology.--Hubbert, M. K. Critique of the principle of uniformity.--Simpson, G. G. Uniformitarianism.--Hooykaas, R. Catastrophism in geology, its scientific character in relation to actualism and uniformitarianism.--Kitts, D. B. Geologic time. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographies. |
| LCCN | 74010559 |
| ISBN | 0471020524 |
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| Joyner | General Stacks | QE11 .A42 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |