First Principles of Chemical Philosophy (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from First Principles of Chemical PhilosophyHowever important a training in the methods and the in ductive logic of science may be in itself considered, it would be vain and unprofitable to attempt to change the habits of thought of those whose education has been almost wholly classical, and who are preparing themselves for a professional or literary career, where they will have occasion to use the results more than the methods of science. On the other hand, we find at our colleges a not inconsiderable portion of the stu dents, whose tastes and abilities find their best exercise in the study of natural science, and who are preparing for the medi cal profession or other spheres of practical life, for which a training of the powers of observation and of inductive reason ing is an indispensable requisite. For such students the col lege should furnish the culture they require in a course of elective study, but beginning the study of chemistry as they do in the present organization of our colleges, at an advanced stage of their education, they will gain time if their practical work is preceded or at least accompanied by the study of what may be figuratively called the grammar of the science. Lastly, to that ever increasing class of students who seek their mental culture solely in scientific studies, the philosophy of science is especially important, for in an exclusive devotion to facts and methods, they are not likely to gain that breadth of view and enlargement of mind which the study of theory is calculated to give. In all experimental science, theory is un doubtedly subordinate to practice, but it gives form and dignity to our knowledge, and the two should never be divorced in our systems of education.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.