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Experiencing Nature
. Ed(S): Theerman, Paul Harold; Parshall, Karen Hunger
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hardcover. Proceedings of a Conference in Honor of Allen G. Debus Editor(s): Theerman, Paul Harold; Parshall, Karen Hunger. Series: The Western Ontario Series in Philosophy of Science. Num Pages: 312 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JF; PDA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1420.
This volume, honoring the renowned historian of science, Allen G Debus, explores ideas of science - `experiences of nature' - from within a historiographical tradition that Debus has done much to define. As his work shows, the sciences do not develop exclusively as a result of a progressive and inexorable logic of discovery. A wide variety of extra-scientific factors, deriving from changing intellectual contexts and differing social millieus, play crucial roles in the overall development of scientific thought. These essays represent case studies in a broad range of scientific settings - ... Read more
This volume, honoring the renowned historian of science, Allen G Debus, explores ideas of science - `experiences of nature' - from within a historiographical tradition that Debus has done much to define. As his work shows, the sciences do not develop exclusively as a result of a progressive and inexorable logic of discovery. A wide variety of extra-scientific factors, deriving from changing intellectual contexts and differing social millieus, play crucial roles in the overall development of scientific thought. These essays represent case studies in a broad range of scientific settings - ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Series
The Western Ontario Series in Philosophy of Science
Number of Pages
312
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9780792344773
SKU
V9780792344773
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