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Reconfiguring the World: Nature, God, and Human Understanding from the Middle Ages to Early Modern Europe
Margaret J. Osler
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Description for Reconfiguring the World: Nature, God, and Human Understanding from the Middle Ages to Early Modern Europe
Paperback. Ultimately, she shows how a few gifted students of nature changed the way we see ourselves and the universe. Series: Johns Hopkins Introductory Studies in the History of Science. Num Pages: 202 pages, 24, 24 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JB; 3JD; HPK; PDX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 151 x 13. Weight in Grams: 294.
Change in human understanding of the natural world during the early modern period marks one of the most important episodes in intellectual history. This era is often referred to as the scientific revolution, but recent scholarship has challenged traditional accounts. Here, in Reconfiguring the World, Margaret J. Osler treats the development of the sciences in Europe from the early sixteenth to the late seventeenth centuries as a complex and multifaceted process. The worldview embedded in modern science is a relatively recent development. Osler aims to convey a nuanced understanding of how the natural world looked to early modern thinkers such ... Read more
Change in human understanding of the natural world during the early modern period marks one of the most important episodes in intellectual history. This era is often referred to as the scientific revolution, but recent scholarship has challenged traditional accounts. Here, in Reconfiguring the World, Margaret J. Osler treats the development of the sciences in Europe from the early sixteenth to the late seventeenth centuries as a complex and multifaceted process. The worldview embedded in modern science is a relatively recent development. Osler aims to convey a nuanced understanding of how the natural world looked to early modern thinkers such ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Series
Johns Hopkins Introductory Studies in the History of Science
Condition
New
Weight
292g
Number of Pages
200
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9780801896569
SKU
V9780801896569
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About Margaret J. Osler
Margaret J. Osler is a professor of history at the University of Calgary.
Reviews for Reconfiguring the World: Nature, God, and Human Understanding from the Middle Ages to Early Modern Europe
An invaluable contribution to the literature of the history and philosophy of science, presented with clarity, intelligence, and economy... Highly recommended. Choice 2011