The equality of mentality : John Cotton's Puritanism and the rise of modern science in the 17th century / James Edward Massery.
This study in the history of ideas contextually places the Reverend John Cotton within the development of reason, experience, and experimentation in the 17th century. Cotton's brand of religion and attention to natural philosophy provides definitive evidence that Puritanism was a motivational f...
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| Format: | Thesis Book |
| Language: | English |
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2011.
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| Summary: | This study in the history of ideas contextually places the Reverend John Cotton within the development of reason, experience, and experimentation in the 17th century. Cotton's brand of religion and attention to natural philosophy provides definitive evidence that Puritanism was a motivational force in the rise of modern science. |
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| Physical Description: | 77 pages ; 28 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (leaves 72-77). |