The Collapse of Mechanism and the Rise of Sensibility
| Author | : Stephen Gaukroger |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
| Total Pages | : 516 |
| Release | : 2010-11-25 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780199594931 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0199594937 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (37 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Collapse of Mechanism and the Rise of Sensibility by : Stephen Gaukroger
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.
