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Thinking Impossibilities

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Description for Thinking Impossibilities Richly interdisciplinary and full of fresh insights, Thinking Impossibilities is a fitting tribute to an important twentieth-century scholar. Editor(s): Westman, Robert S.; Biale, David. Series: UCLA Clark Memorial Library Series. Num Pages: 352 pages, 11 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 28. Weight in Grams: 720.

Intellectuals rarely make a significant impact on one field of scholarship let alone several, yet Amos Funkenstein (1937-1995) displayed an intellectual range that encompassed several disciplines and broke new ground across seemingly impenetrable scholarly boundaries. The philosophy of history from antiquity to modernity, medieval and early modern history of science, medieval scholasticism, Jewish history in all of its periods - these are all areas in which he made lasting contributions. Thinking Impossibilities brings together Funkenstein's colleagues, friends, and former students to engage with important aspects of his intellectual legacy.

Funkenstein's diverse interests were bound together by common figures of thought, ... Read more

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Product Details

Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Series
UCLA Clark Memorial Library Series
Number of Pages
352
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Toronto, Canada
ISBN
9780802097958
SKU
V9780802097958
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About . Ed(S): Westman, Robert S.; Biale, David
Robert S. Westman is Professor of History and Science Studies at the University of California, San Diego. David Biale is the Emanuel Ringelblum Professor of Jewish History at the University of California, Davis.

Reviews for Thinking Impossibilities
'This volume presents a collection of fine and thought provoking papers... An extremely inspiring and sophisticated volume, Thinking Possibilities provokes thoughts about the manifold possibilities hidden within it - and this is not only what the title promises, but also what a volume can and should achieve.'
Veronika Lipphardt
Metascience, vol 19:02:2010

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