The Collapse of Mechanism and the Rise of Sensibility
Author | : Stephen Gaukroger |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 516 |
Release | : 2010-11-25 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780199594931 |
ISBN-13 | : 0199594937 |
Rating | : 4/5 (937 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Collapse of Mechanism and the Rise of Sensibility written by Stephen Gaukroger and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2010-11-25 with total page 516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How did we come to have a scientific culture -- one in which cognitive values are shaped around scientific ones? Stephen Gaukroger presents a rich and fascinating investigation of the development of intellectual culture in early modern Europe, a period in which understandings of the natural realm began to fragment.