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Author : L. Pearce Williams,Henry John Steffens
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 554 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Civilization, Western
ISBN : UOM:39015034641525
V.1. Antiquity and Middle Ages. v.2. The scientific revolution. v.3. Modern sci ence, 1700-1900.
Author : L. Pearce Williams,Henry John Steffens
Publisher : University Press of Amer
Page : 341 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : History
ISBN : 0819103276
V.1. Antiquity and Middle Ages. v.2. The scientific revolution. v.3. Modern sci ence, 1700-1900.
Author : L. Pearce Williams,Henry John Steffens
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Civilization, Western
ISBN : UOM:39015035324329
V.1. Antiquity and Middle Ages. v.2. The scientific revolution. v.3. Modern sci ence, 1700-1900.
Author : Richard E Lee Jr,Immanuel Wallerstein
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2015-12-03
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317254850
This book tells the story of how the very idea of two cultures-the so-called divorce between science and the humanities-was a creation of the modern world-system. The contributors, working from a common research framework, trace the divorce of "facts" and "values" as part of the transition from feudalism to capitalism. This led to a polarization between universalist "science" and the particularist "humanities" and finally to the creation of the social sciences as an uneasy intermediary in this epistemological debate. The book addresses the contemporary attempts to overcome the division between the two cultures that emerge from science, feminism, race and ethnic studies, cultural studies, and ecology, ending with an analysis of the culture wars and the science wars. Contributors: Volkan Aytar, Ay,se Betul Celik, Mauro Di Meglio, Mark Frezzo, Ho-fung Hung, Biray Kolloupglu K3/4rl3/4, Agustin Lao- Montes, Eric Mielants, Boris Stremlin, Sunaryo, Norihisa Yamashita, Deniz Yukeseker.
Author : H. F. Cohen
Publisher : Amsterdam University Press
Page : 825 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : History
ISBN : 9789089642394
Once upon a time 'The Scientific Revolution of the 17th century' was an innovative concept that inspired a stimulating narrative of how modern science came into the world. Half a century later, what we now know as 'the master narrative' serves rather as a strait-jacket - so often events and contexts just fail to fit in. No attempt has been made so far to replace the master narrative. H. Floris Cohen now comes up with precisely such a replacement. Key to his path-breaking analysis-cum-narrative is a vision of the Scientific Revolution as made up of six distinct yet narrowly interconnected, revolutionary transformations, each of some twenty-five to thirty years' duration. This vision enables him to explain how modern science could come about in Europe rather than in Greece, China, or the Islamic world. It also enables him to explain how half-way into the 17th century a vast crisis of legitimacy could arise and, in the end, be overcome.
Author : G N Cantor,G.N. Cantor,J.R.R. Christie,M.J.S. Hodge,R.C. Olby
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 754 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2020-10-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9781000158854
The 67 chapters of this book describe and analyse the development of Western science from 1500 to the present day. Divided into two major sections - 'The Study of the History of Science' and 'Selected Writings in the History of Science' - the volume describes the methods and problems of research in the field and then applies these techniques to a wide range of fields. Areas covered include: * the Copernican Revolution * Genetics * Science and Imperialism * the History of Anthropology * Science and Religion * Magic and Science. The companion is an indispensable resource for students and professionals in History, Philosophy, Sociology and the Sciences as well as the History of Science. It will also appeal to the general reader interested in an introduction to the subject.
Author : Robert D. Purrington
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0813524423
Putting physics into the historical context of the Industrial Revolution and the European nation-state, Purrington traces the main figures, including Faraday, Maxwell, Kelvin, and Helmholtz, as well as their interactions, experiments, discoveries, and debates. The success of nineteenth-century physics laid the foundation for quantum theory and relativity in the twentieth. Robert D. Purrington is a professor of physics at Tulane University and coauthor of Frame of the Universe.
