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Economy and Nature in the Fourteenth Century: Money, Market Exchange, and the Emergence of Scientific Thought
Joel Kaye
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paperback. This book provides perspectives on the ways in which scholastic natural philosophy anticipated and contributed to the emergence of scientific thought. Series Editor(s): McKitterick, Rosamond; Carpenter, Christine; Shepard, Jonathan. Series: Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought: Fourth Series. Num Pages: 286 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 466. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
This book provides perspectives on the ways in which scholastic natural philosophy anticipated and contributed to the emergence of scientific thought. Historians of medieval science have hesitated to step outside the sphere of intellectual culture in their search for factors influencing proto-scientific thought. This book searches for influences both within and beyond university culture, and argues that the transformation of the conceptual model of the natural world c.1260–1380 was strongly influenced by the contemporary rapid monetisation of European society. It analyses the impact of the monetised market place on the most characteristic concern of natural philosophy of the period: its ... Read more
This book provides perspectives on the ways in which scholastic natural philosophy anticipated and contributed to the emergence of scientific thought. Historians of medieval science have hesitated to step outside the sphere of intellectual culture in their search for factors influencing proto-scientific thought. This book searches for influences both within and beyond university culture, and argues that the transformation of the conceptual model of the natural world c.1260–1380 was strongly influenced by the contemporary rapid monetisation of European society. It analyses the impact of the monetised market place on the most characteristic concern of natural philosophy of the period: its ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
Series
Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought: Fourth Series
Number of Pages
286
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521793865
SKU
KSK0000727
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Reviews for Economy and Nature in the Fourteenth Century: Money, Market Exchange, and the Emergence of Scientific Thought
'Medievalists have neglected the history of ideas in our generation, but this study shows how it should be revived and practiced.' John W. Baldwin, The American Historical Review