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Ilse Vickers shows that the ideas and concepts of Baconian science were a major influence on Daniel Defoe's thinking and writing. She outlines the intellectual principles behind Baconian science, and considers a wide range of Defoe's work from the point of view of his familiarity with the ideals of experimental philosophy.Vickers, Ilse is the author of 'DeFoe and the New Sciences', published 2006 under ISBN 9780521024365 and ISBN 0521024366.
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