English philosopher who argued against dogmatic certainty in natural philosophy and theology, defended the new science against Aristotelian scholasticism, and controversially defended the existence of witches.
The Vanity of Dogmatizing: an early argument for intellectual humility and against premature certainty in natural philosophy, influenced by Montaigne's skepticism. Supported the Royal Society's empirical program. Contains the story of the Scholar Gypsy that inspired Matthew Arnold.
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