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In 1939 Koyre introduced the notion of the scientific revolution (SR) as a catch phrase that deals with the “[…] profonde transformation intellectuelle dont la physique modern […]” (Koyre 1939, p. 12; 1943b, p. 400) that he alleged happened at the time of Galileo. For Koyre these changes are due to “pure unadulterated thought” because, as expressed in his 1943 critique of the Olschki–Zilsel position, science “is made not by engineers or craftsmen, but by men who seldom built or made anything more real than theory” (Koyre 1943b, p. 401). We now know Galileo did quite a lot of experimentation; hence, this statement by Koyre is no longer acceptable. In this paper, I will assess the Koyre argument against the Olschki–Zilsel position. Central to my argument is that only by applying a comparative framework, such as developed in my forthcoming book The European Roots of Science, it is possible to throw light on this vexed issue. |
