Aesthetic Science

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Representing Nature in the Royal Society of London, 1650-1720

By Alexander Wragge–morley

Summary

Aesthetic Science by Alexander Wragge-Morley explores the intersection of art and science during the Enlightenment era. It delves into how scientific discoveries were influenced by aesthetic considerations, affecting the way knowledge was communicated and perceived. The book combines historical analysis with the exploration of visual culture to highlight the nuanced relationship between scientific exploration and artistic expression.
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You might enjoy this book if you appreciate exploring how beauty and aesthetics influence the scientific process. It delves into the relationship between art and science, revealing how perceptions of beauty have historically shaped scientific discoveries and the way we understand the natural world.

Aesthetic Science

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The scientists affiliated with the early Royal Society of London have long been regarded as forerunners of modern empiricism, rejecting the symbolic and moral goals of Renaissance natural history in favour of plainly representing the world as it really was. In Aesthetic Science, Alexander Wragge-Morley challenges this interpretation by arguing that key figures such as John Ray, Robert Boyle, Nehemiah Grew, Robert Hooke, and Thomas Willis saw the study of nature as an aesthetic project.

To show how early modern naturalists conceived of the interplay between sensory experience and the production of knowledge, Aesthetic Science explores natural-historical and anatomical works of the Royal Society through the lens of the aesthetic. By underscoring the importance of subjective experience to the communication of knowledge about nature, Wragge-Morley offers a groundbreaking reconsideration of scientific representation in the early modern period and brings to light the hitherto overlooked role of aesthetic experience in the history of the empirical sciences.

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Alexander Wragge-Morley's Aesthetic Science is praised for its engaging and insightful examination of how members of the Royal Society in the seventeenth century used aesthetic thinking to represent nature. The book challenges the traditional view of the early Royal Society's objective study by highlighting the importance of subjective experiences in the development of empirical science. Reviewers commend Wragge-Morley for his fluid prose, thorough analysis, and the compelling links he draws between theological, aesthetic, and empirical elements in early modern science. The work is considered a significant contribution to the history of science, with its nuanced exploration of the intersection between knowledge, rhetoric, and aesthetic experience.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780226680866

Publisher: The University of Chicago Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 20 April 2020

Country: United States

Imprint: University of Chicago Press

Illustration: 11 halftones

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 20.0mm

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 229.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 272

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About the Author

Alexander Wragge-Morley is a lecturer in the history of science and medicine at Lancaster University.