Empiricism and Geographical Thought: From Francis Bacon to Alexander Von Humbolt by Margarita Bowen

Empiricism and Geographical Thought: From Francis Bacon to Alexander Von Humbolt

Cambridge Geographical Studies

Margarita Bowen

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The age of Francis Bacon marked the beginning of a long period when empirical science was seen as the key to progress in extending man's control over nature. Recently, however, a breakdown of confidence in the outcome of worldwide industrialism an...

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