Science and the Modern World - Couverture souple

Whitehead, Alfred North

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0684836394 ISBN 13 : 9780684836393

Editeur : Free Press, 1997

Synopsis

Alfred North Whitehead's Science and the Modern World, originally published in 1925, redefines the concept of modern science.

Taking readers through the history of modern science, Whitehead shows how cultural history has affected science over the ages in relation to such major intellectual themes as romanticism, relativity, quantum theory, religion, and movements for social progress.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

An English mathematician and philosopher, Alfred North Whitehead provided the foundation for the shool of thought known as process philosophy. With an academic career that spanned from Cambridge to Harvard, Whitehead wrote extensively on mathematics, metaphysis, and philosophy. He died in Massachusetts in 1947.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

Alfred North Whitehead's SCIENCE AND THE MODERN WORLD, originally published in 1925, redefines the concept of modern science. Presaging by more than half a century most of today's cutting-edge thought on the cultural ramifications of science and technology, Whitehead demands that readers understand and celebrate the contemporary, historical, and cultural context of scientific discovery. Taking readers through the history of modern science, Whitehead shows how cultural history has affected science over the ages in relation to such major intellectual themes as romanticism, relativity, quantum theory, religion, and movements for social progress.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Free Press
• Date d'édition: 1997
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0684836394
• ISBN 13: 9780684836393
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 228
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