The Infona portal uses cookies, i.e. strings of text saved by a browser on the user's device. The portal can access those files and use them to remember the user's data, such as their chosen settings (screen view, interface language, etc.), or their login data. By using the Infona portal the user accepts automatic saving and using this information for portal operation purposes. More information on the subject can be found in the Privacy Policy and Terms of Service. By closing this window the user confirms that they have read the information on cookie usage, and they accept the privacy policy and the way cookies are used by the portal. You can change the cookie settings in your browser.
The aim of the article is presentation of some opinions of historians and philosophers of science about scientific doctrines of Charles Lyell (1797-1875) and their sources. Three main themes are discussed: (1) what was the real meaning of Lyell's uniformitarianism and which doctrine (catastrophism or directionalism) it was opposed to? (2) which method of geological research was used and recommended by Lyell? (3) what relationship connected Lyell's scientific doctrine with his religious and theological views?