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The Social Origins Of Modern Science
Zilsel, P.. Ed(S): Raven, Diederick; Krohn, Wolfgang; Cohen, Robert S.
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Hardback. Contains various important historical essays that Edgar Zilsel (1891-1944) published during WWII on the emergence of modern science. This title is suitable for students in early modern social history/history of science, professional philosophers, historians, and sociologists of science. Editor(s): Raven, Diederick; Krohn, Wolfgang; Cohen, Robert S. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 326 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 659.
Edgar Zilsel (1891-1944) lived through the best of times and worst of times, through the renewal of scientific optimism and humane politics, and through the massive social collapse into idolatrous barbarism. With it all, and with his per sonal and family crises in Vienna and later in America, Zilsel was, I believe, a th heroic, indeed a model, scholar of the first half of the 20 century. He was widely admired as a teacher, at high schools, in workers education, in research tutoring and seminars. He was an original investigator on matters of the methodology of science, and of the ... Read more
Edgar Zilsel (1891-1944) lived through the best of times and worst of times, through the renewal of scientific optimism and humane politics, and through the massive social collapse into idolatrous barbarism. With it all, and with his per sonal and family crises in Vienna and later in America, Zilsel was, I believe, a th heroic, indeed a model, scholar of the first half of the 20 century. He was widely admired as a teacher, at high schools, in workers education, in research tutoring and seminars. He was an original investigator on matters of the methodology of science, and of the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
326
Condition
New
Series
Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science
Number of Pages
267
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9780792364573
SKU
V9780792364573
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