The William Whewell Centre for Science and Natural Theology and Alistair McKitterick
August 1, 2024
The Whewell Centre provides a place for students and postdoctoral researchers to work and participate in a community of like-minded scholars. The Centre provides mentoring, study carrels, and a library for students who are accepted into the program. It also hosts visiting faculty mentors who can lead semi-regular seminars and small conferences that serve as a focal point for crucial science/natural theology discussions. The Whewell Centre focuses on reaching those interested in science who have the capacity to become leaders in the scientific and academic communities. …
The William Whewell Centre for Science and Natural Theology
August 1, 2024
Steve Fuller speaks on the legacy of William Whewell. Prof Fuller is Auguste Comte Chair in Social Epistemology, University of Warwick. William Whewell was a mid-19th century English scientist, philosopher, historian, priest, mathematician, and poet. His exceptional breath of study was matched only by his depth of understanding. While Whewell made significant contributions in a variety of fields, he is perhaps best known for authoring a Bridgewater Treatise, coining the term “scientist,” and writing seminal volumes in the history and philosophy of science: History of the Inductive Sciences and The Philosophy of the Inductive Sciences. …
