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The Intelligibility of Nature
Peter Dear
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Description for The Intelligibility of Nature
hardcover. Based on the observation that the enterprise of science is, and has been, directed toward two distinct but frequently conflated ends - doing and knowing, this title considers how science as such has evolved, and how it has marshaled itself to make sense of the world. It is designed for aficionados, as well as historians of science. Num Pages: 350 pages, 6 halftones, 20 line drawings. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 186 x 23. Weight in Grams: 426. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
Throughout the history of the Western world, science has possessed an extraordinary amount of authority and prestige. And while its pedestal has been jostled by numerous evolutions and revolutions, science has always managed to maintain its stronghold as the knowing enterprise that explains how the natural world works: we treat such legendary scientists as Galileo, Newton, Darwin, and Einstein with admiration and reverence because they offer profound and sustaining insight into the meaning of the universe. In "The Intelligibility of Nature", Peter Dear considers how science as such has evolved and how it has marshaled itself to make sense of ... Read more
Throughout the history of the Western world, science has possessed an extraordinary amount of authority and prestige. And while its pedestal has been jostled by numerous evolutions and revolutions, science has always managed to maintain its stronghold as the knowing enterprise that explains how the natural world works: we treat such legendary scientists as Galileo, Newton, Darwin, and Einstein with admiration and reverence because they offer profound and sustaining insight into the meaning of the universe. In "The Intelligibility of Nature", Peter Dear considers how science as such has evolved and how it has marshaled itself to make sense of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
350
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226139487
SKU
KSK0000425
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1
About Peter Dear
Peter Dear is professor of science and technology studies and history at Cornell University. He is the author of Revolutionizing the Sciences: European Knowledge and Its Ambitions, 1500 - 1700 and Discipline and Experience: The Mathematical Way in the Scientific Revolution, the latter published by the University of Chicago Press.
Reviews for The Intelligibility of Nature
"A very impressive and compelling book about the relationship between instrumentalism and realism in the sciences. Peter Dear argues for a fascinating reinterpretation of the Scientific Revolution and its aftermath, showing how between the time of Descartes and that of Lavoisier, natural philosophy and practical techniques merged: that process, this book shows, was decisive for the emergence of modern science. ... Read more