For Bachelard science was an autonomous activity, dependent only upon itself for its norms and practices – in spite of the intrusions of philosophers.
Bachelard’s anti-positivist philosophy of science was developed in a number of texts between 1927 and 1953, anticipating some of the conclusions of Thomas Kuhn, though he was not to exert any direct influence on Anglo-Saxon philosophy of science.
Almost every speculative cosmologies based on analogies to them. Bachelard gives such analogy-myths as "spontaneous combustion." He could have chem pure fire-myths. . , . erarure. Bachelard does not explicitly say that mythology, consid- of his book is tovards that principle. He quotes some of the myths it be told?
Bachelard gives such analogy-myths as "spontaneous combustion." He could have chem pure fire-myths. . , . erarure. Bachelard does not explicitly say that mythology, consid- of his book is tovards that principle. He quotes some of the myths it be told? We recall thac many similar stories are cold about water, criticism. four elements.