The Natural and the Human Science and the Shaping of Modernity, 1739-1841 |
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| Author:
| Gaukroger, Stephen |
| Series title: | Science and the Shaping of Modernity Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-875763-4 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2016 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $68.00 |
Book Description:
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Stephen Gaukroger presents an original account of the development of science and our understanding of ourselves during a period which saw a fundamental shift in how the role of science was seen. At the core of the shift lies the aim of understanding human behaviour and motivations in empirical rather than theological and metaphysical terms.
Stephen Gaukroger presents an original account of the development of science and our understanding of ourselves during a period which saw a fundamental shift in how the role of science was seen. At the core of the shift lies the aim of understanding human behaviour and motivations in empirical rather than theological and metaphysical terms.