Author : Stephen G. Brush
Publisher : Wiley-Blackwell
Page : 568 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Science
ISBN : UOM:39015014639143
Author : Henry Guerlac
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2012-06-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 1258405768
Author : Ofer Gal
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 415 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2021-02-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9781316510308
"This book attempts to introduce to its readers major chapters in the history of science. It tries to present science as a human endeavor - a great achievement, and all the more human for it. In place of the story of progress and its obstacles or a parade of truths revealed, this book stresses the contingent and historical nature of scientific knowledge. Knowledge, science included, is always developed by real people, within communities, answering immediate needs and challenges shaped by place, culture, and historical events with resources drawn from their present and past. Chronologically, this book spans from Pythagorean mathematics to Newton's Principle. The book starts in the high Middle Ages and proceeds to introduce the readers to the historian's way of inquiry. At the center of this introduction is the Gothic Cathedral - a grand achievement of human knowledge, rooted in a complex cultural context, and a powerful metaphor for science. The book alternates thematic chapters with chapters concentrating on an era. Yet it attempts to integrate discussion of all different aspects of the making of knowledge: social and cultural settings, challenges and opportunities; intellectual motivations and worries; epistemological assumptions and technical ideas; instruments and procedures. The cathedral metaphor is evoked intermittently throughout, to tie the many themes discussed to the main lesson: that the complex set of beliefs, practices, and institutions we call science is a particular, contingent human phenomenon"--
Author : Rienk Vermij
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 211 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2023-12-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9781003801535
A History of Western Science: The Basics offers a short introduction to the history of Western science that is accessible to all through avoiding technical language and mathematical intricacies. A coherent narrative of how science developed in interaction with society over time is also provided in this comprehensive guide. The first part discusses the period up to 1700, with a focus on the conceptual shift and new ideas about nature that occurred in early modern Europe. Part two focusses on the practical and institutional aspects of the scientific enterprise and discusses how science established itself in Western society post 1700s, while part three discusses how during the same period modern science has impacted our general view of the world, and reviews some of the major discoveries and debates. Key topics discussed in the book include: • Natural philosophy, medicine, and mathematics in the ancient and medieval worlds • The key figures in the history of science—Galileo, Descartes, Isaac Newton, Darwin and Einstein—as well as lesser-known men and women who have developed the field • The development of scientific instruments, the transformation of alchemy into chemistry, weights and measures, the emergence of the modern hospital and its effects on medicine, and the systematic collection of data on meteorology, volcanism, and terrestrial magnetism • The big questions – the origins of humans, the nature of reality and the impact of science. As a jargon-free and comprehensive study of the history of Western science, this book is an essential introductory guide for academics and researchers of the history of science, as well as general readers interested in learning more about the field.
Author : M. D. Eddy
Publisher : Science, Technology and Culture
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2017-03-06
Category : Religion and science
ISBN : 1138258903
The years between 1700 and 1900 witnessed a fundamental transition in attitudes towards science, as earlier concepts of natural philosophy were replaced with a more modern conception of science. This process was by no means a simple progression, and the changing attitudes to science was marked by bitter arguments and fundamental differences of opinion, many of which are still not entirely resolved today. Approaching the subject from a number of cultural angles, the essays in this volume explore the fluid relationship between science and belief during this crucial period, and help to trace the development of science as an independent field of study that did not look to religion to provide answers to the workings of the universe. Taking a broadly chronological approach, each essay in this book addresses a theme that helps illuminate these concerns and highlights how beliefs - both religious and secular - have impinged and influenced the scientific world. By addressing such key issues such as the ongoing debate between Christian fundamentalists and followers of Darwin, and the rise of 'respectable atheism', fascinating insights are provided that help to chart the ever-shifting discourse of science and beliefs.
Author : Anne Goldgar,Robert Frost
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2004-06-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9789047405443
This volume offers new insights into the self-perceptions, strategies, and rituals through which early modern institutions functioned. Its wide range and its comparative vision of the nature of institutions prompts a new interpretation of the role of institutions in society. With contributions by Florence Hsia, Ian Anders Gadd, Gayle K. Brunelle, Christopher Carlsmith, Susan E. Brown, Victor Morgan, Steve Hindle, Janelle Day Jenstad, Eve Rosenhaft, Reed Benhamou, James Shaw, Kristine Haugen.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 2062 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : American literature
ISBN : STANFORD:36105210120429
Author : H. Floris Cohen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 832 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Science
ISBN : OCLC:1014392621
Once upon a time 'The Scientific Revolution of the 17th century' was an innovative concept that inspired a stimulating narrative of how modern science came into the world. Half a century later, what we now know as 'the master narrative' serves rather as a strait-jacket " so often events and contexts just fail to fit in. No attempt has been made so far to replace the master narrative. H. Floris Cohen now comes up with precisely such a replacement. Key to his path-breaking analysis-cum-narrative is a vision of the Scientific Revolution as made up of six distinct yet narrowly interconnected, revolutionary transformations, each of some twenty-five to thirty years' duration. This vision enables him to explain how modern science could come about in Europe rather than in Greece, China, or the Islamic world. It also enables him to explain how half-way into the 17th century a vast crisis of legitimacy could arise and, in the end, be overcome. Building on his earlier The Scientific Revolution: A Historiographical Inquiry (1994), Cohen's new book connects the latest research results in highly innovative ways, breaking up all-too-deeply frozen patterns of thinking about the history of science.