Defining Science: William Whewell, Natural Knowledge and Public Debate in Early Victorian Britain - Couverture rigide

Yeo, Richard

 
9780521431828: Defining Science: William Whewell, Natural Knowledge and Public Debate in Early Victorian Britain
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 0521431824 ISBN 13 : 9780521431828
Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 1993

Synopsis

This 1993 book deals with debates about science - its history, philosophy and moral value - in the first half of the nineteenth century, a period in which the 'modern' features of science developed. Defining Science also examines the different forms or genres in which science was discussed in the public sphere - most crucially in the Victorian review journals, but also in biographical, historical and educational works. William Whewell wrote major works on the history and philosophy of science before these became technical subjects. Consequently he had to define his own role as a metascientific critic (in a manner akin to cultural critics like Coleridge and Carlyle) as well as seeking to define science for both expert and lay audiences.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

This 1993 book deals with debates about science - its history, philosophy and moral value - in the first half of the nineteenth century, a period in which the 'modern' features of science developed. Defining Science also examines the different forms or genres in which science was discussed in the public sphere - most crucially in the Victorian review journals, but also in biographical, historical and educational works. William Whewell wrote major works on the history and philosophy of science before these became technical subjects. Consequently he had to define his own role as a metascientific critic (in a manner akin to cultural critics like Coleridge and Carlyle) as well as seeking to define science for both expert and lay audiences.

Revue de presse

'... a thoughtful discussion of the emergence of science as a major factor in the definition of Victorian civilisation.' Metascience

'... at once a seminal vocational biography of the most prominent Victorian metascientist, and a penetrating study of the complex debate about the nature of science in nineteenth century Britain. It is a book no student of Victorian intellectual history can afford to ignore.' Isis

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Éditeur
Cambridge University Press
Date d'édition
1993
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0521431824
ISBN 13 
9780521431828
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
298
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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ISBN 10 :  0521541166 ISBN 13 :  9780521541169
Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2008
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